It was all about the numbers Source: SportsBusiness Daily and SportsBusiness Journal archives
| 23.4 million Number of viewers Fox averaged for the seven-game Cubs-Indians World Series, the best average for the Fall Classic since the Red Sox swept the Cardinals in 2004 (25.4 million viewers). |
$19,000 Price paid on StubHub for a World Series Game 3 ticket near the Cubs’ bullpen, the most expensive ticket purchased for the three World Series games at Wrigley Field. |
| $3.5 million Amount the NFLPA spent on legal fees in an effort to overturn Tom Brady’s Deflategate suspension, according to billing records filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. |
10,000 Number of doughnuts used by Dunkin’ Donuts to create a mosaic of retiring Red Sox DH David Ortiz in downtown Boston. |
| 32,072 Number of miles the Los Angeles Rams will travel during the 2016 regular season, more than any other NFL team. The Rams’ total was boosted by the team’s trip to London. |
5 Approximate minutes needed to open or close the new roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium, the main venue for the U.S. Open in tennis. |
| $19.2 million Amount spent by the University of Texas on its football coaching transition before even paying new coach Tom Herman’s salary. Texas is spending $10.4 million to buy out former coach Charlie Strong, $6.3 million to pay off other coaches’ contracts, and $2.5 million to close out Herman’s contract with Houston. |
$500,000 Cost per season for one of SunTrust Park’s 10 championship suites behind home plate. |
| 243,000 Average number of viewers per minute for Twitter’s debut of live streaming “Thursday Night Football,” a matchup featuring the Jets and Bills. |
$950,000 Total amount the University of Kentucky will be paid for the men’s basketball team’s four neutral-site games during the 2016-17 season. |
| 20 Size, in equivalent football fields, of the NFL’s Draft Town area set up in and around Chicago’s Grant Park. A total of 36 league sponsors activated at the event. |
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“I’m writing him in for president. Listen, we need somebody to fix things. Theo can fix things. He took two of the greatest curses of all time and fixed them.”
| 23.4 million Number of viewers Fox averaged for the seven-game Cubs-Indians World Series, the best average for the Fall Classic since the Red Sox swept the Cardinals in 2004 (25.4 million viewers). |
$19,000 Price paid on StubHub for a World Series Game 3 ticket near the Cubs’ bullpen, the most expensive ticket purchased for the three World Series games at Wrigley Field. |
| $3.5 million Amount the NFLPA spent on legal fees in an effort to overturn Tom Brady’s Deflategate suspension, according to billing records filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. |
10,000 Number of doughnuts used by Dunkin’ Donuts to create a mosaic of retiring Red Sox DH David Ortiz in downtown Boston. |
| 32,072 Number of miles the Los Angeles Rams will travel during the 2016 regular season, more than any other NFL team. The Rams’ total was boosted by the team’s trip to London. |
5 Approximate minutes needed to open or close the new roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium, the main venue for the U.S. Open in tennis. |
| $19.2 million Amount spent by the University of Texas on its football coaching transition before even paying new coach Tom Herman’s salary. Texas is spending $10.4 million to buy out former coach Charlie Strong, $6.3 million to pay off other coaches’ contracts, and $2.5 million to close out Herman’s contract with Houston. |
$500,000 Cost per season for one of SunTrust Park’s 10 championship suites behind home plate. |
| 243,000 Average number of viewers per minute for Twitter’s debut of live streaming “Thursday Night Football,” a matchup featuring the Jets and Bills. |
$950,000 Total amount the University of Kentucky will be paid for the men’s basketball team’s four neutral-site games during the 2016-17 season. |
| 20 Size, in equivalent football fields, of the NFL’s Draft Town area set up in and around Chicago’s Grant Park. A total of 36 league sponsors activated at the event. |
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— ESPN’s Mike Golic, on Chicago Cubs President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein winning a World Series with both the Cubs and Boston Red Sox
| 23.4 million Number of viewers Fox averaged for the seven-game Cubs-Indians World Series, the best average for the Fall Classic since the Red Sox swept the Cardinals in 2004 (25.4 million viewers). |
$19,000 Price paid on StubHub for a World Series Game 3 ticket near the Cubs’ bullpen, the most expensive ticket purchased for the three World Series games at Wrigley Field. |
| $3.5 million Amount the NFLPA spent on legal fees in an effort to overturn Tom Brady’s Deflategate suspension, according to billing records filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. |
10,000 Number of doughnuts used by Dunkin’ Donuts to create a mosaic of retiring Red Sox DH David Ortiz in downtown Boston. |
| 32,072 Number of miles the Los Angeles Rams will travel during the 2016 regular season, more than any other NFL team. The Rams’ total was boosted by the team’s trip to London. |
5 Approximate minutes needed to open or close the new roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium, the main venue for the U.S. Open in tennis. |
| $19.2 million Amount spent by the University of Texas on its football coaching transition before even paying new coach Tom Herman’s salary. Texas is spending $10.4 million to buy out former coach Charlie Strong, $6.3 million to pay off other coaches’ contracts, and $2.5 million to close out Herman’s contract with Houston. |
$500,000 Cost per season for one of SunTrust Park’s 10 championship suites behind home plate. |
| 243,000 Average number of viewers per minute for Twitter’s debut of live streaming “Thursday Night Football,” a matchup featuring the Jets and Bills. |
$950,000 Total amount the University of Kentucky will be paid for the men’s basketball team’s four neutral-site games during the 2016-17 season. |
| 20 Size, in equivalent football fields, of the NFL’s Draft Town area set up in and around Chicago’s Grant Park. A total of 36 league sponsors activated at the event. |
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“If we’re not doing well, I want the fans to be just as pissed off as I am because passion is important. I don’t want fans who don’t care.”
| 23.4 million Number of viewers Fox averaged for the seven-game Cubs-Indians World Series, the best average for the Fall Classic since the Red Sox swept the Cardinals in 2004 (25.4 million viewers). |
$19,000 Price paid on StubHub for a World Series Game 3 ticket near the Cubs’ bullpen, the most expensive ticket purchased for the three World Series games at Wrigley Field. |
| $3.5 million Amount the NFLPA spent on legal fees in an effort to overturn Tom Brady’s Deflategate suspension, according to billing records filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. |
10,000 Number of doughnuts used by Dunkin’ Donuts to create a mosaic of retiring Red Sox DH David Ortiz in downtown Boston. |
| 32,072 Number of miles the Los Angeles Rams will travel during the 2016 regular season, more than any other NFL team. The Rams’ total was boosted by the team’s trip to London. |
5 Approximate minutes needed to open or close the new roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium, the main venue for the U.S. Open in tennis. |
| $19.2 million Amount spent by the University of Texas on its football coaching transition before even paying new coach Tom Herman’s salary. Texas is spending $10.4 million to buy out former coach Charlie Strong, $6.3 million to pay off other coaches’ contracts, and $2.5 million to close out Herman’s contract with Houston. |
$500,000 Cost per season for one of SunTrust Park’s 10 championship suites behind home plate. |
| 243,000 Average number of viewers per minute for Twitter’s debut of live streaming “Thursday Night Football,” a matchup featuring the Jets and Bills. |
$950,000 Total amount the University of Kentucky will be paid for the men’s basketball team’s four neutral-site games during the 2016-17 season. |
| 20 Size, in equivalent football fields, of the NFL’s Draft Town area set up in and around Chicago’s Grant Park. A total of 36 league sponsors activated at the event. |
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— Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver, on fan unrest over the team’s performance
| 23.4 million Number of viewers Fox averaged for the seven-game Cubs-Indians World Series, the best average for the Fall Classic since the Red Sox swept the Cardinals in 2004 (25.4 million viewers). |
$19,000 Price paid on StubHub for a World Series Game 3 ticket near the Cubs’ bullpen, the most expensive ticket purchased for the three World Series games at Wrigley Field. |
| $3.5 million Amount the NFLPA spent on legal fees in an effort to overturn Tom Brady’s Deflategate suspension, according to billing records filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. |
10,000 Number of doughnuts used by Dunkin’ Donuts to create a mosaic of retiring Red Sox DH David Ortiz in downtown Boston. |
| 32,072 Number of miles the Los Angeles Rams will travel during the 2016 regular season, more than any other NFL team. The Rams’ total was boosted by the team’s trip to London. |
5 Approximate minutes needed to open or close the new roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium, the main venue for the U.S. Open in tennis. |
| $19.2 million Amount spent by the University of Texas on its football coaching transition before even paying new coach Tom Herman’s salary. Texas is spending $10.4 million to buy out former coach Charlie Strong, $6.3 million to pay off other coaches’ contracts, and $2.5 million to close out Herman’s contract with Houston. |
$500,000 Cost per season for one of SunTrust Park’s 10 championship suites behind home plate. |
| 243,000 Average number of viewers per minute for Twitter’s debut of live streaming “Thursday Night Football,” a matchup featuring the Jets and Bills. |
$950,000 Total amount the University of Kentucky will be paid for the men’s basketball team’s four neutral-site games during the 2016-17 season. |
| 20 Size, in equivalent football fields, of the NFL’s Draft Town area set up in and around Chicago’s Grant Park. A total of 36 league sponsors activated at the event. |
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“What the league doesn’t want — and I say this as an employee of the league — is a situation like Atlanta where you give them an expansion franchise, they put a horse (bleep) product on the ice for a decade, then say it’s not a hockey market.”
| 23.4 million Number of viewers Fox averaged for the seven-game Cubs-Indians World Series, the best average for the Fall Classic since the Red Sox swept the Cardinals in 2004 (25.4 million viewers). |
$19,000 Price paid on StubHub for a World Series Game 3 ticket near the Cubs’ bullpen, the most expensive ticket purchased for the three World Series games at Wrigley Field. |
| $3.5 million Amount the NFLPA spent on legal fees in an effort to overturn Tom Brady’s Deflategate suspension, according to billing records filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. |
10,000 Number of doughnuts used by Dunkin’ Donuts to create a mosaic of retiring Red Sox DH David Ortiz in downtown Boston. |
| 32,072 Number of miles the Los Angeles Rams will travel during the 2016 regular season, more than any other NFL team. The Rams’ total was boosted by the team’s trip to London. |
5 Approximate minutes needed to open or close the new roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium, the main venue for the U.S. Open in tennis. |
| $19.2 million Amount spent by the University of Texas on its football coaching transition before even paying new coach Tom Herman’s salary. Texas is spending $10.4 million to buy out former coach Charlie Strong, $6.3 million to pay off other coaches’ contracts, and $2.5 million to close out Herman’s contract with Houston. |
$500,000 Cost per season for one of SunTrust Park’s 10 championship suites behind home plate. |
| 243,000 Average number of viewers per minute for Twitter’s debut of live streaming “Thursday Night Football,” a matchup featuring the Jets and Bills. |
$950,000 Total amount the University of Kentucky will be paid for the men’s basketball team’s four neutral-site games during the 2016-17 season. |
| 20 Size, in equivalent football fields, of the NFL’s Draft Town area set up in and around Chicago’s Grant Park. A total of 36 league sponsors activated at the event. |
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— St. Louis Blues GM Doug Armstrong, on the NHL taking its time regarding expansion
| 23.4 million Number of viewers Fox averaged for the seven-game Cubs-Indians World Series, the best average for the Fall Classic since the Red Sox swept the Cardinals in 2004 (25.4 million viewers). |
$19,000 Price paid on StubHub for a World Series Game 3 ticket near the Cubs’ bullpen, the most expensive ticket purchased for the three World Series games at Wrigley Field. |
| $3.5 million Amount the NFLPA spent on legal fees in an effort to overturn Tom Brady’s Deflategate suspension, according to billing records filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. |
10,000 Number of doughnuts used by Dunkin’ Donuts to create a mosaic of retiring Red Sox DH David Ortiz in downtown Boston. |
| 32,072 Number of miles the Los Angeles Rams will travel during the 2016 regular season, more than any other NFL team. The Rams’ total was boosted by the team’s trip to London. |
5 Approximate minutes needed to open or close the new roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium, the main venue for the U.S. Open in tennis. |
| $19.2 million Amount spent by the University of Texas on its football coaching transition before even paying new coach Tom Herman’s salary. Texas is spending $10.4 million to buy out former coach Charlie Strong, $6.3 million to pay off other coaches’ contracts, and $2.5 million to close out Herman’s contract with Houston. |
$500,000 Cost per season for one of SunTrust Park’s 10 championship suites behind home plate. |
| 243,000 Average number of viewers per minute for Twitter’s debut of live streaming “Thursday Night Football,” a matchup featuring the Jets and Bills. |
$950,000 Total amount the University of Kentucky will be paid for the men’s basketball team’s four neutral-site games during the 2016-17 season. |
| 20 Size, in equivalent football fields, of the NFL’s Draft Town area set up in and around Chicago’s Grant Park. A total of 36 league sponsors activated at the event. |
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“What do people want me to show? The pace lap?”
| 23.4 million Number of viewers Fox averaged for the seven-game Cubs-Indians World Series, the best average for the Fall Classic since the Red Sox swept the Cardinals in 2004 (25.4 million viewers). |
$19,000 Price paid on StubHub for a World Series Game 3 ticket near the Cubs’ bullpen, the most expensive ticket purchased for the three World Series games at Wrigley Field. |
| $3.5 million Amount the NFLPA spent on legal fees in an effort to overturn Tom Brady’s Deflategate suspension, according to billing records filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. |
10,000 Number of doughnuts used by Dunkin’ Donuts to create a mosaic of retiring Red Sox DH David Ortiz in downtown Boston. |
| 32,072 Number of miles the Los Angeles Rams will travel during the 2016 regular season, more than any other NFL team. The Rams’ total was boosted by the team’s trip to London. |
5 Approximate minutes needed to open or close the new roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium, the main venue for the U.S. Open in tennis. |
| $19.2 million Amount spent by the University of Texas on its football coaching transition before even paying new coach Tom Herman’s salary. Texas is spending $10.4 million to buy out former coach Charlie Strong, $6.3 million to pay off other coaches’ contracts, and $2.5 million to close out Herman’s contract with Houston. |
$500,000 Cost per season for one of SunTrust Park’s 10 championship suites behind home plate. |
| 243,000 Average number of viewers per minute for Twitter’s debut of live streaming “Thursday Night Football,” a matchup featuring the Jets and Bills. |
$950,000 Total amount the University of Kentucky will be paid for the men’s basketball team’s four neutral-site games during the 2016-17 season. |
| 20 Size, in equivalent football fields, of the NFL’s Draft Town area set up in and around Chicago’s Grant Park. A total of 36 league sponsors activated at the event. |
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— Martinsville Speedway President Clay Campbell, on featuring last year’s Matt Kenseth-Joey Logano wreck in marketing efforts for this year’s race
| 23.4 million Number of viewers Fox averaged for the seven-game Cubs-Indians World Series, the best average for the Fall Classic since the Red Sox swept the Cardinals in 2004 (25.4 million viewers). |
$19,000 Price paid on StubHub for a World Series Game 3 ticket near the Cubs’ bullpen, the most expensive ticket purchased for the three World Series games at Wrigley Field. |
| $3.5 million Amount the NFLPA spent on legal fees in an effort to overturn Tom Brady’s Deflategate suspension, according to billing records filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. |
10,000 Number of doughnuts used by Dunkin’ Donuts to create a mosaic of retiring Red Sox DH David Ortiz in downtown Boston. |
| 32,072 Number of miles the Los Angeles Rams will travel during the 2016 regular season, more than any other NFL team. The Rams’ total was boosted by the team’s trip to London. |
5 Approximate minutes needed to open or close the new roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium, the main venue for the U.S. Open in tennis. |
| $19.2 million Amount spent by the University of Texas on its football coaching transition before even paying new coach Tom Herman’s salary. Texas is spending $10.4 million to buy out former coach Charlie Strong, $6.3 million to pay off other coaches’ contracts, and $2.5 million to close out Herman’s contract with Houston. |
$500,000 Cost per season for one of SunTrust Park’s 10 championship suites behind home plate. |
| 243,000 Average number of viewers per minute for Twitter’s debut of live streaming “Thursday Night Football,” a matchup featuring the Jets and Bills. |
$950,000 Total amount the University of Kentucky will be paid for the men’s basketball team’s four neutral-site games during the 2016-17 season. |
| 20 Size, in equivalent football fields, of the NFL’s Draft Town area set up in and around Chicago’s Grant Park. A total of 36 league sponsors activated at the event. |
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“I believe this: that the game has always been a risk, you know, and the way certain people are. Look at it. You take an aspirin, I take an aspirin, it might give you extreme side effects of illness and your body … may reject it, where I would be fine. So there is so much we don’t know.”
| 23.4 million Number of viewers Fox averaged for the seven-game Cubs-Indians World Series, the best average for the Fall Classic since the Red Sox swept the Cardinals in 2004 (25.4 million viewers). |
$19,000 Price paid on StubHub for a World Series Game 3 ticket near the Cubs’ bullpen, the most expensive ticket purchased for the three World Series games at Wrigley Field. |
| $3.5 million Amount the NFLPA spent on legal fees in an effort to overturn Tom Brady’s Deflategate suspension, according to billing records filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. |
10,000 Number of doughnuts used by Dunkin’ Donuts to create a mosaic of retiring Red Sox DH David Ortiz in downtown Boston. |
| 32,072 Number of miles the Los Angeles Rams will travel during the 2016 regular season, more than any other NFL team. The Rams’ total was boosted by the team’s trip to London. |
5 Approximate minutes needed to open or close the new roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium, the main venue for the U.S. Open in tennis. |
| $19.2 million Amount spent by the University of Texas on its football coaching transition before even paying new coach Tom Herman’s salary. Texas is spending $10.4 million to buy out former coach Charlie Strong, $6.3 million to pay off other coaches’ contracts, and $2.5 million to close out Herman’s contract with Houston. |
$500,000 Cost per season for one of SunTrust Park’s 10 championship suites behind home plate. |
| 243,000 Average number of viewers per minute for Twitter’s debut of live streaming “Thursday Night Football,” a matchup featuring the Jets and Bills. |
$950,000 Total amount the University of Kentucky will be paid for the men’s basketball team’s four neutral-site games during the 2016-17 season. |
| 20 Size, in equivalent football fields, of the NFL’s Draft Town area set up in and around Chicago’s Grant Park. A total of 36 league sponsors activated at the event. |
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— Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, on the risks of playing football
| 23.4 million Number of viewers Fox averaged for the seven-game Cubs-Indians World Series, the best average for the Fall Classic since the Red Sox swept the Cardinals in 2004 (25.4 million viewers). |
$19,000 Price paid on StubHub for a World Series Game 3 ticket near the Cubs’ bullpen, the most expensive ticket purchased for the three World Series games at Wrigley Field. |
| $3.5 million Amount the NFLPA spent on legal fees in an effort to overturn Tom Brady’s Deflategate suspension, according to billing records filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. |
10,000 Number of doughnuts used by Dunkin’ Donuts to create a mosaic of retiring Red Sox DH David Ortiz in downtown Boston. |
| 32,072 Number of miles the Los Angeles Rams will travel during the 2016 regular season, more than any other NFL team. The Rams’ total was boosted by the team’s trip to London. |
5 Approximate minutes needed to open or close the new roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium, the main venue for the U.S. Open in tennis. |
| $19.2 million Amount spent by the University of Texas on its football coaching transition before even paying new coach Tom Herman’s salary. Texas is spending $10.4 million to buy out former coach Charlie Strong, $6.3 million to pay off other coaches’ contracts, and $2.5 million to close out Herman’s contract with Houston. |
$500,000 Cost per season for one of SunTrust Park’s 10 championship suites behind home plate. |
| 243,000 Average number of viewers per minute for Twitter’s debut of live streaming “Thursday Night Football,” a matchup featuring the Jets and Bills. |
$950,000 Total amount the University of Kentucky will be paid for the men’s basketball team’s four neutral-site games during the 2016-17 season. |
| 20 Size, in equivalent football fields, of the NFL’s Draft Town area set up in and around Chicago’s Grant Park. A total of 36 league sponsors activated at the event. |
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“We’re working on a deal. There are confidentiality agreements in place. But no, the UFC is not for sale unless some guy really shows up and has $4 billion.”
| 23.4 million Number of viewers Fox averaged for the seven-game Cubs-Indians World Series, the best average for the Fall Classic since the Red Sox swept the Cardinals in 2004 (25.4 million viewers). |
$19,000 Price paid on StubHub for a World Series Game 3 ticket near the Cubs’ bullpen, the most expensive ticket purchased for the three World Series games at Wrigley Field. |
| $3.5 million Amount the NFLPA spent on legal fees in an effort to overturn Tom Brady’s Deflategate suspension, according to billing records filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. |
10,000 Number of doughnuts used by Dunkin’ Donuts to create a mosaic of retiring Red Sox DH David Ortiz in downtown Boston. |
| 32,072 Number of miles the Los Angeles Rams will travel during the 2016 regular season, more than any other NFL team. The Rams’ total was boosted by the team’s trip to London. |
5 Approximate minutes needed to open or close the new roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium, the main venue for the U.S. Open in tennis. |
| $19.2 million Amount spent by the University of Texas on its football coaching transition before even paying new coach Tom Herman’s salary. Texas is spending $10.4 million to buy out former coach Charlie Strong, $6.3 million to pay off other coaches’ contracts, and $2.5 million to close out Herman’s contract with Houston. |
$500,000 Cost per season for one of SunTrust Park’s 10 championship suites behind home plate. |
| 243,000 Average number of viewers per minute for Twitter’s debut of live streaming “Thursday Night Football,” a matchup featuring the Jets and Bills. |
$950,000 Total amount the University of Kentucky will be paid for the men’s basketball team’s four neutral-site games during the 2016-17 season. |
| 20 Size, in equivalent football fields, of the NFL’s Draft Town area set up in and around Chicago’s Grant Park. A total of 36 league sponsors activated at the event. |
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— UFC President Dana White, shortly before WME-IMG indeed did deliver on a $4 billion purchase
| 23.4 million Number of viewers Fox averaged for the seven-game Cubs-Indians World Series, the best average for the Fall Classic since the Red Sox swept the Cardinals in 2004 (25.4 million viewers). |
$19,000 Price paid on StubHub for a World Series Game 3 ticket near the Cubs’ bullpen, the most expensive ticket purchased for the three World Series games at Wrigley Field. |
| $3.5 million Amount the NFLPA spent on legal fees in an effort to overturn Tom Brady’s Deflategate suspension, according to billing records filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. |
10,000 Number of doughnuts used by Dunkin’ Donuts to create a mosaic of retiring Red Sox DH David Ortiz in downtown Boston. |
| 32,072 Number of miles the Los Angeles Rams will travel during the 2016 regular season, more than any other NFL team. The Rams’ total was boosted by the team’s trip to London. |
5 Approximate minutes needed to open or close the new roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium, the main venue for the U.S. Open in tennis. |
| $19.2 million Amount spent by the University of Texas on its football coaching transition before even paying new coach Tom Herman’s salary. Texas is spending $10.4 million to buy out former coach Charlie Strong, $6.3 million to pay off other coaches’ contracts, and $2.5 million to close out Herman’s contract with Houston. |
$500,000 Cost per season for one of SunTrust Park’s 10 championship suites behind home plate. |
| 243,000 Average number of viewers per minute for Twitter’s debut of live streaming “Thursday Night Football,” a matchup featuring the Jets and Bills. |
$950,000 Total amount the University of Kentucky will be paid for the men’s basketball team’s four neutral-site games during the 2016-17 season. |
| 20 Size, in equivalent football fields, of the NFL’s Draft Town area set up in and around Chicago’s Grant Park. A total of 36 league sponsors activated at the event. |
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“It is a changing landscape. There’s been a major shift. I never thought Texas would [sell beer]. I never thought we’d be here. I really didn’t, because most of those other schools do it for the money.”
| 23.4 million Number of viewers Fox averaged for the seven-game Cubs-Indians World Series, the best average for the Fall Classic since the Red Sox swept the Cardinals in 2004 (25.4 million viewers). |
$19,000 Price paid on StubHub for a World Series Game 3 ticket near the Cubs’ bullpen, the most expensive ticket purchased for the three World Series games at Wrigley Field. |
| $3.5 million Amount the NFLPA spent on legal fees in an effort to overturn Tom Brady’s Deflategate suspension, according to billing records filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. |
10,000 Number of doughnuts used by Dunkin’ Donuts to create a mosaic of retiring Red Sox DH David Ortiz in downtown Boston. |
| 32,072 Number of miles the Los Angeles Rams will travel during the 2016 regular season, more than any other NFL team. The Rams’ total was boosted by the team’s trip to London. |
5 Approximate minutes needed to open or close the new roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium, the main venue for the U.S. Open in tennis. |
| $19.2 million Amount spent by the University of Texas on its football coaching transition before even paying new coach Tom Herman’s salary. Texas is spending $10.4 million to buy out former coach Charlie Strong, $6.3 million to pay off other coaches’ contracts, and $2.5 million to close out Herman’s contract with Houston. |
$500,000 Cost per season for one of SunTrust Park’s 10 championship suites behind home plate. |
| 243,000 Average number of viewers per minute for Twitter’s debut of live streaming “Thursday Night Football,” a matchup featuring the Jets and Bills. |
$950,000 Total amount the University of Kentucky will be paid for the men’s basketball team’s four neutral-site games during the 2016-17 season. |
| 20 Size, in equivalent football fields, of the NFL’s Draft Town area set up in and around Chicago’s Grant Park. A total of 36 league sponsors activated at the event. |
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— Ohio State AD Gene Smith, on the school this season selling alcohol during home football games
| 23.4 million Number of viewers Fox averaged for the seven-game Cubs-Indians World Series, the best average for the Fall Classic since the Red Sox swept the Cardinals in 2004 (25.4 million viewers). |
$19,000 Price paid on StubHub for a World Series Game 3 ticket near the Cubs’ bullpen, the most expensive ticket purchased for the three World Series games at Wrigley Field. |
| $3.5 million Amount the NFLPA spent on legal fees in an effort to overturn Tom Brady’s Deflategate suspension, according to billing records filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. |
10,000 Number of doughnuts used by Dunkin’ Donuts to create a mosaic of retiring Red Sox DH David Ortiz in downtown Boston. |
| 32,072 Number of miles the Los Angeles Rams will travel during the 2016 regular season, more than any other NFL team. The Rams’ total was boosted by the team’s trip to London. |
5 Approximate minutes needed to open or close the new roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium, the main venue for the U.S. Open in tennis. |
| $19.2 million Amount spent by the University of Texas on its football coaching transition before even paying new coach Tom Herman’s salary. Texas is spending $10.4 million to buy out former coach Charlie Strong, $6.3 million to pay off other coaches’ contracts, and $2.5 million to close out Herman’s contract with Houston. |
$500,000 Cost per season for one of SunTrust Park’s 10 championship suites behind home plate. |
| 243,000 Average number of viewers per minute for Twitter’s debut of live streaming “Thursday Night Football,” a matchup featuring the Jets and Bills. |
$950,000 Total amount the University of Kentucky will be paid for the men’s basketball team’s four neutral-site games during the 2016-17 season. |
| 20 Size, in equivalent football fields, of the NFL’s Draft Town area set up in and around Chicago’s Grant Park. A total of 36 league sponsors activated at the event. |
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“As athletes, it’s on us to challenge each other to do even more than what we already do in our own communities. And the conversation cannot stop as our schedules get busy again. It won’t always be convenient, it won’t. It won’t always be comfortable. But it is necessary.”
| 23.4 million Number of viewers Fox averaged for the seven-game Cubs-Indians World Series, the best average for the Fall Classic since the Red Sox swept the Cardinals in 2004 (25.4 million viewers). |
$19,000 Price paid on StubHub for a World Series Game 3 ticket near the Cubs’ bullpen, the most expensive ticket purchased for the three World Series games at Wrigley Field. |
| $3.5 million Amount the NFLPA spent on legal fees in an effort to overturn Tom Brady’s Deflategate suspension, according to billing records filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. |
10,000 Number of doughnuts used by Dunkin’ Donuts to create a mosaic of retiring Red Sox DH David Ortiz in downtown Boston. |
| 32,072 Number of miles the Los Angeles Rams will travel during the 2016 regular season, more than any other NFL team. The Rams’ total was boosted by the team’s trip to London. |
5 Approximate minutes needed to open or close the new roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium, the main venue for the U.S. Open in tennis. |
| $19.2 million Amount spent by the University of Texas on its football coaching transition before even paying new coach Tom Herman’s salary. Texas is spending $10.4 million to buy out former coach Charlie Strong, $6.3 million to pay off other coaches’ contracts, and $2.5 million to close out Herman’s contract with Houston. |
$500,000 Cost per season for one of SunTrust Park’s 10 championship suites behind home plate. |
| 243,000 Average number of viewers per minute for Twitter’s debut of live streaming “Thursday Night Football,” a matchup featuring the Jets and Bills. |
$950,000 Total amount the University of Kentucky will be paid for the men’s basketball team’s four neutral-site games during the 2016-17 season. |
| 20 Size, in equivalent football fields, of the NFL’s Draft Town area set up in and around Chicago’s Grant Park. A total of 36 league sponsors activated at the event. |
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— Chicago Bulls guard Dwyane Wade, on the need for societal change in the U.S.
| 23.4 million Number of viewers Fox averaged for the seven-game Cubs-Indians World Series, the best average for the Fall Classic since the Red Sox swept the Cardinals in 2004 (25.4 million viewers). |
$19,000 Price paid on StubHub for a World Series Game 3 ticket near the Cubs’ bullpen, the most expensive ticket purchased for the three World Series games at Wrigley Field. |
| $3.5 million Amount the NFLPA spent on legal fees in an effort to overturn Tom Brady’s Deflategate suspension, according to billing records filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. |
10,000 Number of doughnuts used by Dunkin’ Donuts to create a mosaic of retiring Red Sox DH David Ortiz in downtown Boston. |
| 32,072 Number of miles the Los Angeles Rams will travel during the 2016 regular season, more than any other NFL team. The Rams’ total was boosted by the team’s trip to London. |
5 Approximate minutes needed to open or close the new roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium, the main venue for the U.S. Open in tennis. |
| $19.2 million Amount spent by the University of Texas on its football coaching transition before even paying new coach Tom Herman’s salary. Texas is spending $10.4 million to buy out former coach Charlie Strong, $6.3 million to pay off other coaches’ contracts, and $2.5 million to close out Herman’s contract with Houston. |
$500,000 Cost per season for one of SunTrust Park’s 10 championship suites behind home plate. |
| 243,000 Average number of viewers per minute for Twitter’s debut of live streaming “Thursday Night Football,” a matchup featuring the Jets and Bills. |
$950,000 Total amount the University of Kentucky will be paid for the men’s basketball team’s four neutral-site games during the 2016-17 season. |
| 20 Size, in equivalent football fields, of the NFL’s Draft Town area set up in and around Chicago’s Grant Park. A total of 36 league sponsors activated at the event. |
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“I strongly disagree with their decision. To put it bluntly, it’s total PC BS. It’s an insult to our city and an insult to our state.”
| 23.4 million Number of viewers Fox averaged for the seven-game Cubs-Indians World Series, the best average for the Fall Classic since the Red Sox swept the Cardinals in 2004 (25.4 million viewers). |
$19,000 Price paid on StubHub for a World Series Game 3 ticket near the Cubs’ bullpen, the most expensive ticket purchased for the three World Series games at Wrigley Field. |
| $3.5 million Amount the NFLPA spent on legal fees in an effort to overturn Tom Brady’s Deflategate suspension, according to billing records filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. |
10,000 Number of doughnuts used by Dunkin’ Donuts to create a mosaic of retiring Red Sox DH David Ortiz in downtown Boston. |
| 32,072 Number of miles the Los Angeles Rams will travel during the 2016 regular season, more than any other NFL team. The Rams’ total was boosted by the team’s trip to London. |
5 Approximate minutes needed to open or close the new roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium, the main venue for the U.S. Open in tennis. |
| $19.2 million Amount spent by the University of Texas on its football coaching transition before even paying new coach Tom Herman’s salary. Texas is spending $10.4 million to buy out former coach Charlie Strong, $6.3 million to pay off other coaches’ contracts, and $2.5 million to close out Herman’s contract with Houston. |
$500,000 Cost per season for one of SunTrust Park’s 10 championship suites behind home plate. |
| 243,000 Average number of viewers per minute for Twitter’s debut of live streaming “Thursday Night Football,” a matchup featuring the Jets and Bills. |
$950,000 Total amount the University of Kentucky will be paid for the men’s basketball team’s four neutral-site games during the 2016-17 season. |
| 20 Size, in equivalent football fields, of the NFL’s Draft Town area set up in and around Chicago’s Grant Park. A total of 36 league sponsors activated at the event. |
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— North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory, on the NBA pulling the 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte due to the state’s controversial HB2 law
| 23.4 million Number of viewers Fox averaged for the seven-game Cubs-Indians World Series, the best average for the Fall Classic since the Red Sox swept the Cardinals in 2004 (25.4 million viewers). |
$19,000 Price paid on StubHub for a World Series Game 3 ticket near the Cubs’ bullpen, the most expensive ticket purchased for the three World Series games at Wrigley Field. |
| $3.5 million Amount the NFLPA spent on legal fees in an effort to overturn Tom Brady’s Deflategate suspension, according to billing records filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. |
10,000 Number of doughnuts used by Dunkin’ Donuts to create a mosaic of retiring Red Sox DH David Ortiz in downtown Boston. |
| 32,072 Number of miles the Los Angeles Rams will travel during the 2016 regular season, more than any other NFL team. The Rams’ total was boosted by the team’s trip to London. |
5 Approximate minutes needed to open or close the new roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium, the main venue for the U.S. Open in tennis. |
| $19.2 million Amount spent by the University of Texas on its football coaching transition before even paying new coach Tom Herman’s salary. Texas is spending $10.4 million to buy out former coach Charlie Strong, $6.3 million to pay off other coaches’ contracts, and $2.5 million to close out Herman’s contract with Houston. |
$500,000 Cost per season for one of SunTrust Park’s 10 championship suites behind home plate. |
| 243,000 Average number of viewers per minute for Twitter’s debut of live streaming “Thursday Night Football,” a matchup featuring the Jets and Bills. |
$950,000 Total amount the University of Kentucky will be paid for the men’s basketball team’s four neutral-site games during the 2016-17 season. |
| 20 Size, in equivalent football fields, of the NFL’s Draft Town area set up in and around Chicago’s Grant Park. A total of 36 league sponsors activated at the event. |
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“Jamie Horowitz and I have a difference of opinion when it comes to building a successful organization. I believe success is achieved by acquiring and developing talented, respected and credible individuals, none of which applies to Skip Bayless.”
| 23.4 million Number of viewers Fox averaged for the seven-game Cubs-Indians World Series, the best average for the Fall Classic since the Red Sox swept the Cardinals in 2004 (25.4 million viewers). |
$19,000 Price paid on StubHub for a World Series Game 3 ticket near the Cubs’ bullpen, the most expensive ticket purchased for the three World Series games at Wrigley Field. |
| $3.5 million Amount the NFLPA spent on legal fees in an effort to overturn Tom Brady’s Deflategate suspension, according to billing records filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. |
10,000 Number of doughnuts used by Dunkin’ Donuts to create a mosaic of retiring Red Sox DH David Ortiz in downtown Boston. |
| 32,072 Number of miles the Los Angeles Rams will travel during the 2016 regular season, more than any other NFL team. The Rams’ total was boosted by the team’s trip to London. |
5 Approximate minutes needed to open or close the new roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium, the main venue for the U.S. Open in tennis. |
| $19.2 million Amount spent by the University of Texas on its football coaching transition before even paying new coach Tom Herman’s salary. Texas is spending $10.4 million to buy out former coach Charlie Strong, $6.3 million to pay off other coaches’ contracts, and $2.5 million to close out Herman’s contract with Houston. |
$500,000 Cost per season for one of SunTrust Park’s 10 championship suites behind home plate. |
| 243,000 Average number of viewers per minute for Twitter’s debut of live streaming “Thursday Night Football,” a matchup featuring the Jets and Bills. |
$950,000 Total amount the University of Kentucky will be paid for the men’s basketball team’s four neutral-site games during the 2016-17 season. |
| 20 Size, in equivalent football fields, of the NFL’s Draft Town area set up in and around Chicago’s Grant Park. A total of 36 league sponsors activated at the event. |
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— Fox’s Troy Aikman, on the network hiring the outspoken pundit
| 23.4 million Number of viewers Fox averaged for the seven-game Cubs-Indians World Series, the best average for the Fall Classic since the Red Sox swept the Cardinals in 2004 (25.4 million viewers). |
$19,000 Price paid on StubHub for a World Series Game 3 ticket near the Cubs’ bullpen, the most expensive ticket purchased for the three World Series games at Wrigley Field. |
| $3.5 million Amount the NFLPA spent on legal fees in an effort to overturn Tom Brady’s Deflategate suspension, according to billing records filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. |
10,000 Number of doughnuts used by Dunkin’ Donuts to create a mosaic of retiring Red Sox DH David Ortiz in downtown Boston. |
| 32,072 Number of miles the Los Angeles Rams will travel during the 2016 regular season, more than any other NFL team. The Rams’ total was boosted by the team’s trip to London. |
5 Approximate minutes needed to open or close the new roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium, the main venue for the U.S. Open in tennis. |
| $19.2 million Amount spent by the University of Texas on its football coaching transition before even paying new coach Tom Herman’s salary. Texas is spending $10.4 million to buy out former coach Charlie Strong, $6.3 million to pay off other coaches’ contracts, and $2.5 million to close out Herman’s contract with Houston. |
$500,000 Cost per season for one of SunTrust Park’s 10 championship suites behind home plate. |
| 243,000 Average number of viewers per minute for Twitter’s debut of live streaming “Thursday Night Football,” a matchup featuring the Jets and Bills. |
$950,000 Total amount the University of Kentucky will be paid for the men’s basketball team’s four neutral-site games during the 2016-17 season. |
| 20 Size, in equivalent football fields, of the NFL’s Draft Town area set up in and around Chicago’s Grant Park. A total of 36 league sponsors activated at the event. |
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“They’re the 800-pound gorilla, and when the NFL says ‘jump,’ you say, ‘yes sir.’”
| 23.4 million Number of viewers Fox averaged for the seven-game Cubs-Indians World Series, the best average for the Fall Classic since the Red Sox swept the Cardinals in 2004 (25.4 million viewers). |
$19,000 Price paid on StubHub for a World Series Game 3 ticket near the Cubs’ bullpen, the most expensive ticket purchased for the three World Series games at Wrigley Field. |
| $3.5 million Amount the NFLPA spent on legal fees in an effort to overturn Tom Brady’s Deflategate suspension, according to billing records filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. |
10,000 Number of doughnuts used by Dunkin’ Donuts to create a mosaic of retiring Red Sox DH David Ortiz in downtown Boston. |
| 32,072 Number of miles the Los Angeles Rams will travel during the 2016 regular season, more than any other NFL team. The Rams’ total was boosted by the team’s trip to London. |
5 Approximate minutes needed to open or close the new roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium, the main venue for the U.S. Open in tennis. |
| $19.2 million Amount spent by the University of Texas on its football coaching transition before even paying new coach Tom Herman’s salary. Texas is spending $10.4 million to buy out former coach Charlie Strong, $6.3 million to pay off other coaches’ contracts, and $2.5 million to close out Herman’s contract with Houston. |
$500,000 Cost per season for one of SunTrust Park’s 10 championship suites behind home plate. |
| 243,000 Average number of viewers per minute for Twitter’s debut of live streaming “Thursday Night Football,” a matchup featuring the Jets and Bills. |
$950,000 Total amount the University of Kentucky will be paid for the men’s basketball team’s four neutral-site games during the 2016-17 season. |
| 20 Size, in equivalent football fields, of the NFL’s Draft Town area set up in and around Chicago’s Grant Park. A total of 36 league sponsors activated at the event. |
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— CBS Chairman and CEO Les Moonves
| 23.4 million Number of viewers Fox averaged for the seven-game Cubs-Indians World Series, the best average for the Fall Classic since the Red Sox swept the Cardinals in 2004 (25.4 million viewers). |
$19,000 Price paid on StubHub for a World Series Game 3 ticket near the Cubs’ bullpen, the most expensive ticket purchased for the three World Series games at Wrigley Field. |
| $3.5 million Amount the NFLPA spent on legal fees in an effort to overturn Tom Brady’s Deflategate suspension, according to billing records filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. |
10,000 Number of doughnuts used by Dunkin’ Donuts to create a mosaic of retiring Red Sox DH David Ortiz in downtown Boston. |
| 32,072 Number of miles the Los Angeles Rams will travel during the 2016 regular season, more than any other NFL team. The Rams’ total was boosted by the team’s trip to London. |
5 Approximate minutes needed to open or close the new roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium, the main venue for the U.S. Open in tennis. |
| $19.2 million Amount spent by the University of Texas on its football coaching transition before even paying new coach Tom Herman’s salary. Texas is spending $10.4 million to buy out former coach Charlie Strong, $6.3 million to pay off other coaches’ contracts, and $2.5 million to close out Herman’s contract with Houston. |
$500,000 Cost per season for one of SunTrust Park’s 10 championship suites behind home plate. |
| 243,000 Average number of viewers per minute for Twitter’s debut of live streaming “Thursday Night Football,” a matchup featuring the Jets and Bills. |
$950,000 Total amount the University of Kentucky will be paid for the men’s basketball team’s four neutral-site games during the 2016-17 season. |
| 20 Size, in equivalent football fields, of the NFL’s Draft Town area set up in and around Chicago’s Grant Park. A total of 36 league sponsors activated at the event. |
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“It is literally a laughingstock around college football the way this commissioner and the presidents have operated this charade.”
| 23.4 million Number of viewers Fox averaged for the seven-game Cubs-Indians World Series, the best average for the Fall Classic since the Red Sox swept the Cardinals in 2004 (25.4 million viewers). |
$19,000 Price paid on StubHub for a World Series Game 3 ticket near the Cubs’ bullpen, the most expensive ticket purchased for the three World Series games at Wrigley Field. |
| $3.5 million Amount the NFLPA spent on legal fees in an effort to overturn Tom Brady’s Deflategate suspension, according to billing records filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. |
10,000 Number of doughnuts used by Dunkin’ Donuts to create a mosaic of retiring Red Sox DH David Ortiz in downtown Boston. |
| 32,072 Number of miles the Los Angeles Rams will travel during the 2016 regular season, more than any other NFL team. The Rams’ total was boosted by the team’s trip to London. |
5 Approximate minutes needed to open or close the new roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium, the main venue for the U.S. Open in tennis. |
| $19.2 million Amount spent by the University of Texas on its football coaching transition before even paying new coach Tom Herman’s salary. Texas is spending $10.4 million to buy out former coach Charlie Strong, $6.3 million to pay off other coaches’ contracts, and $2.5 million to close out Herman’s contract with Houston. |
$500,000 Cost per season for one of SunTrust Park’s 10 championship suites behind home plate. |
| 243,000 Average number of viewers per minute for Twitter’s debut of live streaming “Thursday Night Football,” a matchup featuring the Jets and Bills. |
$950,000 Total amount the University of Kentucky will be paid for the men’s basketball team’s four neutral-site games during the 2016-17 season. |
| 20 Size, in equivalent football fields, of the NFL’s Draft Town area set up in and around Chicago’s Grant Park. A total of 36 league sponsors activated at the event. |
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— ESPN’s Paul Finebaum, on the Big 12 and Commissioner Bob Bowlsby deciding not to expand
| 23.4 million Number of viewers Fox averaged for the seven-game Cubs-Indians World Series, the best average for the Fall Classic since the Red Sox swept the Cardinals in 2004 (25.4 million viewers). |
$19,000 Price paid on StubHub for a World Series Game 3 ticket near the Cubs’ bullpen, the most expensive ticket purchased for the three World Series games at Wrigley Field. |
| $3.5 million Amount the NFLPA spent on legal fees in an effort to overturn Tom Brady’s Deflategate suspension, according to billing records filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. |
10,000 Number of doughnuts used by Dunkin’ Donuts to create a mosaic of retiring Red Sox DH David Ortiz in downtown Boston. |
| 32,072 Number of miles the Los Angeles Rams will travel during the 2016 regular season, more than any other NFL team. The Rams’ total was boosted by the team’s trip to London. |
5 Approximate minutes needed to open or close the new roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium, the main venue for the U.S. Open in tennis. |
| $19.2 million Amount spent by the University of Texas on its football coaching transition before even paying new coach Tom Herman’s salary. Texas is spending $10.4 million to buy out former coach Charlie Strong, $6.3 million to pay off other coaches’ contracts, and $2.5 million to close out Herman’s contract with Houston. |
$500,000 Cost per season for one of SunTrust Park’s 10 championship suites behind home plate. |
| 243,000 Average number of viewers per minute for Twitter’s debut of live streaming “Thursday Night Football,” a matchup featuring the Jets and Bills. |
$950,000 Total amount the University of Kentucky will be paid for the men’s basketball team’s four neutral-site games during the 2016-17 season. |
| 20 Size, in equivalent football fields, of the NFL’s Draft Town area set up in and around Chicago’s Grant Park. A total of 36 league sponsors activated at the event. |
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Source: SportsBusiness Daily and SportsBusiness Journal archives
| 23.4 million Number of viewers Fox averaged for the seven-game Cubs-Indians World Series, the best average for the Fall Classic since the Red Sox swept the Cardinals in 2004 (25.4 million viewers). |
$19,000 Price paid on StubHub for a World Series Game 3 ticket near the Cubs’ bullpen, the most expensive ticket purchased for the three World Series games at Wrigley Field. |
| $3.5 million Amount the NFLPA spent on legal fees in an effort to overturn Tom Brady’s Deflategate suspension, according to billing records filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. |
10,000 Number of doughnuts used by Dunkin’ Donuts to create a mosaic of retiring Red Sox DH David Ortiz in downtown Boston. |
| 32,072 Number of miles the Los Angeles Rams will travel during the 2016 regular season, more than any other NFL team. The Rams’ total was boosted by the team’s trip to London. |
5 Approximate minutes needed to open or close the new roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium, the main venue for the U.S. Open in tennis. |
| $19.2 million Amount spent by the University of Texas on its football coaching transition before even paying new coach Tom Herman’s salary. Texas is spending $10.4 million to buy out former coach Charlie Strong, $6.3 million to pay off other coaches’ contracts, and $2.5 million to close out Herman’s contract with Houston. |
$500,000 Cost per season for one of SunTrust Park’s 10 championship suites behind home plate. |
| 243,000 Average number of viewers per minute for Twitter’s debut of live streaming “Thursday Night Football,” a matchup featuring the Jets and Bills. |
$950,000 Total amount the University of Kentucky will be paid for the men’s basketball team’s four neutral-site games during the 2016-17 season. |
| 20 Size, in equivalent football fields, of the NFL’s Draft Town area set up in and around Chicago’s Grant Park. A total of 36 league sponsors activated at the event. |
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