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Wednesday 4:00pm ET....Latest News....Text Case

  • Browns, GM Farmer Could Face Discipline Over Texting Scandal
  • NFL Will Not Fine Marshawn Lynch For Wearing "Beast Mode" Hat
  • Thousands Of Fans Brave Boston Weather For Patriots Parade
  • Charlotte Knights Win Right To Host Triple-A All-Star Game In '16

The Starting Five....

The most-read stories today on SportsBusinessDaily.com:

1)  In Surprise Deal, ESPN Lands U.S. Broadcast Rights To World Cup Of Hockey In '16

2) Taurasi To Skip '15 WNBA Season After Her Russian Club Pays Her Not To Play

3) Falcons' Blank "Embarrassed And Angered" By Investigation Over Piped-In Crowd Noise

4) Disney's Cable Division Q1 Income Hurt By ESPN's High Programming Costs

5) Golf Caddies Sue PGA Tour For $50M, Claim Loss Of Revenue Stream From Sponsored Bibs

Headliners....

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

“Late Show” Ryan Reynolds
“Tonight Show” Vin Diesel
“Jimmy Kimmel Live” Jeff Bridges
“Late Late Show” Andy Cohen
“Late Night”  Glenn Close
“Conan” Mila Kunis

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

2004

"I didn't say I liked it. I'm not philosophically opposed to it" – NBA Commissioner David Stern , when asked why he liked Bruce Ratner's intention to move the Nets to Brooklyn .

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We have to have a real conversation about Week 0. ... What is the future of these championship games? Do they continue to exist or are we going to start the playoff earlier and just go straight to New Year’s Day rather than playing at the end of January?
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