Three trends from the upfront season Kroenke comfortable wearing 2nd hat From the Field of Risk Management Plaintiff seeks documents from FSG Demos key to Microsoft’s MLS deal People: Executive transactions Reinsdorf values people he knows, trusts Racetracks attract music festivals For the WNBA, time for a clutch 3 Super Bowl’s numerals: Still a classic
November 24 - 30, 2008
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This Week's HeadlinesHow ESPN bid bowled over BCS
As John Swofford and his team of BCS TV negotiators entered a ballroom at Chicago’s Palmer House Hilton on Nov. 10, they were braced for a challenge from university presidents.Execs agree deal’s a milestone
The rocky economy and flailing ad market took a backseat to ESPN’s breathtaking $495 million deal for BCS rights, judging from panel sessions during the SportsBusiness Journal/Daily FSA Sports Media and Technology conference in New York last week.Party’s off for some at Super Bowl
The mother of all sports party scenes — the Super Bowl — will be leaner come February in Tampa.NBA-NCAA effort taps Weiberg
Big Ten Network executive Kevin Weiberg has been hired by the NBA and NCAA as chief executive of their $50 million youth basketball joint venture.
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Owning a team ‘a departure from conventional wisdom’
Last December, Craig Leipold sold the Nashville Predators, the NHL franchise he had owned since its inception in 1997. Four months later, the NHL board of governors approved the sale of the Minnesota Wild by Bob Naegele to Leipold...
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