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  • Colin Cowherd On ESPN Exit: "It Wasn’t About The Money"

The Starting Five....

The most-read stories today on SportsBusinessDaily.com:

1) NHL In Expansion Press Release Takes Subtle Dig At Groups In Seattle, Toronto

2) Minding My Business: Dolphins VP/Partnership Activation Nicole Bienert

3) NBA Insider Wojnarowski Agrees To Four-Year Deal To Stay With Yahoo Sports

4) Radisson Out As Vikings Sponsor, Letting Deal Expire Without Renegotiation Talks

5) Inaugural NBPA Awards Show Deemed A Success, But LeBron Noticeably Absent

Headliners....

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

“Tonight Show” Norm Macdonald
“Jimmy Kimmel Live” Ed Helms
“Late Late Show” Denis Leary
“Late Night”  Rachel Maddow
“Conan” Mindy Kaling (r)
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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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