Peter Luukko is out as Comcast-Spectacor President & COO, "where he was viewed by many as the man who would one day replace" Ed Snider as Chair. The Flyers' parent company today announced that Luukko had resigned. Dave Scott, who recently retired as Comcast Exec VP & CFO, was named Comcast-Spectacor Acting President. The company also announced the addition of Gary Rostick as CFO. Rostick most recently served as Comcast Business Services CFO and VP/Finance & Business Operations (BIZJOURNALS.com, 12/2).

Flyers players and coach Craig Berube were "caught off guard by the news." As Flyers President, Luukko was a "driving force behind the team participating in two Winter Classics" (PHILLY.com, 12/2). Luukko and Snider last year ranked 43rd in SportsBusiness Journal's list of the 50 Most Influential leaders in sports business (THE DAILY).

For more reaction to Luukko's departure, see tomorrow's issue of THE DAILY.

UEFA has set tomorrow as the deadline to accept bids for media rights to the Champions League. A new deal would start after the '14-15 season and is expected to run for three years. Fox Sports Media Group, which is the current rightsholder, is expected to make a significant bid, using Champions League programming to help promote the FIFA World Cup, which Fox will carry in '18 and '22. NBC Sports Group also is expected to be an aggressive bidder, using the programming to supplement its EPL deal. ESPN also is expected to make a bid. It is unclear whether beIn Sport will be making a bid. Sources have said that they expect Champions League bidding to approach $100M per year.

Secondary-ticket brokers said that prices for tonight's Saints-Seahawks "MNF" game are the "highest they have ever been for a Seahawks regular-season game." Epic Seats VP Scott Barrows said that the lowest price for any ticket on his site for the game is "almost $300." That tops the $225 "get-in" price for the Sept. 15 49ers-Seahawks game, "considered the most for any Seahwaks home game" to date. Barrows added that the secondary market for games in Seattle "far outpaces any other NFL team" (SEATTLE TIMES, 11/30).

Meanwhile, Seahawks fan group Volume 12 tonight will make a "second attempt" at the Guinness World Record for stadium noise. Guinness officials "will be in attendance" to measure if the noise level surpasses the 137.5 decibels of the Oct. 13 Raiders-Chiefs game (SEATTLETIMES.com, 11/29).

ABC News and ESPN today announced that for the first time, the two entities have joined together to create a new sports index on ABCNews.com, highlighting the top sports stories and video replays from “SportsCenter.” The site will now have up-to-the minute access to ESPN news, video and social feeds. The page within ABCNews.com includes a scroll of updated Twitter posts under the branding, "SC Now" (THE DAILY).

FIFA today launched its official app ahead of Friday's '14 World Cup draw, and the organization said that it expects the app "to be the most downloaded sports application ever." The app features a Match Centre with live coverage from more than 200 national leagues and competitions across the globe. It is available today "for free download in English, French, German, Portuguese and Spanish on Android and iOS platforms" (TELEGRAPH.co.uk, 12/2).

For more on this story, see today's issue of SBD Global.

The Eagles and Ricoh Americas today announced an extension of their partnership, which keeps Ricoh as the team's official documents solutions partner. The partnership began in '10 (Ricoh Americas).

MLS DC United and Serie A club Inter Milan today announced the formation of a strategic partnership. The two clubs share the common link of ownership in Erick Thohir (DC United).

MLB and the Cubs announced the release of a new book to commemorate Wrigley Field's 100-year existence: "A Century of Wrigley Field: The Official History of the Friendly Confines" (MLB).

Univ. of Wisconsin Athletics has reached a five-year radio rights deal with Clear Channel. The agreement, effective with the '14-15 athletic season, will place UW sports on WRIT-FM and WOKY-AM (Learfield Sports).

SportsData today announced that it has been acquired by fellow data services company Sportradar (SportsData).

"I think in the future this EurAsia Cup is going to be pretty close to the Ryder Cup" – Golfer Thongchai Jaidee, captain of the Asia team that will compete in next year's competition in Malaysia (REUTERS, 12/2).

"Yeah, I saw them. I don’t have any comment on them. That’s a league matter" – Patriots coach Bill Belichick, on spying allegations made by Texans DE Antonio Smith. Smith felt that some of the Patriots' second-half adjustments in Sunday's game were suspicious (BOSTON.com, 12/2).

The Hockey News' Adam Proteau: "David Ortiz' World Series beard sold for nearly $11k on eBay. Brent Burns' face expected to be a major battleground in the next NHL CBA war."

ESPN The Magazine's Ryan McGee: "It's official. Iron Bowl legend is off the chain. Barbara Walters & Whoopi just discussed it on @theviewtv."

Auburn CB Chris Davis: "Just got a standing ovation from my Geology class... Wow #WarEagle"

Sports radio host Todd Wright: "No confirmation new USC coach Steve Sarkisian gets 25% off UW buyout making move on #CyberMonday"

The MMQB's Peter King: "My apologies for cursing during the @dpshow commercial break. Thought we were in a commercial break."

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This widely re-tweeted image, originally posted from the account Georgia Southern Sports Fan, shows a poster announcing that the GSU dining hall served alligator today in honor of the school's landmark football win over the Univ. of Florida.

Former NFLer Joe Andruzzi hosts his foundation's feature event of the year at Gillette Stadium.

Seven-time F1 champion Michael Schumacher offers a brief review of the recently completed season.

UFC fighter Ronda Rousey will appear as a guest on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" at 11:35pm ET.

CBSSN will air a rebroadcast of Saturday’s Alabama-Auburn football game at 9:30pm ET.

$36M – Value of the subcontract for James Construction to demolish the Metrodome as part of the project to build a new Vikings stadium (BIZJOURNALS.com, 11/29).