Friday 4:00pm ET....Latest News....Low-Hanging Fruit
- ESPN's Orange Bowl Telecast Is Lowest-Rated BCS Bowl Ever
- LOCOG Appears To Blame Ticketmaster For Ticket Resale Snafu
- Source: Packers VP/Administration And General Counsel Resigns
- Turner Field To Have New Club Area Sponsored By Credit Union
The Starting Five....
The most-read stories today on SportsBusinessDaily.com:
1) ESPN Exec Denies Having Influence Over College Football Despite Ties To Conferences
2) Lagardere Unlimited Acquires Gaylord Sports Management
3) Name Recognition: PBR Signs Deal To Become Official Beer Of ... The PBR
4) PGA Tour Begins The '12 Season Quietly, As Top Players Are Skipping Kapalua
5) N.Y. Marathon To Be Broadcast Live Nationally For The First Time In Nearly Two Decades
The Daily's Hot Reads....
Under the headline " How Sidney Crosby's Lost Year Changed Hockey ," YAHOO SPORTS' Nicholas Cotsonika writes, "It's too early to say the damage has been done. But it's not too early to say some of the damage done has been significant and irreversible. A year is gone, and … Crosby can never get it back" ( SPORTS.YAHOO.com ).
The Albany TIMES UNION's Pete Dougherty writes, "It isn't getting prettier. The MSG Networks vs. Time Warner Cable debate has headed into a sixth day with little reason to believe a resolution is imminent " ( Albany TIMES UNION ).
Also:
- With Joe Torre in the mix, which Dodgers bid group has the edge?
- Pro and con about the upcoming "NFL Honors" red carpet show.
- Cowboys can, and should, do more to address Sam Hurd situation.
- '12 pro golf season unlikely to match surprise, upheaval of '11.
See the Hot Reads section for more sports business-related links.
Notes & Quotes From This Day In SBD History....
2003
Reports surface that Rupert Murdoch 's News Corp. is looking to sell the Dodgers , as the company is looking to raise cash for an expected DirecTV bid. With News Corp. using the Dodgers as a source of TV content, "analysts think it may make more sense for the company to pay for the broadcast rights annually instead of shouldering the team's operating costs." News Corp. paid $313M for the team in '98, and would eventually end up selling the team to Frank McCourt for $430M in '04.
