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Pro Football Talk's Darin Gantt : "Jeffrey Loria was just given the keys to the city by both San Francisco and Houston." Writer  Jorge Arangure : "For those keeping score: Yankees used to have partnership with United, they now show Arsenal games on YES and now are partners with City. ...

Long Beach To Host Volleyball Tourney

The Int'l Federation of Volleyball (FIVB) today formally announced plans for the July 22-28 Asics World Series of Beach Volleyball in Long Beach, Calif., marking the first FIVB Grand Slam event in the U.S. since '03. NBC, NBC Sports Network and Universal Sports will provide more than 20 hours of pro ...

Microsoft Unveils $400M NFL Partnership

Microsoft and the NFL today unveiled a major partnership, pegged by sources at about $400M over five years. The pact, expanding on a prior relationship between the league and the company, includes sideline rights allowing coaches to use Surface tablets for communications, play calling and photo view ...

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The CBC's "Hockey Night In Canada" today announced that Devils G Martin Brodeur will serve as a guest studio analyst starting with coverage of tomorrow's Senators-Penguins Game Four ( CBC ). IMG has signed golfer  Jessica Korda  to a management and marketing representation deal. IMG w ...

Report: Lions To Create Bowl Game

The Lions reportedly are "planning to create and operate their own bowl game at Ford Field" beginning in '14 – a move that would essentially "eliminate the Little Caesars Bowl, which is played at the same stadium." The Lions "would keep the Big Ten as an anchor in the bowl" ( ESPN.com, 5 ...

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$54M  – Estimated sales of Minor League Baseball licensed merchandise in '12 ( MiLB ).

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As ESPN bid farewell to its EPL coverage over the weekend, the network offered a look back at some outtakes from broadcast partners Ian Darke and Steve McManaman .

Channel Surf....

Penn State footballl coach Bill O'Brien will be profiled on HBO's "Real Sports" at 10:00pm ET. Basketball HOFer Phil Jackson will appear on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" at 11:00pm ET.

Final Days To Purchase SBA Tickets

Another full house is expected Wednesday night at the N.Y. Marriott Marquis at Times Square for the 6th annual Sports Business Awards. The event, which has become one of the most anticipated in the sports business industry, will feature the live, exclusive announcement of the winners in 15 categorie ...

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Yankees, Man City Partner On MLS Team

MLS this morning announced New York City FC, a partnership between EPL club Manchester City and the Yankees, will begin play in '15 as the league's 20th team. The club will begin play in an interim venue since it has yet to complete a deal for a new, soccer-specific stadium. MLS for the last year ha ...

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