Thursday 4:00pm ET....Latest News....NFL Re-Thinks Domestic Violence

• NFL Toughens Its Stance On Domestic Violence Issues

• Aflac Rolls Out College Football Activations, Including TV Ad

• Navy To Wear Special White Uniforms For Season Opener

• Snickers Launches Its First Ad Featuring Johnny Manziel

Publishing Notice: The Closing Bell will not publish Friday or Monday for Labor Day weekend. It will return Tuesday, Sept. 2.

The Starting Five....

The most-read stories today on SportsBusinessDaily.com:

1) Comcast, NASCAR To Announce 10-Year Deal Next Week For Xfinity To Title No. 2 Series

2) Rams' Fisher Angry Over ESPN Piece On Sam's Shower Habits, Reporter's Tactics

3) Dan Snyder Says Redskins Have Started Planning For New Stadium, Wants RFK Feel

4) Josh Gordon Disappointed With NFL's Year-Long Ban, Will Seek Litigation In Response

5) Ticket Search Engine SeatGeek Closes On $35M In Venture Capital Financing

The Daily's Hot Reads....

The AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN's Suzanne Halliburton writes, "Here's the reality in today's college football scene … Teams need glistening new or renovated multi-million-dollar sports palaces just to keep pace with their rivals . … Coaches on the recruiting trail now need to show off architectural renderings and blueprints" ( AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN ).

Also:  

• Big changes in college sports will be enduring takeaway of '14.

• Being a line umpire at U.S. Open is most often a thankless job.

• What lessons could MLB learn from the appeal of the LLWS?

• Derek Jeter's Turn 2 Foundation may be his ultimate legacy.

See the Hot Reads section for more sports business-related links.

Headliners....

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

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

2006

"I need the arena issue like a hole in the head" - Sacramento-based attorney and California state Senate candidate Darrell Steinberg , on cutting ties with NBA Kings co-Owners Joe & Gavin Maloof .