Closing Bell

Monday 4:00pm ET....Latest News....A Passage To India

  • Plans Unveiled For Indian Soccer League Modeled On MLS, IPL
  • ITV Extends TV Rights With FA At Price Below Existing Deal
  • Sochi 2014 Construction Questioned; IOC, USOC Make Progress
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day Remains Key Date On NBA Calendar

The Starting Five....

The most-read stories today on SportsBusinessDaily.com:

1) PGA Tour Not Commenting On Reports Hyundai Is Nearing Deal Close To $100M

2) Dolphins' Ross Feels Fine About Fisher Negotiations Despite Losing Coach To Rams

3) D'Backs Create Oscars-Like Awards Ceremony To Honor Sponsors

4) Nadal, Federer In A War Of Words Regarding The Handling Player Grievances

5) Cubs Will Add Patio Section To Wrigley In Right Field For The '12 Season

The Daily's Hot Reads....

ESPN CHICAGO's Jon Greenberg writes, "The biggest craze at the 27 th annual Cubs Convention was, as predicted, Theobowing. Theobowing replaces Hendrification, which was the promise that money would fix everything. … Prayer isn't what's driving the Cubs' front office. Research and advanced analysis is driving both the baseball side and the business side " ( ESPNCHICAGO.com ).

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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” Simon Baker
“Tonight Show” Melissa McCarthy (r)
“Late Late Show” Lucy Liu
“Late Night” Liam Neeson
“Jimmy Kimmel Live” Don Cheadle (r)
“Conan” Kate Beckinsale

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

2002

"The sports business is more competitive than ever while TV audiences are more fragmented than ever. So pro hockey is using as many tools as possible to attract more fans to the game” – ABC's James Walker , on the NHL's diversity initiative

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