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Thursday 4:00pm ET....Latest News....Union Jag

  • Jaguars, NFL Extend Agreement For London Games For Five Years
  • German Soccer Chief Admits FIFA Payment Before World Cup
  • Turner Sports Unveils Newest Ad In "The Quest" NBA Campaign
  • Clint Dempsey Again Tops List Of Best-Selling MLS Jerseys

Jaguars, NFL Extend Agreement For London Games For Five Years

Jaguars Owner Shahid Khan today announced a five-year extension of the team's agreement with the NFL to "play one 'home' game per season at London's Wembley Stadium." There is an "NFL option to extend the agreement" to '25, "which the Jaguars fully expect to happen." Jaguars President Mark Lamping said that the team is "open to playing games on consecutive weekends, one as a home team and the other as a road team" ( JACKSONVILLE.com, 10/22 ).

The Starting Five....

The most-read stories today on SportsBusinessDaily.com:

1)  ESPN Cuts Around 300 Employees Across All Areas; Production, Tech Groups Hit Hardest

2) Yahoo Signs Up More Than 30 Advertisers For Sunday's Live Stream Of Bills-Jaguars

3) NBA's Silver Wants Federal Regulation Of Daily Fantasy, But Defends League's Relationship

4) How It's Playing: ESPN Veterans Privately Question Net's Direction In Wake Of Layoffs

5) Murdoch Brothers Discuss Taking Over For Father At Fox, Spending On Live Sports

Headliners....

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

“Tonight Show” Andy Samberg (r)
“Late Show” Tom Hanks (r)
“Jimmy Kimmel Live” Bradley Cooper
“Late Late Show” Matt Damon (r)
“Late Night”  Kenan Thompson (r)
“Conan" Sarah Silverman
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