Closing Bell

Monday 4:00pm ET....Latest News....Baba O'Reilly

  • NFL Names O'Reilly Its New Senior VP/Events, Replacing Supovitz
  • Legends Withdraws As Equity Partner In Nassau Coliseum Project
  • NBA Will Let Teams Sell Sponsorships To Fantasy Game Operators
  • Manning, Newton Star In Gatorade Ads Featuring Hidden Cameras

The Starting Five....

The most-read stories today on SportsBusinessDaily.com:

1)  Old Guard MLB Owners Get Their Way In Rob Manfred's Election As Next Commissioner

2) Xfinity Nearing $100M Deal For Title Sponsorship Of NASCAR's Secondary Series

3) NHL Still Working To Find Site For Blackhawks-Capitals Winter Classic Game

4) Navy AD Laments Impact Of Autonomy, Leery Of "Semi-Professional" Football

5) ESPN2 Little League Game Outdraws ESPN's A's-Braves In Head-To-Head Competition

The Daily's Hot Reads....

The LAS VEGAS SUN's Ray Brewer writes, "Residents are all too familiar with the rumors and speculation. It’s the same song and dance: A multimillion-dollar sports stadium is planned for Southern Nevada. … Finally it appears Las Vegas is positioning itself for major pro sports " ( LAS VEGAS SUN ).

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Headliners....

Here are tonight’s headline guests on the following talk shows:

“Late Show” Bruce Willis
“Tonight Show” Bill Cosby
“Jimmy Kimmel Live” Rosario Dawson (r)
“Late Late Show” Amanda Peet (r)
“Late Night”  Kate McKinnon (r)
“Conan” Josh Groban

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

2005

"I don’t consider it to be any sort of major highlight of my career" – Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards , on the group’s partnership with the NFL and “MNF.”

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