Franchise Notes
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Writer Feels Jones Has Not
Been A Good NFL Owner |
In Ft. Worth, Gil LeBreton writes of Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones, "In truth, Jones has been an NFL loser, not a winner, since 1996, the last season in which this franchise won a postseason football game." Cowboys fans do not "seem to direct their anger" at Jones, and with "any other pro sports franchise in town, the public would be screaming for the owner to fire a [GM] who hasn't won a playoff game in 12 years." But while Stars and MLB Rangers Owner Tom Hicks and Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban "get the venom and angry e-mails, ... Jones finds the nearest body of water and walks away." If Jones "were half the great owner that the legend makes him out to be, he would hire a real [GM]" (FT. WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM, 10/22).
DELAYED DECISION: In Toronto, Kevin McGran reports following last night's Ducks-Maple Leafs game at Air Canada Centre, "some keen-eyed media relations person was quick to roll up the ... Maple Leafs backdrop moments before" Ducks Exec VP & GM Brian Burke came to the podium to address questions of whether he will sign with the Maple Leafs at the end of the season. Burke said that a "lucrative offer to stay in Anaheim remains on the table," and family issues "are weighing on his decision." He will "make his mind up by Christmas." Burke: "I think they're entitled to an answer. The holdup here is all on my end. I'm wrestling with a very difficult decision" (TORONTO STAR, 10/22).
SPONSOR SEARCH: MLS Philadelphia CEO Nick Sakiewicz said that the team expects to "sign a jersey sponsorship deal and a stadium-naming rights deal worth in excess of $1[M] per year." Sakiewicz: "We're actually having a lot of fun. We're not extraordinarily priced. We're finding a lot of people are paying more attention to us because they are tightening their belts, but they still have to market and promote their companies. We have an high-impact property, but not a high-impact cost" (PHILADELPHIA BUSINESS JOURNAL, 10/17 issue).
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