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Monday 4:00pm ET....Latest News....Crowning Moment

  • USGA Formally Announces Extension, Expansion Of Rolex Deal
  • Texas A&M May Send Cease And Desist Letter To Broncos Over Flag
  • Jaguars Owner Shahid Khan Dismisses General Counsel Paul Vance
  • LOCOG Officials Unsure When Online Ticket Resale Site Will Reopen

The Starting Five....

The most-read stories today on SportsBusinessDaily.com:

1) Packers VP Jason Wied Resigns After A Two Month Leave Of Absence

2) Charles In Charge: Barkley Draws Mixed Reviews For His Latest "SNL" Hosting Job

3) Jim Rome Leaving ESPN After Eight Years; Spot On CBS Sports Network Likely

4) Sources Say Disney Family, Ares Capital Co-Founder Among Groups Eyeing Dodgers

5) BCS Committee Says Changes To Postseason Format To Be Completed By Fall

The Daily's Hot Reads....

The N.Y. TIMES' Greg Bishop writes, "On Friday, players from Alabama and Louisiana State answered questions on the field at the Superdome, where S-A-I-N-T-S spread across the end zones and the BCS national championship game logo decorated midfield. Such is life here, at the center of the American sports universe " ( N.Y. TIMES ).

In a special to the GLOBE & MAIL, author and Hockey HOFer Ken Dryden writes, "The debate about head shots and fighting is not a debate about Canada, Canadian hockey or the Canadian spirit. It's about giving up the fighting; keeping the fight" ( GLOBE & MAIL ).

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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” Mark Wahlberg
“Tonight Show” Janet Jackson
“Late Late Show” Howie Mandel
“Late Night” Mark Wahlberg
“Jimmy Kimmel Live” Channing Tatum
“Conan” Seth Green

Notes & Quotes From This Day In SBD History....

2002

MLS announces that it is pulling the plug on the Tampa Bay Mutiny and Miami Fusion , withdrawing entirely from South and Central Florida. League execs cited saturated markets, a lack of corporate support and the inability to find new investors.

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I love it that we beat the hot, sexy southern cities. Michigan and Ohio, in particular, we always struggle to have these kinds of wins when we're competing against these hot, sexy cities. And I love it today that we stuck it to them and we won.
-- Pistons Vice Chair Arn Tellem, on the likes of Detroit and Cleveland getting WNBA expansion teams over southern cities that are often referred to as new centers of business growth.
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