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  • You Have Six Months to Fund Your Offshore Betting Account

    Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee wants to repeal the restrictions on online gambling and would like to legalize and then tax it since we all know the government could use all the revenue it could get.  So, far, his efforts have not been [...]
    Posted: November 27, 2009, 10:03pm EST
    by Mark
  • Could Dickie V Call the Final Four in 2011?

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    Thanksgiving Week traditionally brings the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day and a raft of college football rivalry games on the weekend, usually starting on Thanksgiving with Texas - Texas A&M, as it does this year.  It also marks the first intense week of college basketball with preseason [...]
    Posted: November 26, 2009, 9:08am EST
    by Mark
  • MLS Expansion: Montreal 19th City? Becks Has Option for 20th Team

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    In interviews on the sidelines of the MLS Cup over the weekend, MLS Commissioner Don Garber confirmed what many felt was obvious following the last expansion round: Montreal is the likely destination for the 19th MLS city.  Entry into Montreal isn't likely until 2012, but Montreal must first get' [...]
    Posted: November 23, 2009, 9:30am EST
    by Mark
  • NFL Wakes Up; Adopts Saner Policy on Concussions

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    It almost took an act of Congress.  The NFL has long ignored the implication of concussions suffered by its players. In addition, the current medical system of the league whereby it is the team doctor who certifies to the coach and GM that a player is ready to play is [...]
    Posted: November 23, 2009, 8:17am EST
    by Mark
  • LPGA 2010 Tour Dates Highlight Difficulties

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    As we all know, sports has been particularly hard hit by the Great Recession as companies slash marketing budgets,  fans are pressed to come up with cash for the ever increasing ticket prices, and TV ratings for most sports are tanking as narrowcasting takes holds.  One of [...]
    Posted: November 21, 2009, 9:03am EST
    by Mark
  • Bayern Munich Lands Highly Lucrative Jersey Deal

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    In the high stakes world of European club soccer, nowhere does the battle takes place for higher stakes than for the name on the front of the jersey.  Leading the pack is Real Madrid, the Nuevo Galacticos ribery.jpgrecently renewed its deal with online gaming site [...]
    Posted: November 19, 2009, 10:13am EST
    by Mark
  • The 25 Highest Paid Coaches in the World

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    What do you think it would take to be among the highest paid coaches in the world?  Wouldn't you imagine that you should be at the very pinnacle of your game, having won mutliple championships either for one team. or perhaps, if you're a bit peripatetic, [...]
    Posted: November 18, 2009, 12:20am EST
    by Mark
  • Supreme Court Won't Hear Redskins Case - Name Stays For Now

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    After a tortuous 20 year legal battle, the US Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of a lower court's ruling that activists had waited too long to bring a case asserting that the Redskins name was so offensive that it did not deserve to receive trademark protection.  The [...]
    Posted: November 17, 2009, 11:08am EST
    by Mark
  • Federer Nets Big Deal with Credit Suisse

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    Who says all banks are pulling in their spending.  Tennis great Roger Federer has landed a ten year deal, which should take him right into retirement, with Credit Suisse.  The deal thought to be worth in the neighborhood of $2,000,000 per year, which puts it in line without [...]
    Posted: November 17, 2009, 9:16am EST
    by Mark
  • Mazel Tov Yuri, Israel's First World Champion

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    Last night's Miguel Cotto-Manny Pacquiao title match was being hailed as the return of boxing for the press attention it drew and the number of celebrities who attended the fight.  The early rounds didn't disappoint but after Pacquiao dropped Cotto in the fourth round, Cotto was' [...]
    Posted: November 15, 2009, 6:48pm EST
    by Mark
  • 5 Clubs Beakaway from USL-1 and Form New League

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    The current situation in professional soccer in the US and Canada at the level below MLS can charitably be described as chaotic.  Earlier this year, Nike sold USL-1, the recognized, and despite its name, Division II soccer league in the US and Canada.  Following completion of the sale, several of [...]
    Posted: November 12, 2009, 11:10pm EST
    by Mark
  • Leafs Prove Losing Can Pay in the NHL

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    Forbes is out with its annual look at the business of the NHL and its valuation of NHL clubs.  A number of things are striking at first glance of the valuation of the franchises.  The first is that it is clear that in Toronto, you [...]
    Posted: November 12, 2009, 9:11pm EST
    by Mark
  • Interesting Reading

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    Below is a collection of links to articles I have read lately that I think you may find interesting:

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    Co-owner of Boston Celtics running for Ted Kennedy's Senate seat (Bloomberg)

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    Battle of the Blades, Canada's answer to Dancing with the Stars naturally takes place on [...]
    Posted: November 11, 2009, 12:20pm EST
    by Mark
  • 2020 Olympics

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    Now that the 2016 Summer Olympics have been awarded to Rio, campaigning has begun for the 2020 Games.  Candidate cities are starting to express their interest or at least begin a whisper campaign of their candidacy.  In addition, applications for the 2018 Winter Games have been received [...]
    Posted: November 11, 2009, 10:22am EST
    by Mark
  • Where's the Outrage: Clips Owner Pays Millions to Settle Racial Discrimination Charges

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    Donald Sterling is the not only the extraordinarily cheap owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, but a Southern California real estate developer with hundred of apartments throughout the Southland.  Three years ago the Justice Department sued him alleging that he favored Korean tenants and  systematically discriminated against [...]
    Posted: November 07, 2009, 10:44pm EST
    by Mark
  • Adidas Ends Relationship With UCF Over Jordan Wearing Nike

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    The UCF Knights basketball had an exhibition game against St. Leo Wednesday night and every player but one wore adidas shoes as is required by the school's contract with the shoe and apparel contract.  The exception, as we would expect, was Marcus Jordan, Michael's youngest son.  As a result [...]
    Posted: November 05, 2009, 1:48pm EST
    by Mark
  • Adidas Plans Huge Push Behind World Cup and New Zidane Boot

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    Athletic wear sales tend to run in cycles.  Interest often peaks around major sporting events and companies assoicated with star athletes see their sales rise as the athletes medals move up the metal scale.  With 2010 approaching, adidas sees its biggest marketing event of every four year cycle ahead [...]
    Posted: November 05, 2009, 12:30am EST
    by Mark
  • Election Results; The Day After

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    Yesterday's elections produced a few surprises and a couple of results with significant impact in the world of sports.  First, the upset victory of Chris Christie in New Jersey, where he knocked off incumbent governor Jon Corzine puts the renovation of the Izod Center, the current home of the New' [...]
    Posted: November 04, 2009, 8:50am EST
    by Mark
  • Rondo Signs for $55 Million; Did Celtics Overpay?

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    It's been reported last night and today that the Celtics have signed point guard Rajon Rondo to a five year contract, worth at least $55 million.  He would have been a restricted free agent at the end of the season, and likely the best point guard on the market,' [...]
    Posted: November 03, 2009, 11:15pm EST
    by Mark
  • BetonsSports.com Founder Gets More than Four Years in Jail

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    Concluding a more than four year investigation, BetonSports.com founder Gary Kaplan pleaded guilty yesterday to several felony counts and was sentenced to more than four years in jail.  Kaplan, jailed since his arrest more than two years ago, had been charged by the US Attorney in St. Louis with [...]
    Posted: November 03, 2009, 10:14am EST
    by Mark
  • Newstex Interview

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    An interview I did with Newstex,  the excelllent content syndicator, can be found here.  If you're not familiar with Newstex, they syndicate content to a variety of outlets including Reuters and Lexis-Nexis.  You can find out more about what they do here.
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    Posted: October 30, 2009, 8:56am EDT
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  • North American Sports Day

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    Sunday will be a groundbreaking day in the annals of North American sports  As far as I've been able to determine, Sunday will be the first day on which all four/five major professional sports leagues have played regular season or playoff games on the same day.  So far as I' [...]
    Posted: October 29, 2009, 5:10pm EDT
    by Mark
  • McCourts Battle Each Other Tougher Than Dodgers Fought Phils

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    The McCourt divorce is going to be the gift that keeps on giving this season.  Already, 700 pages of documents have been dumped on Los Angeles Superior Court, and the fight is just beginning.  We're talking about preliminary motions here; we haven't even gotten to any of the really [...]
    Posted: October 29, 2009, 4:58pm EDT
    by Mark
  • Coyotes Sold to the NHL

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    Phoneix, your long nightmare appears to be over.  Jerry Moyes has agreed to sell the Coyotes to the NHL.  While the deal must still be approved by the bankruptcy court judge, that would seem to be mostly formality at this point since the deal was struck under his guidance, or [...]
    Posted: October 27, 2009, 10:18pm EDT
    by Mark
  • Michael Jordan's Son Could Cost UCF It's adidas Contract

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    Marcus Jordan is an 18 year old college freshman basketball player at UCF, formerly referred to by its proper name: the University of Central Florida.  When Marcus was being recruited by the UCF coaches he was promised that he could wear a particular shoe when [...]
    Posted: October 25, 2009, 3:53pm EDT
    by Mark
  • Myron Rolle: NFL Delayed for a Rhodes Scholarship

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    There is a must read story in the New York Times today catching up with former Florida State defensive back Myron Rolle, who put the NFL on hold to accept a Rhodes Scholarship and a year at Oxford.  All too often we hear coaches, athletic [...]
    Posted: October 25, 2009, 3:28pm EDT
    by Mark
  • Goodell Says London May Get NFL Franchise

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    The NFL is holding its annual regular season game at London's Wembley Stadium Sunday. This year features the New England Patriots playing the Tampa Bay Bucs, who are owned by the Glazer family, owners of the English Premier League and European Champion League's defending champion Manchester [...]
    Posted: October 23, 2009, 6:24pm EDT
    by Mark
  • A New Civil Rights Movement for the MIddle Class

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    This is a non-political blog and while I have strong political views and am very active in politics, I have not used this blog to discuss those views or issues, save the joy I felt, and still feel, with the election of President Obama.  However, I am breaking that stance [...]
    Posted: October 23, 2009, 12:51am EDT
    by Mark
  • Dodgers Owner Fires Wife as CEO

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    Los Angeles Dodgers fans better enjoy the memory of this year's run to the NLCS.  It may be the last time the team gets there for a while if what has happened to other team's whose owners went through bitter divorces are any indication.  Dodgers'' [...]
    Posted: October 22, 2009, 11:50pm EDT
    by Mark
  • Tiger Heads Sports Entrants on Fortune's Forty Under Forty

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    Tiger Woods stands atop the sports world's under forty year old business people, according to Fortune's Forty Under Forty list, unless you consider Twitter, which is being used constantly to comic effect, by athletes everywhere, a member of the sports world.  Tiger ranked 6th on the list, the [...]
    Posted: October 22, 2009, 8:17pm EDT
    by Mark
  • Bankruptcy Judge Approves January Auction of Pimlico

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    Coninuing our legal theme of the day, we turn now to bankruptcy court and for a change our venue is not the Valley of the Sun, but the land of the Black-eyed Susans.   The federal Bankruptcy Court judge overseeing the bankruptcy of Magna Entertainment approved a proposal to conduct [...]
    Posted: October 14, 2009, 9:35pm EDT
    by Mark
  • Kentucky and Billy Clyde Settle for Almost $3 Million

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    When Kentucky hired Billy Clyde Gillispie to be the head basketball coach, no contract was signed.  Instead, the two sides agreed on a memorandum of terms with a detailed contract to be worked out later.  Well, two years later Kentucky decided to fire Billy Clyde and the [...]
    Posted: October 14, 2009, 9:15pm EDT
    by Mark
  • Limbaugh Dropped from Rams Bidding Group

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    Dave Checketts announced tonight that Rush has been dropped from the group bidding for control of St. Louis Rams since "it has become clear that his involvement in our group has become a complication and a distraction to our intentions; endangering our bid to keep the team in St." [...]
    Posted: October 14, 2009, 8:50pm EDT
    by Mark
  • A Look at the New Jersey Nets Financials

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    Forest City Enterprises, the majority owner of the New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets is a public company, with its stock traded on the New York Stock Exchange (FCE.A). As a result, its recent 10-K/A filed with the SEC last week in connection with the [...]
    Posted: October 09, 2009, 8:00am EDT
    by Mark
  • South Florida Superpass

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    In what is probably a first in the annals of professional sports marketing, South Florida pro teams and sports attractions teamed up to present fans with a ten event package ticket. For $330 or $1,125 depending on seating, a fan will get tickets to see all four pro [...]
    Posted: October 06, 2009, 10:55am EDT
    by Mark
  • Rush Wants the Rams

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    It would be rapture for Dittoheads everywhere - their very own NFL team to salivate over. Rush Limbaugh, the unctuous radio talk show has expressed an interest in buying, in partnership with St. Louis Blues owner Dave Checketts, an interest in the St. Louis Rams. [...]
    Posted: October 05, 2009, 9:10pm EDT
    by Mark
  • Sports and Business Law Conference

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    On October 23, 2009, the National Sports Law Institute will be holding a conference titled The Evolution of Sports Law and Business From the 20th to the 21st Century at the Alumni Memorial Union, on the Marquette University campus in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The conference will include panels on Olympic/international, [...]
    Posted: October 05, 2009, 10:34am EDT
    by Mark
  • Rio Gets 2016 Olympics; EvenObama Can't Deliver Chicago

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    The 2016 Olympics are heading south for the first time. On the third ballot, the games were awarded to Rio de Janeiro, marking the first time that the Summer Olympics will be held in South America. While Rio had always been considered to be one [...]
    Posted: October 03, 2009, 12:53am EDT
    by Mark
  • Customizing Basketball Letters of Intent Now Banned

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    As the carnival of coaching changes in college basketball each spring has spun ever more rapidly, it has become increasingly common for top recruits to ask for, and for colleges to agree to, addendums to the letters of intent committing those recruits to attend that school. The addendums may vary [...]
    Posted: October 02, 2009, 10:30am EDT
    by Mark
  • Tiger Woods - Billionaire

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    By his standards, this year has not been one of Tiger Wood's most successful seasons. Oh sure, he won six tournaments, is the likely player of the year, won over $10 million in prize money and last, but most certainly not least, won the Fed [...]
    Posted: October 01, 2009, 11:06pm EDT
    by Mark
  • Coyotes Judge Rejects Both Claims; NHL Winner

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    The US Bankruptcy Court judge overseeing the bankruptcy of the Phoenix Coyotes rejected both bids to purchase the franchise but invited the NHL to revise its bid to meet his objections. He essentially ended any efforts by Jim Balsillie to purchase the team and move it to Hamilton, Ont.. Balsillie [...]
    Posted: October 01, 2009, 9:46am EDT
    by Mark
  • Vick Resigns Endorsement Deal Withi NIke

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    Michael Vick played in his NFL game in over two years last weekend and this week another step in resuming his career and restoring his standing in the sport fell into place. Yesterday, his agent announced that Vick has re-signed an endorsement deal with [...]
    Posted: October 01, 2009, 8:04am EDT
    by Mark
  • 2016 Olympics Winner's Stock Market May Get Boost

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    Seemingly counter-intuitive, at least to me, a study reported by Bloomberg claims that in the five days following the award of the hosting of an Olympics the stock market of the new host gains an average of 2%. I say counter-intuitive because with the exception of the recent games [...]
    Posted: September 30, 2009, 11:03am EDT
    by Mark
  • Great Recession Hits Horse Sales

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    The Keeneland September Yearling Sale is the largest and usually most expensive sale of thoroughbred yearlings in the world. It recently concluded its annual 14 day run while posting the largest declines in its history, as the full weight of the global economic crisis [...]
    Posted: September 30, 2009, 1:17am EDT
    by Mark
  • Why Rent Your Stadium Seat When You Can Own It?

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    The introduction of personal seat licenses about 20 years ago revolutionized the financing of stadium and arena construction around the country. By asking fans to pony up a lump sum merely for the right to buy tickets, team owners and colleges and universities created a revenue stream basically out of [...]
    Posted: September 30, 2009, 12:25am EDT
    by Mark
  • NFL Study Finds LInk to Dementia

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    The defending Heisman Trophy winner, heart and soul of the number one college football team in the country and the man crush of half the state of Florida, Tim Tebow, suffered a concussion in Florida's destruction of Kentucky last Saturday. Tebow's injury was significant enough to warrant his spending the [...]
    Posted: September 30, 2009, 12:09am EDT
    by Mark
  • Yankee (or Gotham Redux) Bowl Slated for 2010

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    The Big East, Big XII and the New York Yankees will announce tomorrow the creation of a new bowl game to be played in new Yankee Stadium. The game will pit the fourth place finisher from the Big East against the seventh place finisher from [...]
    Posted: September 29, 2009, 11:48pm EDT
    by Mark
  • Tuesday Tidbits and More

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    Sorry for the absence of posts the last several days. I've had family in town and with Yom Kippur, I've been away from my computer, so I'll try to catch up by throwing up a few links I had been collecting without too much commentary. There may be another post' [...]
    Posted: September 29, 2009, 8:06am EDT
    by Mark
  • Coyotes Will Stay in Phoenix For Upcoming Season

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    While Coyotes' fans, Jim Balsillie and the NHL await a bankruptcy judge's ruling on who will be the next owner of the team, Balsillie, who intends to move the club to Hamilton, Ontario if he is the winner, committed to keep the team in Phoenix for the upcoming season.' [...]
    Posted: September 24, 2009, 9:18am EDT
    by Mark
  • Thoroughbred Yearling Sale Prices Fall for Third Year

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    It's the perfect storm of financial disaster for the thoroughbred breeding business. In 2007, when the current crop of yearlings which are now going through the sales ring were conceived, stud fees were at their recent peak. As those yearlings now come to market, breeders are [...]
    Posted: September 21, 2009, 8:59am EDT
    by Mark
  • Adidas, Puma to Patch 60 Year Feud

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    The sports shoe giant Adidas and smaller rival Puma were born of a feud between brothers in a small German town more than 60 years ago. The two companies were formed in 1948 when Adolf and Rudolf Dass had a falling out during World War II and split up their [...]
    Posted: September 20, 2009, 11:01pm EDT
    by Mark
  • Nets New Owner to Be a Russian?


    Now that the Nets owner Bruce Ratner has secured all the approvals necessary to build his proposed new Barclays Arena in Brooklyn, the final search for the needed $700 million to fund construction is underway. In addition, or as part and parcel of the arena [...]
    Posted: September 18, 2009, 9:33pm EDT
    by Mark
  • Coyotes Auction Tomorrow, Maybe...

    The US Bankruptcy Court judge overseeing the bankruptcy case of the Phoenix Coyotes today held the first of what was expected to be two days of hearing in the auction of the club. Right now, there are only two bidders for the Coyotes: Blackberry co-founder Jim Balsillie who has made [...]
    Posted: September 10, 2009, 11:40pm EDT
    by Mark
  • Nets Get Practice Jersey Sponsor

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    In the NBA's closest move yet towards adding sponsors name to jerseys, the New Jersey (Brooklyn?) Nets have signed an agreement with PNY Technologies to add the company's name to the Nets' practice jersey. The company was already a Nets sponsor, with in-arena signage,' [...]
    Posted: September 09, 2009, 5:39am EDT
    by Mark
  • Women's Tennis Shows Strength Through Recession

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    The WTA has been able to withstand the Great Recession in excellent shape, according to CEO Stacey Allaster. The tour lost only one title sponsor in 2009, and is adding three new tournaments for 2010. Contrast that to the LPGA, which had to [...]
    Posted: September 08, 2009, 9:26am EDT
    by Mark
  • 10 Ways to Invest in New Beatlemania

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    Happy Labor Day! Hope you're having bright sunshine and few clouds as we enjoy the end of summer. It's thunderstorms here in the Bluegrass so I'm not tempted to go outside. You're the lucky beneficiaries of the storm since I'm cooped up in the house, [...]
    Posted: September 07, 2009, 8:29am EDT
    by Mark
  • Lingerie Football League Debuts

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    Last night marked the historic debut of the Lingerie Football League as the Miami Caliente came to
    Chicago to take on the Chicago Bliss at the Sears Center Arena. The Bliss won 29-19. For a good write-up of the game, go here.

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    Posted: September 05, 2009, 8:14am EDT
    by Mark
  • FIFA Gives Chelsea One Year Ban on Signing Players

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    Roman Abramovich's millions have transformed Chelsea into one of the major powers of European soccer. The only trophy that has eluded Chelsea in recent years has been the Champions League and they have continued to spend his millions in an effort to take that one home to Stamford Bridge as [...]
    Posted: September 04, 2009, 11:11am EDT
    by Mark
  • A's to San Jose Brings $130 Million a Year to South Bay

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    A's owner Lew Wolf is a man in search of a home. Oakland draws the second fewest fans in the majors behind only the Florida Marlins and Wolf is convinced that baseball is no longer economically viable in Oakland. He tried to build a stadium in Fremont, but that fell [...]
    Posted: September 04, 2009, 12:32am EDT
    by Mark
  • Cowboys Top Most Valuable List Again

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    Once again, Forbes has released its list of the value of NFL franchises and once again the list is topped by the Dallas Cowboys. Jerry Jones' golden touch has seen the franchise increase by 2% to a whopping $1.65 Billion, yes with a "B",' [...]
    Posted: September 03, 2009, 8:35am EDT
    by Mark
  • Panthers Owner Fires His Sons

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    What a way to start a football season. Normally the days leading up to the final exhibition game are filled with stories about the team's final roster: who's going to make it, who may be cut, free agent signings, possible trades, even, as rare as those are in the NFL. [...]
    Posted: September 02, 2009, 7:42pm EDT
    by Mark
  • 8 USL Clubs Threaten Breakaway League

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    Soccer in this country has had many obstacles to success. For one , the management of professional leagues before Major League Soccer has consistently chosen the wrong path and as a result, the leagues have imploded. So far, at least, MLS seems to have hit [...]
    Posted: September 02, 2009, 8:30am EDT
    by Mark
  • NY Giants Chase Bankruptcy Claim Against Lehman

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    The Giants and Jets are privately funding the construction of the $1.6 billion New Giants Stadium (catchy name don't you think) now scheduled for opening in time for the kickoff of the 2010 season. To raise its $800 million portion, the Giants turned to the' [...]
    Posted: September 02, 2009, 7:20am EDT
    by Mark
  • P&G Signs On as US Olympic Sponsor

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    Reversing a recession induced trend, the US Olympic Committee has landed a major new sponsor.  Proctor & Gamble has signed on as a new sponsor and we will now see the USOC logo and the Olympic rings on 17 different P&G brands but especially on brands that appeal [...]
    Posted: September 02, 2009, 1:39am EDT
    by Mark
  • Do You Want to Sponsor a Golf Tour?

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    The LPGA is looking for a title or presenting sponsor for the entire 2010 tour, including a year-end championship tournament, which would include media inventory in the tour's new exclusive television deal with Golf Channel which begins next year.  The year-end championship would be moved to' [...]
    Posted: September 02, 2009, 1:07am EDT
    by Mark
  • Delaware Limited to NFL Parley

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    The federal appeals court that had earlier handed the NFL a victory in its battle with Delaware over gambling, clarified what would be permissible.  The appeals court found that the grandfather clause in the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act was meant to be strictly construed.  As a result, Delaware [...]
    Posted: September 02, 2009, 1:00am EDT
    by Mark
  • Is Formula One Racing a Sport?

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    One can argue about auto racing being a sport I suppose, although it seems fairly well settled, at least among the western industrialized world. In India, however, it has proved to be a different matter altogether. It seems that Formula One racing, the world's most popular form of auto racing, [...]
    Posted: August 28, 2009, 12:28am EDT
    by Mark
  • NHL Bids for Coyotes

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    The long and winding story of the Phoenix Coyotes just got more interesting. While the group led by White Sox and Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf dropped its bid for the 'Yotes, saying it couldn't reach a satisfactory agreement with the City of Glendale over a lease of Jobing,com Arena, the [...]
    Posted: August 28, 2009, 12:16am EDT
    by Mark
  • Mazel Tov to the Greens; Onward and Upward in the Champions League

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    Maccabi Haifa took care of business today, defeating Red Bull Salzburg, the sister club to Red Bull New York, 3-0 at the National Stadium in Ramat Gan, Israel to advance to the group stage of the UEFA Champions League for only the second time in [...]
    Posted: August 25, 2009, 8:40pm EDT
    by Mark
  • Court Kills Delaware Single Game Bets

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    A federal appeals court ruling today most likely ended Delaware's foray into single game betting on college and professional sports.  The appeals court, hearing an appeal filed by the NFL, found that the single game betting proposed  by Delaware violated the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992.  The Court [...]
    Posted: August 24, 2009, 6:44pm EDT
    by Mark
  • NCAA Vacates Memphis' Final Four Run

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    Stop me if you've heard this one already.  It's getting to be old hat for Memphis and John Calipari; another trip to the Final Four, another investigation by the NCAA and another visit to the Final Four wiped off the record books.  Oh, the other thing that yesterday's announcement had' [...]
    Posted: August 21, 2009, 5:19am EDT
    by Mark
  • Former Curlin Owners Sentenced in Fraud Case

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    Also while I was gone, a US District Judge in Kentucky pronounced sentences for the two Kentucky lawyers who formerly owned Curlin and who were convicted of defrauding their clients out of millions of dollars in the fen-phen case.  Judge Danny Reeves sentenced William Gallion to 25 years [...]
    Posted: August 20, 2009, 10:52am EDT
    by Mark
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    Posted: August 20, 2009, 10:51am EDT
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  • What Did I Miss (Besides Tiger's Collapse)?

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    I'm back from travels into the land of the Wahoos, helping my daughter settle into her new apartment.  Seems like it was a weekend that was memorable in the sports world only for the epic collapse Tiger experienced on Sunday.  I guess we can expect to' [...]
    Posted: August 20, 2009, 10:06am EDT
    by Mark
  • Road Trippin'

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    POsting will probably be light to nonexistent over the weekend and on into next week as I'll be traveling with limited time and access, so you'll just have to carry on without me. Fortunately you have Tiger trying for a PGA win, Mike Vick searching for a contract and Rick [...]
    Posted: August 13, 2009, 10:53pm EDT
    by Mark
  • Pitino Admits to Sex with Extortionist

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    In an admission that I'm sure came as no surprise to anyone, Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitio had admitted to police investigators that he had consensual sex with Linda Sypher, the woman now indicted for extorting money from him. In addition, Pitino told police that' [...]
    Posted: August 12, 2009, 1:49am EDT
    by Mark
  • Jeremy Tyler Heads to Isreal

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    Jeremy Tyler, the high school phenom basketball player who is skipping not only his first year in college but also his last year in high school, will likely begin his professional basketball career in Israel. The New York Times is reporting that Tyler is very close to an agreement [...]
    Posted: August 11, 2009, 2:28am EDT
    by Mark
  • Televiso, Azteca and Univision Need El Tri Win on Wednesday

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    When the US and Mexico kick of in Estadio Azteca on Wednesday afternoon, there will be more riding on the game than a berth in World Cup 2010. That's not to say that World Cup qualifying isn't the most important thing at stake in the' [...]
    Posted: August 11, 2009, 12:30am EDT
    by Mark
  • The End of the Moneyball Era

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    If you look at the standings in Major League Baseball's divisional and wildcard races across all divisional lines and in both leagues, one item pops right out at you - there are almost no small teams.  The only small payroll teams still in serious contention are the Rockies and the [...]
    Posted: August 09, 2009, 11:21am EDT
    by Mark
  • NCAA Bans Championships From States with Gambling

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    The NCAA was the first professional sports organization to react to the US District Court Judge's refusal to issue an injunction barring the implementation of single game wagering in Delaware. One day after the judge in Delaware issued his decision, the presidents of all three divisions of the NCAA [...]
    Posted: August 09, 2009, 1:17am EDT
    by Mark
  • Texas A&M Nets Punter From Trademark Fight with Seahawks

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    Remember the battle between Texas A&M and the Seattle Seahawks three years ago over the trademark to the "12th Man"?.  Well, that fight, which got huge press throughout the Pacific Northwest and resulted in the Seahawks paying a license fee to A&M which had trademarked the term years earlier, [...]
    Posted: August 09, 2009, 1:01am EDT
    by Mark
  • Thursday Tidbits

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    Below are a few links to get your Thursday off to a good start. However, before we get to the links I have to talk about one thing I saw last night. I turned on the Barcelona - Seattle Sounders soccer game, only to find [...]
    Posted: August 06, 2009, 12:28am EDT
    by Mark
  • Cablevision to Spin Off MSG

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    At long last the long suffering shareholders of  Cablevision will see Madison Square Garden, the Knicks and the Rangers depart from the Cablevision balance sheet and operating statement.  Cablevision announced last week the intent to spin off MSG into a stand-alone company.ARTICLEURL
    Now before all [...]
    Posted: August 02, 2009, 2:23am EDT
    by Mark
  • Buy a Soccer Club on Ebay

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    Up until last Thursday you had a chance to buy a League 1 English soccer club on Ebay if you were the highest bidder.  Bidding for Tranmere Rovers, in what appears to have been a genuine listing,  began at $10,000,000.  Peter Johnson, the club's' [...]
    Posted: August 02, 2009, 1:59am EDT
    by Mark
  • The 10 Most Disliked People in Sports

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    Forbes recently released its list of the 10 most disllked people in sports and surprisingly neither A-Rod nor T.O. topped the list.  I guess I shouldn't be too surprised at the guy at the top of the list, but he hasn't even been in sports [...]
    Posted: July 31, 2009, 1:53am EDT
    by Mark
  • Book Review:You Bet: The Betfair Story

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    I almost never review or recommend books on this site that I haven't read but I'm going to make an exception this time.  I came across a review in The Economist that intrigued me as the reviewer described the book as recounting the beginning [...]
    Posted: July 31, 2009, 1:11am EDT
    by Mark
  • Why Big Ten Expansion Not Likely

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    Many fans and even a few coaches, notably Joe Paterno and Minnesota's Tim Brewster, have been agitating for the Big Ten to pick up an extra school so that it could hold a championship game just like those other conferences do.  Well, folks, it's' [...]
    Posted: July 28, 2009, 11:58pm EDT
    by Mark
  • NFL and Company Go After Delaware

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    What accounts for the phenomenal growth of the NFL in the last 20 years? Certainly television played a major role and in that regard one of the great decisions the league made was to divide the TV money up equally, going a long way towards ensuring parity, or something close [...]
    Posted: July 28, 2009, 9:34pm EDT
    by Mark
  • NCAA Has Spent $84 Million on Lititgation

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    The NCAA, which can't seem to keep itself out of court or out of its own way, has spent at least $84 million on litigation in the last 10 years, according to a study done by the Indianapolis Star.  This figure includes the reported costs of any settlements during' [...]
    Posted: July 28, 2009, 8:13am EDT
    by Mark
  • Are the Nets For Sale?

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    The New York Post is reporting that Bruce Ratner, the commercial real estate developer and majority owner of the Nets has put the team up for sale.  While the Nets deny this, as would be standard operating procedure, Nets officials confirm that the team is seeking investors, usual code [...]
    Posted: July 27, 2009, 12:31pm EDT
    by Mark
  • LPGA Leadership Challegene

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    We have discussed here before the players revolt that led to the resignation of former LPGA Commissioner Carolyn Bivens. On Saturday, the Wall Street Journal ran an excellent story summarizing the challenges facing any new commissioner that the LPGA ultimately hires. The Tour has been hit hard by [...]
    Posted: July 26, 2009, 7:29pm EDT
    by Mark
  • Former UCLA Star Files Class Action Against NCAA

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    It's July so it must be time for the NCAA to be hit with another class action suit.  The organization that can't keep itself out of the courtroom is at it again.  This time, former UCLA basketball Ed O'Bannon filed suit in US District Court in California seeking damages [...]
    Posted: July 22, 2009, 9:16am EDT
    by Mark
  • Cubs May File Bankruptcy to Expedite Sale

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    When the Tribune Company filed for bankruptcy protection, the Chicago Cubs, one of its subsidiaries was deliberately left out of the filing to facilitate its sale and not unduly complicate the Chapter 11 process. Now, The Chicago Cubs are exploring the possibility of becoming the first Major League Baseball club [...]
    Posted: July 13, 2009, 8:58am EDT
    by Mark
  • Mountain West, WAC Lack Cojones; Sign BCS Deal

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    For months, nay years, now we've been hearing nothing but whining out of the Mountain West and the WAC about the unfairness of the BCS and how the whole system reeks of antitrust violations. How the big boys have gotten' [...]
    Posted: July 13, 2009, 1:31am EDT
    by Mark
  • US Olympic Committee, Comcast Form Olympics Network

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    The US Olympic Committee and Comcast earlier this week announced the formation of the Olympics Network, something which USOC has been working on for several years without success. Funny thing though, I thought we already had an Olympics Network - Universal Sports, owned in [...]
    Posted: July 11, 2009, 9:21am EDT
    by Mark
  • LPGA Commissioner Is Out In Response to Player Revolt

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    It's US Open Week on the LPGA tour and instead of the focus being on the players and the difficulty of the course and how treacherous the USGA has made the greens and how tall the USGA has let the rough grow, all of the [...]
    Posted: July 10, 2009, 7:15am EDT
    by Mark
  • Tribune and Rcketss Family Reach Deal on Cubs

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    The Tribune Company and the Ricketts family have signed a term sheet on the sale of the Cubs to the Ricketts and forwarded it to the Commissioner's office for approval by the owners. This will end, for now, the Tribune Company's flirtations with other buyers as the deal hit [...]
    Posted: July 06, 2009, 10:13pm EDT
    by Mark
  • College Football Players Sue NCAA, EA Sports for Royalties

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    The NCAA, which proclaims itself the guardian of amateur athletics in this country and the protector of the rights of the student athlete, has been called to account once again. This time by student athletes, several of whom have filed class action lawsuits against [...]
    Posted: July 06, 2009, 10:16am EDT
    by Mark
  • Tacos Replace the Big Mac at NBA Games

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    Twenty year sponsor McDonalds is out at the NBA and Taco Bell is in as the league's fast food partner. The amount of the deal has not been announced but the deal has been confirmed by several sources and first reported by Sports Business [...]
    Posted: July 02, 2009, 8:43am EDT
    by Mark
  • End of An Era for the Big East and Pac-10

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    I shouldn't let today go by without noting the retirement of the commissioners of the Big East and Pac-10 conferences. Both men have been in their jobs for what seems like an eternity and I guess in the college athletics world, it probably is. Michael Tranghese has been commissioner of' [...]
    Posted: June 30, 2009, 10:51pm EDT
    by Mark

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