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Wednesday 4:00pm ET....Latest News....River Phoenix

  • Coyotes, Gila River Casinos Agree To Nine-Year Naming-Rights Deal
  • Canon Announces Multiyear Deal To Sponsor Little League
  • TaylorMade-Adidas Golf To Close Adams Golf Facility In Plano
  • PGA Tour Unveils '14-15 Schedule Featuring 47 FedExCup Events

The Starting Five....

The most-read stories today on SportsBusinessDaily.com:

1)  George Pyne Leaving IMG To Create His Own Sports & Entertainment Business

2) Minding My Business With ESPN "NBA Countdown" Host Sage Steele

3) Bill Simmons Leaving "NBA Countdown," Will Host Grantland-Branded NBA Show

4) Steve Ballmer Begins New Era, Describes Vision As Clippers Sale Officially Closes

5) Selig Mum On Successor, But Not Concerned About Potential Chaos In Voting

The Daily's Hot Reads....

Under the header, " Autonomous NCAA Schools May Open Doors Wider For Agents ," USA TODAY's Dan Wolken writes, "It's possible the only meaningful reform would be allowing college athletes to have agents, which injects a far greater element of professionalism into the process than a few thousand dollars in spending money" ( USA TODAY ).

Also:  

  • MLB's Bud Selig will leave league with a complicated legacy.

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” Sylvester Stallone (r)
“Tonight Show” Taylor Swift
“Jimmy Kimmel Live” Justin Theroux (r)
“Late Late Show” Shailene Woodley (r)
“Late Night”  Mickey Rourke
“Conan” Martin Lawrence

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

2009

"I don't remember many games I watched on television, but I remember every one I attended with my dad" – Dolphins CEO Mike Dee , on hoping to improve the team’s game-day experience to attract more fans .

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