THE SPORTS BUSINESS GROUP PRESSROOM
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The Sports Business Group's Principal, David M. Carter,
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1/18/07 Mixed Martial Arts The Marketplace Morning Report 1/04/07 Aging Stadiums The Marketplace Morning Report 12/20/06 Athlete Behavior The Marketplace Morning Report 12/06/06 The BCS The Marketplace Morning Report 11/09/06 NFL in California The Marketplace Morning Report 10/12/06 NCAA Tax Status The Marketplace Morning Report 9/28/06 Athletes & Business The Marketplace Morning Report 8/31/06 Andre Agassi Retirement The Marketplace Morning Report 8/17/06 NFL Training Camps The Marketplace Morning Report 8/3/06 Sportsmanship The Marketplace Morning Report 7/21/06 The NFL Commissioner’s Search The Marketplace Morning Report 7/6/06 Retiring Athletes The Marketplace Morning Report 6/22/06 Sports on TV The Marketplace Morning Report 6/8/06 The World Cup & MLS The Marketplace Morning Report 5/18/06 The WBNA The Marketplace Morning Report 5/4/06 Kentucky Derby The Marketplace Morning Report 4/21/06 College Sports Branding The Marketplace Morning Report 4/6/06 Barry Bonds The Marketplace Morning Report 3/23/06 Tagliabue's Retirement The Marketplace Morning Report 2/23/06 The NFL CBA The Marketplace Morning Report 2/9/06 Winter Olympics The Marketplace Morning Report 1/26/06 State of the NFL The Marketplace Morning Report 12/15/05 Secondary Ticketing The Marketplace Morning Report 12/1/05 Fantasy Sports The Marketplace Morning Report 11/17/05 Marketing Kobe The Marketplace Morning Report 11/3/05 New Orleans Saints The Marketplace Morning Report 10/20/05 NBA Dress Code The Marketplace Morning Report 10/6/05 Michelle Wie The Marketplace Morning Report 9/8/05 New Orleans Sports & Katrina The Marketplace Morning Report 8/11/05 Rafael Palmeiro The Marketplace Morning Report 7/28/05 Sidney Crosby The Marketplace Morning Report 7/14/05 The Return of the NHL The Marketplace Morning Report 6/30/05 World Baseball Classic The Marketplace Morning Report 6/16/05 NBA Finals The Marketplace Morning Report 6/2/05 Danica Patrick The Marketplace Morning Report 5/19/05 Fan Behavior The Marketplace Morning Report 5/5/05 Kentucky Derby The Marketplace Morning Report 4/21/05 Lance Armstrong The Marketplace Morning Report 4/7/05 PGA at the Crossroads The Marketplace Morning Report 3/24/05 Major League Soccer Turns 10 The Marketplace Morning Report 3/10/05 Pro Sports in Mexico The Marketplace Morning Report 2/24/05 Spring Training The Marketplace Morning Report 2/10/05 Shuttering the NHL The Marketplace Morning Report 1/27/05 Beer & Sports The Marketplace Morning Report 1/13/05 The NFL's Business Model The Marketplace Morning Report 12/30/04 2004: Year in Review The Marketplace Morning Report 12/16/04 The Lakers & The NBA The Marketplace Morning Report 11/18/04 Athlete Endorsements The Marketplace Morning Report 11/4/04 State of the NBA The Marketplace Morning Report 10/21/04 MLB & Steroids The Marketplace Morning Report 10/7/04 Football for Credit The Marketplace Morning Report 9/23/04 NHL Lockout The Marketplace Morning Report 9/9/04 Fantasy Sports Leagues The Marketplace Morning Report 8/26/04 MLB's Renaissance The Marketplace Morning Report 8/12/04 Olympic Sponsorships The Marketplace Morning Report 7/29/04 ESPN's 25th Anniversary The Marketplace Morning Report 7/15/04 Marion Jones & The Olympics The Marketplace Morning Report 7/1/04 Andy Roddick & The State of Tennis The Marketplace Morning Report 5/10/04 Why the Sports Bubble Will Burst USC Marshall Magazine 11/14/03 Conference Switching & The Pac-10: Why a 12-Pac Doesn’t Cut It USC Marshall Magazine 10/27/03 Now that McCourt Has the Dodgers He Must Work to Restore Fans’ Trust Los Angeles Business Journal 8/6/03 Put Value of NFL Franchise into Perspective Pasadena Star News 6/30/03 Dodger Stadium, Showing Signs Of Age, Begging for a Facelift Los Angeles Business Journal 2/10/03 USOC problems could drive off sponsors Milwaukee Business Journal 1/15/03 Who's Chris Klug? Brilliant Seller's Ally Daily News
12/01/02 The Perfect Pitch? Music Stars Marketing Sports Apparel Insights 5/12/02 Angelenos Not Impressed by Big-Dealers Daily News 5/6/02 Baseball Must Pass Some Time Thinking of Fans L.A. Business Journal 4/8/02 New Season, But Same Abyss for Baseball's Bud Selig Milwaukee Business Journal 3/18/02 Can't NCAA Improve Graduation Rate of Student-Athletes? Milwaukee Business Journal 3/13/02 Tyson's Win Is Boxing's Loss Business Week 1/28/02 Disney Outmatched in Maximizing Sports Assets L.A. Business Journal 11/28/01 Farewell to the Boys of Summer? Business Week 11/12/01 NBA Must Cast Wider Net L.A. Business Journal 8/27/01 Thrice As Nice L.A. Business Journal 8/19/01 Safety First Daily News 7/16/01 Dodgers' Latino Pitch Boosts Brand L.A. Business Journal 6/4/01 Baseball's Owners: More Than a Team Divided Business Week 5/3/01 Raiders Win, Everyone Loses Daily News 1/29/01 And You Thought You Were Watching Football Business Week 1/28/01 Super Business XXXV Daily News 1/15/01 Getting on the Ball Broadcasting & Cable
200012/24/00 Bowl Games Could Cost Cities More Daily News 10/30/00 This League Has More Than a Fighting Chance Business Week 9/11/00 The First Cyber Games Broadcasting & Cable 7/10/00 How To Fix Monday Night Football Business Week 6/26/00 Coming Distractions: Sports Litigation Takes to the Field Sports Business Journal 4/17/00 Much Talk, Too Little Action From Fan Groups Sports Business Journal 3/13/00 Red Flags Surround Naming Rights Sports Business Journal 3/13/00 Take Me Out to the Ball Game, James Business Week 2/7/00 Dodger's Spring Training Drill: Sprinting Back to the Future Sports Business Journal 1/17/00 Minor League Hoops, Major Risk for NCAA Sports Business Journal
199912/20/99 Nothing Minor About These Prospects Sports Business Journal 11/29/99 So There's a Franchise in Your Portfolio Sports Business Journal 10/18/99 New Superstars Serve Up What the Fans Demand Sports Business Journal 9/13/99 CBS, Viacom and a 10-year Gold Mine Sports Business Journal 9/6/99 Critical Scrimmage at Corruption U.: Educating vs. Winning Sports Business Journal 8/23/99 Generation Next Tough to Reach, But Essential Sports Business Journal 8/9/99 Stadium Boom Owes Much to Government Subsidy Sports Business Journal 6/4/99 End of the Real Superstars Daily News 5/10/99 Internet Poses Hidden Threat of New Labor Strife Sports Business Journal 4/19/99 The Crack of the Bat - and Labor Strife in the Air Business Week 3/29/99 Baseball Swings and Misses at Disparity Issue Sports Business Journal 1/31/99 Olympics Losing Sight of its Great Ideals, Past? Daily News 1/25/99 Tough Luck Houston; NFL is Returning To LA Sports Business Journal 1/14/99 Basketball's Rebound: Nothing But Net Sports Business Journal
199812/28/98 Sports Must Refine Itself - or Face Reform Imposed by Others Sports Business Journal 12/14/98 Try Everything, Find Out What You Like Sports Business Journal 11/9/98 New Breed of CEO's Run College Football, Inc. Sports Business Journal 10/5/98 Boxing Needs to Find its Way Into Sports Mainstream Sports Business Journal 9/28/98 Perilous Path for Marketers: Taking the Everyday Fan for Granted Sports Business Journal 8/23/98 Game-losing Fumble Daily News 8/17/98 LA Fans' Anger Missing its Mark Sports Business Journal 7/6/98 World Cup Holds No Ticket to MLS Prosperity Sports Business Journal 6/15/98 For NBA, New Labor Pact Not the Only Headache Sports Business Journal 5/18/98 NASCAR Slow to Earn Respect on West Coast Sports Business Journal 5/4/98 Eisner, Murdoch Slug it Out for Control of LA Sports Business Journal 2/15/98 NBA a Winner, But Many Challenges Ahead Daily News
19978/31/97 A Sporting Deal in a Usually Dubious Arena Daily News 6/22/97 Rupert Murdoch's Proposed Acquisition of the Dodgers Could Be the First Shot Fired in a ... Corporate Sports War Daily News 6/8/97 Balancing Sport and the Law Daily News
19962/12/96 A Bonanza for the City It's Not LA Times
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