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DOESN'T ACT LIKE GRAPEFRUIT, TASTES LIKE CHEESE: NFL CAMPS
"The closest thing football has to the Grapefruit League or Cactus League," writes Alan Salomon, in the current ADVERTISING AGE, "is the ''Cheese League.'' And that about explains the comparative tour
Tags: Dallas Cowboys, Jacksonville Jaguars, NFL, Washington Nationals
MEDIA NOTES
The Capitals will switch radio partners from WMAL-AM to WTEM-AM, DC''s all-sports station, for next season, according to the WASHINGTON POST. WTEM will now air both the Bullets and Capitals. The Bulle
Tags: AT&T, ESPN, Microsoft, Media, Walt Disney, Washington Capitals
BASEBALL OWNERS MEET IN WINDY CITY TO LITTLE FANFARE
MLB owners met in Chicago on Monday and agreed to notify both ABC and NBC that they "do not plan to continue The Baseball Network -- a move that allows other TV bidders to negotiate as early as Oct. 9
Tags: ABC, CBS, Leagues and Governing Bodies, MLB, NBC, News Corp./Fox, Philadelphia Phillies, Viacom, Walt Disney
MARINERS OWNERSHIP GROUP GOES PUBLIC IN STADIUM EFFORTS
The Mariners ownership group, going public for the first time since it bought the franchise three years ago, made its first pitch for voter approval of a sales tax increase to fund a new stadium, acco
Tags: Franchises, Seattle Mariners
MARKETPLACE ROUND-UP
McDonald''s in the U.K. has been awarded "official restaurant status" by English Football''s Premier League, giving the chain the "right to use the Premier League logo in all marketing," according to
Tags: Baltimore Orioles, English Premier League, ESPN, McDonald's, Nike, R J Reynolds, Walt Disney
IS THE USTA TO BLAME FOR THE PROBLEMS IN WOMEN'S TENNIS?
"So what exactly has happened to women''s tennis in this country?," writes Susan Festa Fiske of TENNIS magazine. The "most popular explanation is that the paucity of top players is merely cyclical," b
Tags: Leagues and Governing Bodies, USTA
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"The hell with the agents. Show me one agent who has ever put his player''s interest ahead of his own." -- Karl Malone, on the NBPA decertification vote (BOSTON GLOBE, 8/15).
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TALKIN' TENNIS: PILOT PEN IN, VOLVO OUT AS ATP SPONSOR
The Pilot Pen Corporation of America is replacing Volvo as title sponsor of the Volvo International Tennis Tournament effective next year. The $1.04M IBM/ATP Tour event will be known as the Pilot Pen
Tags: Anheuser Busch, ATP, IBM, IMG
NOMOMANIA AFFECTS MORE THAN JUST DODGERS
The popularity of Hideo Nomo and merchandise bearing his name and likeness is examined by the L.A. DAILY NEWS. With the increased sale of merchandise, licensing fees for fellow MLB players "are a smal
Tags: Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB, News Corp./Fox
DEVIL RAYS LOSE INVESTMENT FROM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
MLB lawyers last week decided that other business interests of cable operator TCI will prevent the Home Shopping Network (HSN) from investing $10M in the Devils Rays. TCI has an ownership stake in HSN
Tags: Atlanta Braves, Franchises, MLB, New Jersey Devils, Palace Sports & Entertainment, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Tampa Bay Rays, Time Warner, YankeeNets
