Closing Bell

Tuesday 4:00pm ET....Latest News....Russia Banned From '18 Games

  • IOC Bans Russia From Pyeongchang Games Due To Doping Scandal
  • Former Braves GM Coppolella "Deeply Sorry" In Wake Of Lifetime Ban
  • Kurt Warner Paired With Mike Tirico For Two NFL Game Telecasts
  • NFL Hosting Three-Day Program On Athlete Advocacy In February

The Starting Five....

The most-read stories today on SportsBusinessDaily.com:

1)  Disney Would Gain Control Of Fox' RSNs Under Deal Sides Are "Closing In On"

2) ESPN Restructures Content Group, With Merida, Geist, Sobieski Adding Responsibilities

3) Seattle City Council Approves Oak View Group's $600M Plan To Renovate KeyArena

4) Teneo Sports Co-President Terrence Burns Leaving To Open Consulting Shop

5) Grant Thornton Signs With PGA Tour, Rickie Fowler; Replaces PwC As Players Partner

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We don’t think it’s part of Fifa’s mandate to give such a prize. ... This peace prize given at the [World Cup] draw in Washington was a breach of Fifa’s own statutes of political neutrality and there was a lack of legal process within Fifa.
-- Norwegian Football Federation President Lise Klaveness, on wanting the abolition of the FIFA Peace Prize because it breaches the world governing body’s rules on political neutrality.
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