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TelevisionAl Jazeera intends to build a global sports brand, even bidding for UK rights to Premier League games (Reuters)NBC laid out its Olympics coverage including live streaming of every event on NBCOlympics.com and 242 hours of 3D coverage on one delay (Engadget) BaseballNo wonder the Marlins and Rays have had attendance problems;  Florida baseball fans' favorite team is not located in Florida (NESN)Call it...

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FIFA

Can Indy Cars Ever Be Relevant Again?

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How to make Indy Cars relevant again (RealClearSports)ARTICLEURL Jeremy Lin wins trademark to Linsanity (Bloomberg)Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey aims to pick a fight with the Feds over sports gambling, and its an election year in case you might have forgotten, (Dan Wetzel)Ten richest sporting events in the world, according to Forbes, and number is not what you think (Forbes)Why was the...

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Boston Red Sox

NFL and Players Back in Court

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ARTICLEURL NFLPA sues NFL claiming collusion in imposing secret salary cap during the 2010 uncapped year, claiming recent punishment of Redskins and Cowboys as evidence; will face procedural issue (Yahoo)In other courtroom news, former UCLA basketball player Reeves Nelson has filed a $10 million defamation suit against Sports Illustrated for an article that ran a couple of months ago (LA Times)Sports celebs are...

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Belmont Stakes

Reprecussions of Conference Realignment Still Flowing

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SEC examining forming its own network again (CBSSports)ARTICLEURL The WPS calls it quits, drawing down the curtain on premier level women's professional soccer in the US (footiebusiness)Manchester United may have lost the Premier League but it's still tops the Brand Finance 50 most valuable soccer clubs worldwide (Brand Directory)BMO Harris Bank acquires naming rights to Milwaukee's Bradley Center for more than  $1 million...

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C-USA

The NBA Actually Made Money on the Hornets

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NBA made money on Sale of the Hornets (Forbes)ARTICLEURL  I'll Have Another runs down Bodemeister at the finish line again.  See the race replay (Daily Racing Form)No Affirmed -Alydar replay as Bodemeister is wisely skipping the Belmont (Herald-Leader)The Warriors are heading back to San Francisco (warriorrsworld)Old Dominion becomes third school to depart the Colonial Athletic Conference, this time for C-USA: CAA to departing...

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Big East

Conference Roulette Rolls On

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ARTICLEURL Conference roulette rolls on with VCU leaving the CAA for the A-10 and Big West open to Boise State joining along with SDSU (ESPN)FAMUBoard of Trustees suspends marching band for at least the upcoming school year in the wake of band hazing death (Orlando Sentinel)Key to the Northwestern soccer dynasty may be summer camps in the Northeast (NYT) Bodemeister is 8-5 in...

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ACC

Minnesota Keeps the Vikings

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ARTICLEURL Minnesota Senate gave final approval to Vikings new $975 million stadium (Star Tribune via Sports Business News)Is Florida State heading to the Big 12 as conference roulette rolls on? (Yahoo, Orlando Sentinel)Is Boise reconsidering its move to the Big East? (CBS Sports)Fresh on the heel of the Lingerie Football League, we have the Bikini Hockey League (Bob's Blitz)The USFL returns, but as...

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ACC

Links for the Weekend

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Here's a collection of links for your weekend pleasure.  If I have missed something that you've been reading, please pass it along, topped off by the final round of English Premier League action.ARTICLEURL For the soccer fan, an unprecedented event, all 10 games Sunday on the final day of Premier League action will be televised live in the US, something which will not...

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Big East

Post Derby Edition

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ARTICLEURL The post Derby honeymoon didn't last too long in either Derby City or at Churchill Downs. By Monday morning, the bloom was already off the roses, except for shareholders of Churchill Downs.Derby sets attendance, on track and all source wagering records, remarkable for a race with less than normal pre-race buzz (DRF)TV ratings were also up; third most watched since 1989 (Business...

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college football

Links for Today

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ARTICLEURL Rise of American Football in the Holy Land (Post Game) Reality TV comes to Liverpool (NYT) Conference rouletter rolls on; this time around it's the conferences other than the Big Six.(CBSSports) Perhaps baseball's best closer ever career may be coming to an end due to freakish accident (NYT)Sacramento's continuing arena problems put Kings closer and closer to moving to Seattle (Seattle Times)via (SBN) X Games expanding...

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Brooklyn Nets

Links for Your Enjoyment

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I realize it's been quite a while since I posted (perhaps the understatement of the year, at least by me)but there have been a variety of factors that went it that which I won't bore you with now. Suffice it to say, that I hope to resume a more regular posting schedule, with one significant change. I anticipate that a majority of posts...

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