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CBS is ready to renew deal with U.S. Open08 / 30 / 10CBS Sports expects to renew by the end of the year its deal to broadcast the U.S. Open Tennis Championships, and the contract could include relief for the broadcaster in the event some of its coverage is delayed or canceled by rain, sources said. The talks come as CBS for the first time... Tags: This Week's News |
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New IndyCar sponsor Verizon launching app
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Big Ten’s title game rights to hit market
The Big Ten Conference is preparing to auction the TV rights to its new football championship game, a move that industry insiders say could fetch $15 million to $20 million a year. The conference also plans to reopen its current deal with ESPN to account for the addition of Nebraska, ...
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Dynamo wraps up details on stadium plans
Editor's note: This story is revised from the print edition. Nearly five years after arriving in Houston from San Jose, the Dynamo is close to having a home stadium of its own. If all goes as planned, the club will break ground in November on a new stadium near Minute Maid Park in do ...
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Colleges’ ticket sales efforts go pro
Georgia Tech’s athletic department faces several challenges trying to fill Bobby Dodd Stadium for football games. The downtown Atlanta school fights for discretionary dollars in a crowded big-city sports market. It has an undergraduate base of 16,000 students, not big by BCS standards, and ...
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Rapid turnover atop teams brings in younger MLB owners
With the Chuck Greenberg-led purchase of the Texas Rangers approved last week, MLB continues its active pace of franchise turnover and executive control change. The arrival of Greenberg, leading a group called Rangers Baseball Express that includes team President Nolan Ryan, marked the ...
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NBCSports.com relaunching as traffic grows
NBC Sports is using the success of ProFootballTalk.com as a template for its fast-growing digital business, with a redesign for NBCSports.com set to launch around Labor Day and PFT editor Mike Florio expanding his profile in other NBC ventures. The redesign will expand on already active ...
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Banker’s gamble pays off in Rangers auction
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Highlights app on deck for college football
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