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Friday 3:00pm ET....Latest News....Game-Day Decision

  • Jerry Jones: New Rule Could Make Super Bowl Bid Problematic
  • Judge Set To Decide On New Jersey Sports Betting Injunction
  • MLB Dedicating World Series Game 3 To Fight Against Cancer
  • Giants' Baer Cites "Organizational Culture" For Recent Success

The Starting Five....

The most-read stories today on SportsBusinessDaily.com:

1)  Early Morning NFL Game From London Will Serve As Experiment With New TV Window

2) Galaxy, AEG Improvements To StubHub Center Include New Video Board, Locker Rooms

3) William Foley Reportedly In Discussions To Bring NHL Team To Las Vegas

4) Football Success Leads To Rise In Mississippi State Licensing, Likeness Infringement

5) Univ. of Michigan Lowers Student Football Season-Ticket Prices By 37.5% For '15

The Daily's Hot Reads....

The WASHINGTON POST's Jorge Castillo writes it is "not by accident" that the Ft. Wayne Mad Ants are the NBA D-League's "only independent franchise." Team founder Jeff Potter and his father-in-law, John Zeglis , were "drawn to the organizational freedom available in the D-League in 2007, when the Mad Ants debuted" ( WASHINGTON POST ).

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

2002

"You think at least for that, they'd give burrito supremes or something" – CNBC's Ron Insana , on Taco Bell's promotion dangling a free taco for everyone in America if a home run ball hits a floating target in McCovey Cove during World Series games at Pac Bell Park .

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We are enjoying a lot of momentum, and I think it’s due to the fact that we listen to our fans. We’ve made some changes in the game that I think were really important, and we’ve been blessed with a great influx of young talent and a lot of it showed up and played in the World Series.
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, on the league seeing growth as the 2025 World Series was awarded at the 2026 Sports Business Awards.
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