Closing Bell

Tuesday 4:00pm ET....Latest News....Royal Divorce

  • Crown Royal Ending Sponsorships With NASCAR, Roush Fenway
  • Dodgers, MLB Square Off In Courtroom For Bankruptcy Hearing
  • LPGA Adding Event In Ontario, Canada, Sponsored By Manulife
  • Santa Clara City Council Looks To Protect 49ers Stadium Project

The Starting Five....

The most-read stories today on SportsBusinessDaily.com:

1) NFL Shopping New Eight-Game TV Package For Thursday Nights
2) Former NCAA Athletes Send Cease-And-Desist Letters To TV Nets Over IP Rights
3) Matthew Hulsizer Pulls Bid To Buy Coyotes; Two Potential Suitors Remain
4) MLB Prepared To Offer Alternative Financing To Dodgers In Bankruptcy Case
5) A-B VP, Sports Marketer Mark Wright The Latest Exec To Leave The Company

The Daily's Hot Reads....

With spots from Nike and Puma each winning two prizes at the Cannes Lions Int'l advertising awards, USA TODAY's Laura Petrecca notes, "Two athletic apparel companies ran away with the top prizes in the film genre at Cannes" ( USATODAY.com ). Meanwhile, ADWEEK.com offers video of the winning spots from Cannes , and FAST COMPANY breaks down why the Nike "Write The Future" ad was so successful .

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See the Hot Reads section for more sports business-related links.

Headliners....

Here are tonight’s headline guests on the following talk shows:

“Late Show” Tom Hanks
“Tonight Show” Blake Lively (r)
“Late Late Show” Paris Hilton
“Late Night” Larry King (r)
“Jimmy Kimmel Live” Jason Bateman
“Conan” Elijah Wood

Notes & Quotes From This Day In SBD History….

2005

“In a market where it has become increasingly difficult for sports to maintain their ratings, NASCAR continues to grow its ratings, and we expect to get a fair value back from our partners for this growth” – NASCAR VP/Broadcasting & New Media Dick Glover , on the sanctioning body seeking a significant fee increase from its TV partners on the next rights package.

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