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Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
NFL-lockout vote: municipality of score players will lose both money and public relations battle
If I "am Michael Jordan out of retirement, that he did it, returned with two words back."
The NFL lock can end up very well as well.
ESPN's John Clayton reported that NFL said owners of the League, to be prepared, on new CBA between 3.30 pm and 5:30 P.m. EST today vote evening. Yes, as it is today. Sit back and drink for a moment. Since March, we start was anticipating and then to the current block. It could end all today.
While the emotions run high and fans start to free the look ahead Agency, the preseason and any of the 9/11 season opener, prepare for removal, see tons of articles who won this thing. It is not really debatable.
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The owners come way ahead on this, no matter how you look at it.
Owner retained 52 percent all football sales - the players actually wanted a 50-50 split. This is but one point that really does wonder me why the lockout was launched anyway. The players and information will show, took the same deal in fact, that the owners were in March to offer.
The owners wanted a rookie wage scale - one will put in place this offseason. Owners wanted more money for veterans, they have it. What fight the players in this lockout? Frankly, someone please tell me what the players won here?
Owners get a product on the field without losing games to the lockout, reinvest, who dearly in the long run might have cost.
The players were able to get up and really fight for what they wanted (less training camp, not another two days, more revenue pie, etc.), but eventually she fell property. They have also, on the way, a sour taste in the mouth of many of of so greedy, selfish, and ignorant.
End the lockout? A NFL trade would happen each team to see how
You have four players a contract regardless of which around 1,900 players you supposedly just lying around players who openly take advantage on the timeline, to their agents and attempts, changes at the last minute in Plans…all it to represent, is used to convey attempts to alienate the fan base and the general public by the players.
While at the end of the day, we all will be happy that the lock finally is over, once lucky enough it subsides, it is clear that the owners won the day.
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By Matt Miller featured bleacher report NFL columnist
The real value in Boston's new cable deal
Jul 19 2011-2: 55 pm | 782 Views | 0 Recommendations | 
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Image via WikipediaThe Boston Celtics reportedly have inked a new cable TV deal, which a block of shares in Comcast SportsNet New England will be NBA team.
In addition to a large increase in which its annual rights fee would get up the Celtics to a 20% stake in regional sports network. The increase in the rights fee, should be the over $20 million per season, will be included in the League of basketball related income and thus part of the salary cap. But none of are the income, the Celtics owner out of her participation on the profitable RSN get Player salaries are contained in BRI and, by extension,.
The new deal the owners and more than a comparable deal entirely consisting of paid rights will enrich. The Celtics were bought by a group led by Wyc Grousbeck 2002, for $ 360 million. In January, we estimated the team to 452 million $.
Monday, August 1, 2011
McCourt the battle with Selig Unicorn helps
Jul 19 2011-9: 00 Pm | 766 Views | 0 Recommendations | 
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Image by Getty Images via @ DaylifeThe fight between the Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and major league baseball in bankruptcy court gives more influence to David Einhorn, as he signed with the New York Mets hammers out.
Unicorn and the Wilpons should have done a deal by the end of June. Not already done so. Now it should be done, next month. The most important unresolved issue is apparently, whether the hedge fund manager getting to his option, to exercise his ownership share to increase to $1 dollar, if the Mets, repay him his 200 million US dollar investment in three years or five years. The Wilpons want to can of course, as much time as they get given that Mets could lose $60 million of this season.
But the Mets need money to meet Einhorn of payroll and other operating expenses. And there is no way of MLB Commissioner Bud Selig the Mets more $25 million loan can while he McCourt baseball declined, lend money in the team in bankruptcy, without that it appears to the Court, which he of backward turn is, the Wilpons help with playing hardball McCourt has to fight.
Einhorn knows this and use it to his advantage of the Wilpons squeeze. Lesson in public relations: never announce a deal, until you have one.
Dirk Nowitzki is the most marketable NBA player, but he wants to be not a brand
Fresh from his stunning performance at the ESPYs and even more stunning NBA Championship run, Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki is now the most marketable player in the NBA.
Yes, marktfähiger as LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony and all these other self-promoter, twice which as NBA star.
Them according to the latest Nielsen/E poll. Dirk landed a score of 132, well above Kobe 83 second place and third place Steve Nash of 68. LeBron and Wade dropped from 131 and 117 in the last poll 26 to 34, respectively.
Pau Gasol has more out there, how bad it got in the LeBron, marketing division, which according to, that he wants a worldwide brand for everyone who will hear it announced a higher score than the King. Ouch.
Dirk could take his NBA title and the fact that he the first Hoopster, the ESPY for top male to win athlete since Jordan in 1993, and cash in as has Jordan. And as Kobe, Magic Johnson, and most of the others were, that the NBA Finals MVP.
But Dirk want no part of this side of the business. He doesn't even have an agent as he negotiated his own contracts. How rare is that? I bet that you can count the number of celebrity athletes who have agents on the one hand.
Dirk wrote in a recent letter to Bloomberg, "I was always a basketball player going to be." Nothing more. No less. I have not endorsed never really me to "Brand" as safe, there are a few things that I would, however, and perhaps one day it will work out. "At the moment, I'm happy with where I am."
It is this attitude which makes but not so popular with media analysts who do not understand, such humility it for ESPYs and Nielsen/E-poll popular among the fans, the voices, and cynically guess it's an act. But I don't think it is an act with Dirk.
Last summer, before the season began, sent to eight or so athletes he liked my 11-year-old son SASEs, letters and photos, ask for autographs. The only ones were Dirk former Dallas cowboy Preston Pearson, and return the photos with their signatures.
Burning question: Where Dirk rank in the NBA all-time top 20?
It is now also someone with as much popularity as former cowboy Troy Aikman rental furniture in commercials hawking. I wince every time I do that see idiotic commercials with Hulk Hogan Troy.
You must not money so badly, Troy. Get a clue from the NBA player who does not want to be the most marketable.
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By Kevin Shay, bleacher report contributor
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