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SportsBiz - The Business of Sports Illuminated


Buffet Helped Broker A-Rod Deal

You know by now that A-Rod and the Yankees have made up and that the slugging third baseman is about to sign a 10 year deal worth about $275-300 million. What you may not have known until now is how...

Started in SportsBiz - The Business of Sports Illuminated • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: new york yankees, goldman sachs, yes network, warren buffet, mlb
It's An A-Sun World and We're Just Living in It

The first week of the college basketball season demonstrated that roundball promised to pick up where the oblong ball left off. In the space of four days, three teams from the conference formerly...

Started in SportsBiz - The Business of Sports Illuminated • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: basketball, atlantic sun conference, ncaa, college basketball, university of louisville
EleVen:: Venus Enters Fashion Market

With the start of the NBA season, comes the debut of new shoes, clothes video games and other products tied to the league. For Stephon Marbury and retailer Steve & Barry's, it's a true test to...

Started in SportsBiz - The Business of Sports Illuminated • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: ben wallace, basketball, starbury one, eleven, venus williams
MLS Coming to Seattle

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer and the Seattle Times are both reporting that MLS has confirmed that an expansion team will be awarded to Seattle to begin play in 2009. Both papers are reporting that...

Started in SportsBiz - The Business of Sports Illuminated • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: major league soccer, paul allen, soccer, seattle seahawks, seattle sounders
NHL Team Values or Why Bettman is Still Employed

If you wonder why Gary Bettman still has a job despite the fact that you can't watch your favorite hockey team play more than once or twice a year, wonder no more. The folks at Forbes have answered...

Started in SportsBiz - The Business of Sports Illuminated • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: nhl toronto maple leafs, hockey, new york rangers
Survey Says: Biggest Brand in Team Sports Is?

No, it's not the New York Yankees and thanks for playing, we have some lovely parting gifts for you. In fact, the team formerly run by the Boss came in, and you should probably be sitting down...

Started in SportsBiz - The Business of Sports Illuminated • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: nfl, new york yankees, cleveland cavaliers, sports marketing, nhl
Hornets Back In Nola, Does Anybody Know?

The New Orleans Hornets have returned home from their two year exile in Oklahoma City having left behind sold out crowds in the Ford Center and legions of adoring fans. So, what greeted them in the...

Started in SportsBiz - The Business of Sports Illuminated • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: basketball, new orleans hornets, seattle sonics, oklahoma city, nba
Carnival of Sports Business

The latest edition of the Carnival of Sports Business is now up at Take a Peck. Get over there and check it out.

Started in SportsBiz - The Business of Sports Illuminated • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: carnival of sports business, blogs, blog carnival
Curlin May Be Auctioned

The saga of Curlin's ownership continues to be just as dramatic as his racetrack performance and produces even more surprising twists and turns. The latest came out of a Boone County, Kentucky...

Started in SportsBiz - The Business of Sports Illuminated • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: fen-phen, horse racing, curlin, shirley cunningham, jess jackson
Curlin May Be Sold

The saga of Curlin's ownership continues to be just as dramatic as his racetrack performance and produces even more surprising twists and turns. The latest came out of a Boone County, Kentucky...

Started in SportsBiz - The Business of Sports Illuminated • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: fen-phen, horse racing, curlin, shirley cunningham, jess jackson