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Tuesday 3:45pm ET....Latest News....Energy Efficient

  • BHP Billiton Signs On As Jersey Sponsor For Dynamo, Dash
  • Pyeongchang Organizing Committee Signs A Domestic Sponsor
  • Univ. Of Miami Switches From CLC To Fermata For Licensing
  • CBS Sports Network To Begin Simulcasts Of Gottlieb's Show

The Starting Five....

The most-read stories today on SportsBusinessDaily.com:

1)  U.S. Soccer Federation Goes To Great Lengths To Ensure Support For World Cup Team

2) Nets' Star-Studded '13-14 Roster Leads To Projected $144M Loss On Basketball Side

3) U.S. Soccer Fan Dressed As Teddy Roosevelt Rises To Fame As World Cup Continues

4) Louisville Poised To Be Biggest Winner In Latest Round Of Conference Realignment

5) Sony Dropping Title Sponsorship Of Miami's ATP/WTA Event After Eight Years

The Daily's Hot Reads....

The SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS' Almond & Emmons write, "We might never become a full-fledged soccer nation. But there's a sense that the sport might be on the cusp of a breakthrough into the consciousness of casual sports fans " ( SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS ).

Also:  

  • Jim Delany's competitive drive has helped him lead Big Ten.

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” Paul Rudd (r)
“Tonight Show” Hugh Jackman (r)
“Jimmy Kimmel Live” Dane Cook
“Late Late Show” Kristen Bell (r)
“Late Night”  John Oliver (r)
“Conan” Betty White (r)

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

2008

"We’ve been getting a lot of Rays fans coming out the last couple of months. It’s really good to see the home town coming to root for us this time" – Rays P James Shields , on the crowd at Tropicana Field for a game against the Red Sox .

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We are enjoying a lot of momentum, and I think it’s due to the fact that we listen to our fans. We’ve made some changes in the game that I think were really important, and we’ve been blessed with a great influx of young talent and a lot of it showed up and played in the World Series.
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, on the league seeing growth as the 2025 World Series was awarded at the 2026 Sports Business Awards.
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