Closing Bell

Tuesday 4:00pm ET....Latest News....USOC Officially Tabs L.A. For Bid

  • L.A. City Council Approves Contract To Bid For '24 Games
  • NFL Shifting Super Bowl Media Day To Monday Primetime 
  • U.S. Open Sets Opening Day Attendance Record With 61,000-Plus
  • MLB To Hold Draft On June 9, But Has Yet To Pick Location

A Lighter Buzz....

The Mob Museum in Las Vegas today debuted a permanent exhibit “exploring FIFA’s wide-ranging corruption scandal.” The exhibit, dubbed “The ‘Beautiful Game’ Turns Ugly,” uses photos and news reports to “delve into the ‘kickbacks, secrecy and match-fixing’ surrounding the international soccer organization” ( AP, 9/1 ).

The Starting Five....

The most-read stories today on SportsBusinessDaily.com:

1)  ESPN's Jessica Mendoza Draws Massive Praise For Debut On "Sunday Night Baseball"

2) Vandeweghe Grants ESPN In-Match Interview During First-Round U.S. Open Play

3) Blue Jays Receiving Credit For Hiring Shapiro, Though Questions Loom For Anthopoulos

4) Frozen In Time: Islanders Dropping Ice Girls Squad With Move To Brooklyn

5) Ole Miss' Extension With Nike Will Net School "More Than Double" Previous Annual Fee

Headliners....

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

“Tonight Show” Liev Schreiber
“Jimmy Kimmel Live” Salma Hayek
“Late Late Show” Chris Colfer (r)
“Late Night”  Kristen Wiig (r)
“Conan" Amy Schumer (r)
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