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Friday 3:00pm ET....Latest News....NHL's Windy City Weekend

  • NHL Lines Up Star Players For Fan Fest Around Entry Draft
  • Expansion Draft Helps NHL Awards To Best Audience On Record
  • ESPN Extends BYU Football TV Rights Deal Through '19 Season
  • Bellator MMA Looks To Make A Splash With PPV Event At MSG

The Starting Five....

The most-read stories today on SportsBusinessDaily.com:

1)  WFAN-AM Utilizing Slow Summer Months To Test Replacements For Outgoing Mike Francesa

2) NBA Draft Ratings Rebound For ESPN, With Net Drawing Event's Third-Best Overnight Yet

3) Butler Acquisition Seen As Transformative Move For T'Wolves; Bulls Appear To Begin Rebuild

4) Amazon Could Look To Charge Advertisers $2.8M For Ad Packages Around "TNF"

5) Markelle Fultz Issues Error-Laden Instagram Post After Being Drafted

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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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