Friday 3:00pm ET....Latest News....Settling The Score
- McCourts Reach Settlement, Await Trial On Dodgers Ownership
- "Madden NFL" Producer Frazier Latest Exec To Leave EA Sports
- Breeders' Cup Names Del Mar Exec Fravel President & CEO
- Hundreds Of Thousands Expected To Attend Bruins Parade
The Daily's Hot Reads....
SI.com's Michael Rosenberg writes of the riots in Vancouver , "Why do we take moments of civic unity and turn them into uncivil idiocy? The simple answer, and maybe the most important one, is this: Everybody gets hopped up on adrenaline and alcohol" ( SI.com ). The L.A. TIMES' Sam Farmer writes such " wanton vandalism has become an almost-expected byproduct of high-profile championship sporting events" ( L.A. TIMES ).
The New Orleans TIMES-PICAYUNE's James Varney writes of the next round of bidding for NFL TV rights in October '12: "No one knows just how rich the league might become, but there's a pot at the end of that rainbow, and it's casting a glow over the current stalemate " ( New Orleans TIMES-PICAYUNE ).
Also:
- Can A's Owner Lew Wolff endure more delays to relocation?
- Bidder for Mets stare sheds light on how process unfolded.
- Marlins in the home stretch of playing at Sun Life Stadium.
- Bill Mazer is the father of sports talk radio in N.Y. market.
See the Hot Reads section for more sports business-related links.
Notes & Quotes From This Day In SBD History….
1999
The Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission (MSFC) unveils renovation plans for converting the Metrodome into a baseball-only stadium for $200M or a football stadium for $160M. The St. Paul Pioneer Press' Aron Kahn writes the venue "could become the exclusive domain of one team more cheaply than building a second new stadium."
