Monday 4:00pm ET....Latest News....Senators GM Murray Has Cancer
- Senators GM Bryan Murray Diagnosed With Unspecified Cancer
- Hospitality Areas Sold Out Well Ahead Of '15 PGA Championship
- Clippers Trial In Limbo, With Federal Judge Possibly Taking Case
- Unifor Attempting To Unionize Canada's Junior Hockey Players
The Starting Five....
The most-read stories today on SportsBusinessDaily.com:
1) Wimbledon Loss May Have Cost Bouchard Sponsorships, But IMG Wants To Sign Her
2) A's Reach Lease Extension At O.co Coliseum After Selig Threatens Relocation
3) After World Cup Performances, MLS Tries To Hold Onto Stars While Marketing Them
4) Top NASCAR Teams Form Alliance To Collaborate On Cost-Cutting Efforts
5) DirecTV To Debut New "Fantasy Zone" Channel As Part Of NFL Sunday Ticket Package
The Daily's Hot Reads....
The Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE's Patrick Reusse writes the MLB All-Star Game " arrives next week for the third time in Minnesota , and we have to admit the condition of baseball here is much closer to what it was in July 1985 than the fervor on the Bloomington prairie of 1965" ( Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE ).
Also:
- Dodgers telecasts remain inaccessible to majority of L.A. viewers.
- Business metrics up for TUDOR United SportsCar Championship.
- Why the All England Club tightened its dress code for Wimbledon.
- Writer selects seven of the best books about the sport of tennis.
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” | Halle Berry |
| “Tonight Show” | Kiefer Sutherland |
| “Jimmy Kimmel Live” | Gerard Butler (r) |
| “Late Late Show” | Kathy Griffin |
| “Late Night” | Brian Williams |
| “Conan” | Martin Short (r) |
Notes & Quotes From This Day In SBD History....
2000
Stan Kroenke completes his purchase of the Nuggets, Avalanche and Pepsi Center from Liberty Media for $404M yesterday "with an ease that surprised both parties."




