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Tuesday 4:00pm ET....Latest News....Irsay Suspended By NFL

  • NFL Suspends Irsay Six Games, Fines Him $500,000 After Guilty Plea
  • Braves Plan Cobb County Ground-Breaking Ceremony This Month
  • Eagles Debut New TV Ad Campaign For Start Of NFL Season
  • IMG Names Fox Exec Karen Brodkin President Of Business Affairs

The Starting Five....

The most-read stories today on SportsBusinessDaily.com:

1) Centerplate Announces Resignation Of CEO Hague In Wake Of Dog Abuse Incident

2) Under Armour's Play For Durant Fails, As Nike Retains Him With Deal Worth Over $265M

3) Could Goodell Make Example Of Ray McDonald With New Domestic Violence Policy?

4) Texas Two Step: Baylor, Houston Open Up New Football Stadiums To Good Reviews

5) ABC Sees Ratings Drop For College Football Saturday Night, But 3:30pm Window Up Big

The Daily's Hot Reads....

The BOSTON GLOBE's Shira Springer writes, "With elite team initiatives underway at the Boston Athletic Association and New Balance, Boston is re-emerging as a running mecca for world-class athletes . … New Balance plans to build its own elite team with runners who will live and train in the area" ( BOSTON GLOBE ).

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Headliners....

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

“Late Show” Luke Wilson
“Tonight Show” Adam Levine
“Jimmy Kimmel Live” Eva Longoria
“Late Late Show” Carrot Top
“Late Night”  Stephen Colbert
“Conan” Allison Janney

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

2004

"If Russell Crowe and Beyonce had a love child, she would look like Serena Williams this week at the U.S. Open" – The BOSTON HERALD’s Raakhee Mirchandani , on Williams’ "Gladiator" Nike outfit .

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