DECISION ON BIG 12 TITLE-GAME EXPECTED TODAY

Athletic directors in the Big 12 expect to decide today where to play their football championship game, according to the HOUSTON CHRONICLE. "There remains a sentiment among some league athletic direct

Tags: Colleges

TVKO TO SPEND BIG ON NOV. 4; SUMMERALL NAMED TO TYSON FIGHT

TVKO, the pay-per-view arm of Time Warner Sports, and its marketing partners will spend between $8-10M to promote the November 4 Riddick Bowe-Evander Holyfield fight, according to Langdon Brockinton o

Tags: Anheuser Busch, AT&T, ESPN, HBO, News Corp./Fox, Southwest Airlines, Sports Illustrated, Media, Time Warner, Walt Disney

REEBOK/NBA PROPERTIES DEAL BECOMES OFFICIAL

Reebok and NBA Properties announced their multiyear licensing and marketing agreement yesterday as expected. In addition to NBA team licensed apparel that should hit shelves in the U.S. and Canada in

Tags: Foot Locker/Venator Group, NBA, NBC, Nike, Reebok

STADIUM NOTES

The Twins and the Metro Sports Facilities Commission announced yesterday that collectible items cut from the turf of the Metrodome used during their ''87 and ''91 World Series wins will be auctioned a

Tags: Facilities, Minnesota Twins

SPORTING GOODS MANUFACTURERS, STORES CHANGING WITH TIMES

The sporting goods industry is adapting to customers, as sports such as snowboarding, windsurfing, roller hockey and camping are among the leaders in sales increases, John Simons reports in U.S. NEWS

CBS AND WESTINGHOUSE REPORTEDLY PUT BASEBALL OFFER ON HOLD

CBS yesterday pulled their five-year offer to split MLB coverage with Fox, according to Rudy Martzke of USA TODAY. CBS was expected to pay between $80-90M for a deal giving the network two World Serie

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MEDIA NOTES

Terry Bradshaw will host SPORTS ILLUSTRATED''s ''95 SportsmAn of the Year prime-time special on December 10 on Fox (Fox Sports)....The State Farm Women''s Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic will

Tags: ESPN, Green Bay Packers, IMG, News Corp./Fox, NFL, Sports Illustrated, Media, Time Warner, Walt Disney

WILL PAUL ALLEN SWOOP IN AND SAVE THE SEAHAWKS?

Getting Paul Allen to purchase the Seahawks would be the team''s "greatest acquisition," writes SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER columnist Art Thiel this morning. But the "Seattle sports question of the mom

Tags: Franchises, Microsoft, NFL, Seattle Seahawks, Ticketmaster, Vulcan Ventures

DEION CASE TO BE RULED ON BY FEDERAL JUDGE

Deion Sanders'' contested $35M contract with the Cowboys will now be ruled on by U.S. District Court Judge David Doty, according to Ed Werder of the DALLAS MORNING NEWS. The NFL reportedly told Cowboy

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POCKLINGTON CLAIMS GOVERNMENT AGREED TO PAY HIM

Oilers Owner Peter Pocklington was in a Canadian Court yesterday, defending himself from a civil action by his former meat-packing company and the province of Alberta. Pocklington is accused of making

Tags: Edmonton Oilers, Law and Politics