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Staff writer John Lombardo covers basketball and the Arena Football League.
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NBA ready to discuss rights deal05 / 13 / 13The NBA plans to start informal negotiations on its next media rights deal this summer, two years before its current ESPN and Turner Sports deals wrap up, according to several sources. The current contracts run through the 2015-16 season. On average, the networks are paying the league a combined ... Tags: Media |
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Bears legend in running for AFL franchise
Former Chicago Bears great Walter Payton is expected to bid on an arena football franchise by mid-December, with the team eyeing the Rosemont Horizon in Chicago's suburbs as its new home. Officials at Walter Payton Enterprises Inc. said Payton will be the lead investor in the effort to win an Ar ...
Tags: AFL, Chicago Bears, NFL, Prospect Development Corp., Walter Payton Enterprises Inc.
Steffes disputes claim over playing status
Editor's Note: In June 2011, Kent Steffes informed SportsBusiness Journal that he was never suspended, and he disputed the accuracy of the following article. Steffes told SportsBusiness Journal: "I have never been suspended or been unable to compete in a single beach volleyball event in my entire ...
Guarantees cloud Pats' Conn. deal
The political lovefest between New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and Connecticut lawmakers may be cooling some as legislators sift through details of Hartford's sweetheart stadium deal laden with generous guarantees, but legislators expect the plan will ultimately win approval. In addition ...
Tags: New England Patriots, NFL, Qualcomm Inc., San Diego Chargers, St. Louis Rams
Pats' deal latest big-city challenge
The New England Patriots' proposed move to Hartford, Conn., doesn't change the team's name, but the deal underscores a dilemma for the league: How can the NFL keep franchises in major markets when smaller cities are aggressively pursuing teams with deals owners can't resist? "It is an issue that ...
Tags: Arizona Cardinals, Bonham Group Inc., Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, MARC Advertising, New England Patriots, NFL, Philadelphia Eagles, Sportscorp Ltd., St. Louis Cardinals
Television deal latest big play for TearDrop
Don't tell TearDrop Golf Co. officials that the golf market is in turmoil. On the heels of turnaround third-quarter earnings, the Morton Grove, Ill.-based golf equipment maker struck a deal Nov. 17 with The Golf Channel to televise the fledgling TearDrop Professional Golf Tour beginning next spr ...
Tags: Golf Channel, Minnesota Lynx, Pinnacle Enterprises Inc., RAM Golf Co., TearDrop Golf Co., Tommy Armour Golf Co.
Chicago arena group looks to soccer league
Stiffed-armed by the Arena Football League, developers of a proposed 12,000-seat arena in suburban Chicago are turning to the National Professional Soccer League for an expansion franchise. Last month, officials at Prospect Development Corp. bid unsuccessfully for an Arena Football League franch ...
Tags: AFL, IMG, NPSL, Prospect Development Corp.
profile: gene upshaw
Title: Executive director. Organization: National Football League Players Association. Age: 53. Hometown: Robstown, Texas. Resides: Great Falls, Va. Education: Texas A&I University, 1968. Family: Wife, Terri; sons Eugene Jr., Justin and Daniel. 1997 salary: $1.6 million. Bac ...
Tags: AFL, Falk Associates Management Enterprises, NFL, Oakland Raiders, Players Inc.
All-Pro leads way to peace, prosperity
During his 16-year Hall of Fame career with the bad-boy Oakland Raiders, Gene Upshaw was known as "The Governor" by his teammates, a man never afraid to speak his mind no matter what the topic. Today, after 15 years as executive director of the NFL Players Association and 13 as a vice president ...
Tags: AFL, Falk Associates Management Enterprises, NBA, NFL, Oakland Raiders
Soldier Field woes mount for Bears
Three consecutive lackluster seasons are beginning to punish the Chicago Bears. For the first time in recent history, the Bears are saddled with empty luxury suites, averaging about 13,000 no-shows per game and facing the possibility of breaking a 180-game consecutive sellout streak next month when ...
Target nabs new Chicago CART race
The Chicago Motor Speedway at Sportsman's Park landed Target stores as title sponsor for the track's inaugural CART race next year. Target is no stranger to CART, and its added sponsorship of the new speedway is hardly a surprise. Target has sponsored CART's Chip Ganassi Racing team since 1990, ...
Tags: Championship Auto Racing Teams Inc., Chicago Motor Speedway, International Speedway Corp., Owned by Dayton Hudson Corp., Speedway Motorsports Inc.
