Morning Buzz

01.17.2017

Thursday 9:00am ET....Today's News....Alibaba Named TOP Sponsor

  • China-Based Alibaba Signs On As IOC TOP Sponsor Through '28 
  • Target Leaps Into Soccer Sponsorship With MLS, Minnesota United
  • Montreal Baseball Group Will Look To Cheer Raines At HOF Induction
  • Big Ten Network, Riot Games Partner On League Of Legends Competition

Friday 9:00am ET....Today's News....Transition Game

  • Inauguration Events Highlight Trump's Ties To Sports World
  • LeBron James Bids Fond Farewell To President Obama In Video
  • Raiders' Las Vegas Relocation Effort Getting Into High Gear
  • Statisticians Could Help NCAA Alter Tourney Selection Process

Today's Back Pages....

The Morning Buzz offers today's back page sports covers from some of North America's major metropolitan tabloids:

Today's Back Pages....

The Morning Buzz offers today's back page sports covers from some of North America's major metropolitan tabloids:

Spanning The Global....

The most-read Global stories today on SportsBusiness Daily:

1)  FIFA Mulls NASL-Style Shootouts for 2026 World Cup Group Stage

2) Japanese Tennis Player Kei Nishikori Only Asian On List Of Highest-Paid Athlete Endorsers

3) Chinese Sponsor Says World Cup Expansion Is About Money

4) Liga MX Clubs Making Plans To Deal With Surge Of U.S. Dollar

5) Virtual Reality Headsets To Allow Tennis Fans To Watch Matches In Real-Time

Spanning The Global....

The most-read Global stories today on SportsBusiness Daily:

1)  Millwall Controversy Intensifies As Surrey Canal Sports Foundation's Claims Proven False

2) Conservative MP Cautions Against Abusing Wembley Stadium

3) Long-Time F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone Set To Be Eased Aside As Liberty Takes Over

4) Venus Williams Compared To "Gorilla" By ESPN Commentator At Australian Open

5) Chinese E-Commerce Firm Alibaba Partners With IOC For Next Six Olympic Games

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We’re going to have a lot of voices chiming in. Hopefully that will create a better editorial narrative and make it more entertaining. You either have the coach that just lost or the coach that’s about to play the winner, so there’s some banter that could start to happen. We’re not going to control the narrative; we just want to amplify it.’
Craig Barry, TNT Sports EVP and chief content officer, on the various people that will appear on TNT's NBA All-Star Game broadcast.
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