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| SBD: Yankees’ political connections play large part in partnership with Man. City for MLS expansion team. |
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| SBD: Bruton Smith may move second Sprint Cup race to Las Vegas, ESPN working on film about Pistons’ “Bad Boys.” $ |
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| New MLS franchise in NY goes to...Manchester City and the NY Yankees. Site tbd. More to come today in Sports Business Daily. |
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| "I was a pariah." Jerry Reinsdorf on what it meant to sue the NBA, and what life has been like since then. |
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| MB: NFL owners today voting on future Super Bowl sites; USGA, R&A announce ban on anchored putting. $ |
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| SBD Global: Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim's move into football sets up showdown with TV rivals. |
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| SBD Global: Russian oligarchs footing most of record $51B bill for 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. |
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| SBD Global: Australian walks away from $50M sponsorship deal with bookmaker Tom Waterhouse. |
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| May 21 SBD Global: Nike to launch England kit ad campaign; BMW denies comeback claims made by F1 CEO Ecclestone. |
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| ACC Commissioner John Swofford told a radio station today that it could take years to launch a conference channel: |
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| CB: NFL will likely have to change the dates of its draft in ’14; MLS inks multiyear deal with Microsoft. $ |
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| SBD: TV execs, broadcasters remember Ken Venturi for his remarkable career achievements. |
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| SBD: Pac-12’s Larry Scott tops all conference commissioners for ’11 compensation. |
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| Source: NFLPA-certified agent Kimberly Miale has notified the NFLPA she has been hired by Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Sports. |
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| "When you’re working for a great man, the odds of finding an even greater man are very slim. So you stay." |
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| SBD: Vivek Ranadive hits the ground running in Sacramento despite his deal for the Kings weeks away from closing. |
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| ESPN needs to control ACC’s syndicated rights to launch conference network, but those are tied up until 2027. |
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| Charmin's 'Stop Skidmarks' message stops NASCAR Sprint Cup All-Star Race attendees in their tracks: |
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| SBD: Will Buster Posey become MLB’s next marketing superstar?; U.S. Speedskating adopts new bylaws. $ |
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| Watch senior writer talk about his Jerry Reinsdorf story (play video out of center image). |
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