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The following ranks the top 20 stories from sportsbusinessdaily.com by the total number of page views each story received over the past eight hours:
- Boras-Manfred Argument About MLB Finances Gets More Heated
Manfred Claims Boras Is Making
Up Revenue-Sharing Numbers
As the MLB free agent market officially opens Friday, the war of words between Scott Boras, the most powerful agent in baseball, and MLB Exec VP/Labor Relations Rob Manfred continues to escalate. Boras …
Leagues & Governing Bodies - Published 11/20/09
- Experts Insist Handball Will Not Affect Henry's Marketability
P&G Says Henry's Handball Incident Will Not
Affect Endorsement Partnership
As "controversy rages" around France F Thierry Henry for his handball in Wednesday's France-Ireland World Cup qualifier, most sponsorship experts claim that the "harm …
Sponsorships, Advertising & Marketing - Published 11/20/09
- Franchise Notes
MLB Rangers Owner Tom Hicks Wednesday indicated that he “wants to remain as majority owner,” but in Ft. Worth, Randy Galloway writes Hicks is “considered hopeless.” A Rangers employee Thursday said, “I work for Tom, I wanted Tom to be successful at this, but, …
Franchises - Published 11/20/09
- People & Personalities: BCS Game TV, Radio Lineups Set
USA TODAY's Michael Hiestand reports ESPN/ABC's Brent Musburger and Kirk Herbstreit will announce the Rose Bowl on January 1 and the BCS Championship game on January 7. ESPN's Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Todd Blackledge will call the Rose Bowl for …
Sports Media - Published 11/20/09
- Comcast-Spectacor Offering Ticket Package For Flyers, 76ers Games
Comcast-Spectacor for the first time is "offering a combination ticket package between its professional franchises, the Flyers and 76ers," according to Kate Fagan of the PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER. The "two-sport ticket combination includes two tickets to a Flyers game and a forthcoming …
Franchises - Published 11/20/09
- Colbert Supports U.S. Speedskating Sponsorship On "Late Night"
Colbert (l) Promotes U.S. Speedskating
Sponsorship On Letterman's Show
Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert appeared on CBS' "Late Show" Thursday night and discussed his sponsorship of the U.S. Speedskating team. Colbert noted the deal is for …
Sponsorships, Advertising & Marketing - Published 11/20/09
- San Diego State Univ. AD Jeff Schemmel Resigns Over Scandal
Jeff Schemmel Resigns After
Improperly Using State Funds
San Diego State Univ. (SDSU) President Stephen Weber Thursday announced the resignation of AD Jeff Schemmel, saying Schemmel "disappointed the university" with actions that included the …
Collegiate Sports - Published 11/20/09
- Jimmie Johnson Still Falling Short With Fans Despite Success
Writer Feels Johnson Should Be
All Over Billboards, In TV Ads
NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson is on the verge of clinching his fourth straight Sprint Cup title, and while his face "should be plastered all over the place on billboards and in television ads," …
Sponsorships, Advertising & Marketing - Published 11/20/09
- Bankruptcy Court Documents Show Coyotes Lost $5M In October
Court Documents Reveal Coyotes Lost $5M
In First Full Month Of NHL Season
Documents filed in Arizona bankruptcy court this week revealed that the Coyotes lost $5M in October, the first full month of the NHL season, and $15.9M since the team's fiscal year began on …
Franchises - Published 11/20/09
- Bears Deny NBC Rift Despite Refusal To Make Personnel Available
Smith Denies Rift With NBC After
Turning Down Interview Request
The Bears "deny any rift with NBC after it was reported the team turned down the network's request to interview" GM Jerry Angelo, coach Lovie Smith and QB Jay Cutler ahead of their "Sunday …
Sports Media - Published 11/20/09
- MLS' Garber Discusses League Spending; Beckham In The Spotlight
Garber Says There's Debate Among MLS
Owners As To What Future Will Look Like
MLS Commissioner Don Garber as part of a wide-ranging Q&A with SI.com's Grant Wahl said there is a lot of debate among team owners "as to what our future will look like as it …
Leagues & Governing Bodies - Published 11/20/09
- Marketplace Roundup
The NASCAR HOF, which opens in May, is expected to lock down Mars as its first marketing partner. The company will promote its M&M's brand in a fan interactive area of the HOF, sources say. M&M's also sponsors Kyle Busch's No. 18 Sprint Cup Series Toyota. Mars and the HOF expect to finalize …
Sponsorships, Advertising & Marketing - Published 11/20/09
- Obama To Appear In PSA With Three NFLers To Promote NFL Play 60
Watch Obama's Youth Fitness PSA
President Obama will appear in a 90-second TV PSA promoting youth fitness "during all three [NFL] games on Thanksgiving Day," according to Michael McCarthy of USA TODAY. The spot, which depicts Obama playing pickup football on the …
Sponsorships, Advertising & Marketing - Published 11/20/09
- Bills Owner Ralph Wilson Prepared To Revamp Football Operation
Ralph Wilson Says Every Position Within Bills
Organization Will Be Reviewed
Bills Owner Ralph Wilson is "prepared to revamp his entire football operation after the season and warned that no position is safe," according to John Wawrow of the AP. Wilson, …
Franchises - Published 11/20/09
- User Friendly: NHL.com Tracking Visitor Gains For October
NHL.com for the month of October was up double digits in unique visitors and time spent per user when compared to both October of last year and September '09, according to data from Nielsen Online. Yahoo topped all sports sites in unique visitors for the month of October, drawing in 35.8 million, …
The Back of the Book - Published 11/20/09
- NHL Panthers Holding Promo For Naming Rights To Practice Rink
By Don Muret, Staff Writer, SportsBusiness Journal
The NHL Panthers are running a "register to win" promotion for local businesses to buy naming rights for one year to the team's practice facility in Coral Springs, Florida. Firms that buy four lower-level season tickets for …
Facilities & Venues - Published 11/20/09
- Gruden Committed To Improving In "MNF" Analyst Role
ESPN "MNF" analyst Jon Gruden, who earlier this week agreed to a multi-year extension with the net, said he intends to "keep getting better" with his new craft. Gruden: "I know I've got a long way to go, but I am having a lot of fun. I'm having a great opportunity to …
Sports Media - Published 11/20/09
- Final Nielsen Ratings From Recent Sports Telecasts
The chart below lists final Nielsen ratings from recent sports telecasts (THE
DAILY).
TELECAST
DATE
NET
TIME
RATING
NCAA Football: (regional)
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Sports Media - Published 11/20/09
- Centerplate Signs Merger Agreement With Boston Culinary Group
By Don Muret, Staff Writer, SportsBusiness Journal
Sports concessionaire Centerplate has signed a definitive merger agreement with Boston Culinary Group (BCG), according to an e-mail Centerplate …
Facilities & Venues - Published 11/20/09
- MasterCard To Have Large Presence At Premiere Of Yankees WS DVD
By Terry Lefton, Editor-At-Large
'09 World Series Highlights DVD
Hitting Retail Next Week
As befitting a larger-than-life team, MLB is having a larger-than-life theatrical premiere …
Sponsorships, Advertising & Marketing - Published 11/20/09
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