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For the WNBA, time for a clutch 305 / 20 / 13The WNBA is counting on a trio of players it’s calling the “3 to See” to help it rebound from record low attendance last year — even though the three have yet to see their first regular-season games. Rookies Brittney Griner, Elena Delle Donne and Skylar Diggins are at the ... |
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Senior PGA may allow cell phones
The PGA of America is planning to permit spectators to bring mobile phones on site during the Senior PGA Championship in May and, if all goes well, it could allow them during the PGA Championship in August as well. “The move to mobile is really about our culture being so 24/7 connected,” Joe Steran ...
Lockout, then what?
Here’s what could happen at key dates if no labor agreement is reached and owners declare a lockout: March 4: Free agency None would be allowed. However, the league could impose work rules on players instead of locking them out, which would allow free agency to proceed. But the union could coun ...
Sponsors keen on NFL lockout
For NFL sponsors used to planning their marketing calendars six to 18 months in advance, the uncertainty of when and if the next season will start is about as comfortable as pebbles in a dress shoe. “I have no doubt they will play at some point. When seems to be the big question,” said Woody Thomps ...
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NYC Super Bowl cost may hit $50M
Staging a Super Bowl around New York City is apparently 25 percent more expensive than was originally anticipated and, consequently, the revised fundraising goal for the 2014 Super Bowl XLVIII Host Committee is $50 million, according to numerous industry sources. Such a figure would mark the highe ...
No progress in NFL talks
A key NFL owner last week called the lack of movement toward resolving differences with the players union “baffling,” continuing the escalation of the war of words between the two sides. The collective-bargaining agreement between the league and the NFL Players Association expires after ...
NFL player reps go to Washington
Arizona Cardinals running back Jason Wright, the NFL Players Association alternate player representative for his team, went to the union’s offices in Washington, D.C., last week with a lot of questions and some skepticism about what was going on with the NFL labor situation. Wright described himse ...
LPGA hires ESPN veteran Willett
The LPGA has hired a former ESPN sales veteran to lead its business development efforts. Ed Willett spent nine years at ESPN before moving over to Quick Hit Inc. in 2009 and later Kaleidoscope Sports and Entertainment, a media and sponsorship consulting firm, where he led the sales efforts. He star ...
NHL on pace for $2.9B in revenue
Boosted by an increase in television viewership, sponsorship sales and online traffic, the NHL is on pace to generate $2.9 billion in total revenue for the 2010-11 season, a 5 percent increase from last season. The increase would mark the league's fifth consecutive season of revenue growth and an ...
NBA refund policy includes interest
Marking the clearest signal to date that NBA teams are bracing for a lockout next season, the league is calling for all 30 clubs to offer a specific interest rate as part of their season-ticket refund policies for any games lost due to a work stoppage. NBA teams are about to begin their season-tic ...
NBA loan pool at $2.3B
The NBA last month added $136 million to its league loan pool, boosting the total amount available to teams to $2.3 billion. The league also restructured the credit facility to insulate it from the type of financial turmoil that afflicted sports leagues’ lending instruments in the wake of the 2008 ...
