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ESPN Grabs Premiership Rights Held by Setanta

Nov 30, 1999
It doesn't call itself the Worldwide Leader in Sports for nothing. ESPN walked away yesterday with the rights to broadcast English Premier League games formerly held by the now financially crippled Setanta, which had defaulted on its payments. The EPL...

Judge Keeps Coyotes in Glendale for Now

Nov 30, 1999
US Bankruptcy Court Judge Redfield T. Baum (great name, sounds like something out of the Wizard of Oz) yesterday ruled against a proposal that would have seen the team sold to Jim Balsillie who wants to move it to Hamilton, Ont. The judge ruled against...

NHL Bids for Coyotes

Nov 30, 1999
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...

8 USL Clubs Threaten Breakaway League

Nov 30, 1999
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...

Pitcher Sues His Catcher - What's Baseball Coming To?

Dec 24, 2009
You just have to love the Dodgers; they're just a fountain of stories this year.  It will be almost a shame to see the McCourts divorce ever get settled.  Now, the amazingly bizarre stories have spread to the dugout.  Former Dodger pitcher Chan Ho Park...

Happy Holidays

Dec 24, 2009
I'll be traveling with my family between now and New Year's so expect posting to be sporadic if at all.  In the meantime, gorge yourself on eggnog and bowl games and I'll be back with you in full force come the new year. IARTICLEURL Best...

NFL Finally Acknowledges Long Term Effect of Concussions

Dec 21, 2009
Reality, this is the NFL; NFL, this is Reality, now shake hands and come out with real plans to deal with concussions.  After years of studies that were performed in a manner similar to those conducted by cigarette manufacturers into the safety of...

Books for the Holidays

Dec 18, 2009
Since Christmas is fast approaching, and you may be running out of ideas for gifts, I thought I would share a list of some of the sports and sports business related books from 2009 that I have enjoyed this year and found worthy of recommending.  There...

Chinese Investor Finalizing Purchase of Interest in Cleveland Cavs

Dec 14, 2009
The NBA should soon have its second major international owner, as Chinese investor Albert Hung has finalized a deal to purchase a fifteen percent in the Cleveland Cavaliers, which would make him the team's second largest owner behind the club's...

Judge Keeps Coyotes in Glendale for Now



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