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- Suns' Dudley: NBPA Made No CBA Counterproposal To League
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- U.S.-Mexico CONCACAF Gold Cup Final Sells Out Rose Bowl
- Brooks Brothers Signs Deal With IMG To Carry College Apparel
The Starting Five....
The most-read stories today on SportsBusinessDaily.com:
1) People & Personalities: Online Petition Hopes To Get Vin Scully World Series Role
2) Wasserman Media Group Leads All Agencies With Seven NBA Draft Selections
3) NBPA Boss Billy Hunter Very Critical Of Owners With CBA Expiration Days Away
4) Draft Kings: Sacramento, Cleveland Come Up Winners In '11 NBA Draft
5) Mariners The Road Team For Weekend Series Against Marlins At Safeco Field
The Daily's Hot Reads....
The L.A. TIMES' Bill Shaikin writes, " Frank and Jamie McCourt filed for divorce 581 days ago, and the Dodgers' ownership situation has been clouded ever since. The week ahead could be the biggest one yet toward clearing up that picture " ( L.A. TIMES ).
ESPN THE MAGAZINE's Seth Wickersham writes because sports teams have access to stats the public never sees, "fans don't understand the rationale behind team decisions," and GMs are "quick to dismiss second-guessers." But technology provided by STATS to "a handful of NBA teams" is "about to close the gap" ( ESPN THE MAGAZINE ).
Also:
- Russian soccer official vows to fight racism among fans.
- USC, UCLA compete for fans in second-largest media market.
- After years of obstacles, Chase Austin finds IndyCar opportunity.
- Sparks GM Penny Toller on playing in WNBA's first game.
See the Hot Reads section for more sports business-related links.
Daily Download....
CBS Sports' Jeff Goodman spends NBA Draft day with G Shelvin Mack in the former Butler star's hometown of Lexington, Ky. Mack ended up being picked in the second round by Wizards at No. 34 overall.
Notes & Quotes From This Day In SBD History….
1997
"We actually have to change the collective bargaining agreement ... the commissioner just has too much authority" – NBPA Exec Dir Billy Hunter , after Bulls F Dennis Rodman was fined $50,000 by the NBA for his comments about Mormons.
