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The Sports Business Group's Principal, David M. Carter, makes regular contributions to leading trade publications and newspapers.

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7/31/08 The NFL's Costly Divorce Forbes
7/22/08 Top-Earning Female Athletes Forbes
7/19/08 Cat Scratch Fever ESPN
6/5/08 Basketball's Coaching Conundrum Forbes
2/15/08 NASCAR Demands Country Over Rock as Daytona Returns to Roots Bloomberg
2/7/08 Puma Wagers Big on African Underdogs Walll Street Journal
1/7/08 Clemens's Career Remains Steroid-Tarnished Even After Denials Bloomberg
12/20/07 Dallas Cowboys $150,000 Seat Rights Send Some Fans to View TV Bloomberg
12/15/07 Why Baseball's * Won't Hurt $ Forbes
12/1/07 Nike, Adidas launch new soccers shoes ahead of European Championship Associated Press
11/28/07 West Virginia-Missouri title game might lack large audience USA Today
7/11/07 NASCAR drivers' TV ads are a gas USA Today
8/1/07 In Endorsements, No Athlete Is a Sure Thing New York Times
7/26/07 A Scandal the NBA Can Live With Forbes
6/7/07 James May Earn $10 Million More in Endorsements Bloomberg
5/26/07 UFC Feels that the Future is Good Washington Post
8/8/06 Real Madrid Reigns in Spain and Beyond Washington Post
7/11/06 NASCAR Drivers' TV Ads are a Gas USA Today
5/21/06 World Cup Ads Aiming for Hispanic Market Associated Press
4/25/06 Draft Philosophy: 'Steelers Guys Make The Team' USA Today
4/21/06 Casino Operators Hope To Benefit From Sports Heroes' Magic Associated Press
4/11/06 After Stormy Offseason, Nationals Lack Electricity Washington Post
4/7/06 Major League Baseball wins in Washington Wall Street Journal
3/24/06 The Show Will Go On in 2009 Los Angeles Times
3/22/06 The World's Best-Paid Athletes Forbes
3/21/06 Tagliabue to Step Down in July Washington Post
3/4/06 The Outrageous Entrepreneur Los Angeles Times
2/27/06 Ciao to the Winter Games Washington Post
2/26/06 When Stars Don't Shine, U.S. Team Is Left in Dark Los Angeles Times
2/26/06 Los Angeles Track Gets (What Else?) a Face-Lift New York Times
2/24/06 10 Suggestions to Boost the Olympics USA Today
2/17/06 Ratings Aren't Winning NBC Any Medals Washington Post
2/17/06 Split Sponsorships Becoming Latest Fad in NASCAR USA Today
2/16/06 The Games I Used To Love USA Today
2/16/06 Like It or Not, Kobe Bryant Shines USA Today
2/14/06 Five Years Later, Still Looking for the New Face of NASCAR USA Today
2/9/06 Fans Won't Turn Away From NHL Because of Tocchet Affair CBS Sportsline
2/2/06 Some Ads Toe Line of Super Infringement USA Today
1/25/06 Adidas-Reebok Deal Poses Challenge to Nike Associated Press
1/24/06 Bryant Steps Up With Some Mighty Big Feats Washington Post
1/12/06 Bush Picks Segal as Agent ESPN
12/28/05 New Yankee Stands to Cash in on Endorsements USA Today
12/20/05 Major League Baseball Goes Global Forbes
12/20/05 Without Lease, Nats Are On Shaky Ground Washington Post
12/6/05 Demand for Rose Bowl Tickets 'Out of Sight' Associated Press
11/13/05 Dodgers Ask About Angels Los Angeles Times
11/11/05 The Dream Teens CNN
11/11/05 Nike Relaunches Kobe Bryant After Two Years of Prep Work Wall Street Journal
11/3/05 Comeback Kid: Giambi Signs with Reebok ESPN.com
11/3/05 NBA Hopes Unique Publicity Idea Will Fly USA Today
11/2/05 Company Banks On Sponsorship Los Angeles Times
10/31/05 Dodger Tremors Shift L.A.'s Baseball Balance Los Angeles Times
10/23/05 San Antonio Is Team's Likely Home Next Season ESPN
10/23/05 Real World: Playtime Is Over For Wie And Adu New York Times
10/4/05 Michelle Wie Wins A Deal Helping Nike Target Women Golfers Wall Street Journal
10/2/05 Midway Calls 'Blitz' in Attempt to Upset Video Football Chicago Tribune
9/30/05 Baseball's Timing Perfect With TV Deal Looming USA Today
9/28/05 Wie Taking Careful Steps To Golf's Next Level USA Today
9/19/05 Ripken Baseball Steps to the Plate U.S. News & World Report
9/10/05 No Easy Fix for Saints Los Angeles Times
8/23/05 Light Houses Los Angeles Times
8/23/05 McCourt Revels in Running Show in L.A. USA Today
8/19/05 Adidas America CEO Avoids Limelight, Maps Strategy Associated Press
8/17/05 ESPN Decides Not To Match Comcast's Offer ESPN
8/8/05 The Selling Of The Golden Boy BusinessWeek
7/22/05 Think New, Again Los Angeles Times
7/17/05 Walt's Theme Park Vision Put Mouse Ears On America Los Angeles Times
7/12/05 Boxing Finds a New Dance Partner: Hip-Hop New York Times
7/11/05 Now That's A World Series Business Week
7/9/05 Kobe Had Signed Big Deal Before Arrest ESPN
6/21/05 Nationals' Expected '05 Profit Is $20 Million Washington Post
6/19/05 Nascar Knows Logos Make Wheels Go 'Round New York Times
6/2/05 A-Rod 'Ultra-Selective' About Endorsements ESPN
5/20/05 NBA Finals Pose Challenge for ABC Wall Street Journal
5/13/05 L.A. Could Be in Store for Quite a Saintly Presence Los Angeles
5/11/05 Anaheim's NFL Pitch Is Blindsided by Blitz Los Angeles
5/10/05 Anaheim Unveils Plans for NFL Stadium Associated Press
4/27/05 Summer X Games Decide to Go Long With L.A. Los Angeles Times
4/25/05 More Reasons for NFL to Beam Los Angeles Times
4/13/05 Ripken's Business Interests Have a Lot of Range Washington Post
4/11/05 Battles Yield Winning 'Fighter' USA Today
3/31/05 Baseball: Bonds Gives Giants Marketing Puzzle Reuters
3/30/05 Sticking With the National Pastime Wall Street Journal
3/21/05 Amid Canceled Season, NHL Faces Financial Meltdown USA Today
3/18/05 Testimony Impacts McGwire's Marketability ESPN
3/13/05 Conquistador in Cleats Los Angeles Times
3/8/05 Interleague Battle for Los Angeles New York Times
3/7/05 AVP Merger Positions Tour for Major Growth Los Angeles Times
3/4/05 Selling Out? Firms Aim To Buy NHL, 30 Teams USA Today
3/2/05 Effects of Case Will Spread Beyond Colorado Associated Press
3/1/05 Experts Say Bryant Settlement Makes Sense Associated Press
2/17/05 Businesswise NHL a 'Secondary Sports League' USA Today
2/17/05 After Months of Stagnation, the N.H.L. Has Nothing Left But An Uncertain Future New York Times
2/10/05 A High, Hard Dodger Pitch Los Angeles Times
2/5/05 Deal Makers Talk of Deal Breakers Los Angeles Times
1/30/05 L.A.X Los Angeles Times
1/30/05 L.A.'s the Bait; NFL Still Hasn't Switched Los Angeles Times
1/28/05 Super Bowl Ads Could Raise a Few Eyebrows USA Today
1/27/05 Few Crying Over NHL Lockout Los Angeles Times
1/22/05 King of the Hill Houston Chronicle
1/14/05 E-mail Could Have Hinted at QB's Return ESPN
1/13/05 Jordan Places Bet on Las Vegas Development USA Today
1/12/05 Super Bowls Don't Equal Super-Sized Profits Forbes
12/25/04 Delay of NFL Game in L.A. Los Angeles Times
12/17/04 Satellites Aim to Make Sports Easy Listening USA Today
11/27/04 Thrashed By Charge Of Murder Los Angeles Times
11/24/04 Anaheim Hires Consultants for Stadium Talks Los Angeles Times
11/24/04 Brawl Hasn't Turned Off NBA Sponsors Associated Press
11/22/04 NBA Suspends Player for Season Washington Post
11/12/04 Area Women's Teams Work to Attract a Crowd Washington Post
11/7/04 Keeping Up Appearances Los Angeles Times
11/6/04 MLB to Rename The Expos 'Soon' Washington Post
10/28/04 Ads Muscling Into Live TV Events USA Today
10/26/04 A Different Game of One-on-One Washington Post
10/21/04 Due Credit Rolls In For Ackerman USA Today
10/18/04 New and Improved! Wall Street Journal
10/18/04 Reading, Writing and Corporate Sponsorships New York Times
10/11/04 Fox TV Seeks Gridiron Paydirt With Pricey Super Bowl Ads Wall Street Journal
10/11/04 League in Limbo Time Magazine
10/5/04 Southland's Big Double Play Los Angeles Times
10/3/04 Adams, Macdonald Lead Push for PRO Los Angeles Times
10/2/04 The One and Only Notre Dame Washington Post
10/2/04 Rangers' Season Bodes Well For '05 Dallas Morning News
9/28/04 Williams Details Stadium Funding Washington Post
9/17/04 Bryant Statements Seen As Embarrassing Associated Press
9/9/04 Stadium Groups Vie to Give NFL Reason to Love L.A. Washington Post
9/5/04 Redskins' Gibbs Is All Business Washington Post
9/3/04 With Altered Image, Bryant a Tough Sell Los Angeles Times
9/3/04 New Points Format Creates Interest, But Teams Have Concerns USA Today
9/2/04 Kobe Bryant Still Has Battles Ahead of Him Reuters
9/2/04 Bryant's Commercial Appeal in Question Washington Post
9/1/04 With Case Dismissed, Bryant Can Focus On Basketball, Endorsements Associated Press
8/31/04 Will PGA Tour Continue To Grow? Associated Press
8/29/04 Bryant's Marketing Power Is In Danger No Matter How the Rape Case Turns Out Associated Press
8/27/04 Baseball Alters Its Postseason Pitch Wall Street Journal
8/27/04 NFL Pits Hurray Against Ho-Hum Los Angeles Times
8/26/04 Looking to Return, NFL Sees Daylight in Anaheim Los Angeles Times
8/24/04 Baseball a Big-Ticket Item Here Los Angeles Times
8/21/04 Silver and Gold: Carly Can Cash in on Olympic Success Dallas Morning News
8/20/04 And 1 Creates Fusion of Sports, Music and Fashion with Street Ball Tour Associated Press
8/20/04 1984 TV Ruling Led to Widening Sweep of the College Game USA Today
8/12/04 Tarnished Images a Tough Sell Los Angeles Times
8/11/04 Female U.S. Athletes Still Seek League of Their Own ESPN.com
8/4/04 Ready for Action Los Angeles Times
7/20/04 Battle for L.A. Heats Up ESPN.com
7/16/04 Los Angeles Ponders Future Without Shaq Associated Press
7/10/04 NBC Eyes Tough Olympic Run Los Angeles Times
7/6/04 Source: Bryant Meets With Nuggets' GM Associated Press
7/6/04 Business, Court Case Treated Separately ESPN.com
7/5/04 King of the Court Forbes
7/3/04 Marketing Embattled Track Star Gets Tricky Associated Press
6/4/04 De La Hoya Gives Boxing Punch of Respectability USA Today
6/4/04 De La Hoya Wants New Cure for Boxing USA Today
5/19/04 NHL Scores Zero For TV Rights In NBC Deal The Wall Street Journal
5/17/04 When Image Is Almost Everything The Washington Post
5/14/04 Phelps Expected To Make Big Splash USA Today
5/12/04 Unbeaten Mark Only Part of What Rocket Gives Club Houston Chronicle
5/11/04 Fans Hold Baseball to Different Standard The New York Times
5/11/04 NHL Must Market Iginla Big-Time The Sporting News
5/8/04 Rangers are Making a Strong Pitch to Spanish-speaking Fans The Dallas Morning News
5/7/04 Hicks, Rangers Selling Naming Rights Associated Press
5/6/04 Baseball Adding Ads To On-Field Lineup The Washington Post
5/5/04 The Tangled Web of Sports and Advertising ESPN.com
5/3/04 Finding Their Swings Time
5/1/04 Lawyers, Guns and Money New York Daily News
4/30/04 This Jockey Is Brought To You By... The Washington Post
4/28/04 Hawks, Thrashers Fly Below Franchise-Value Expectations Associated Press
4/14/04 With Stadium Plan, 'Boys Could be Back in Town Dallas Morning News
4/4/04 France is Doing Things His Way as NASCAR Boss Dallas Morning News
3/30/04 Ranking Sports Executives in L.A. Is A Funny Business Los Angeles Times
3/28/04 New Call: Tennis, Everyone! Los Angeles Times
3/28/04 NFL Reviews Matter of Trust Los Angeles Times
3/7/04 'Cow Town' Cool Los Angeles Times
2/26/04 Garden Teams' Trouble Are No Trouble for Cablevision New York Times
2/24/04 From Cracker Jack Prize to Jackpot ESPN.com
2/24/04 NBA Offenses Are Not Fantastic Los Angeles Times
2/17/04 A-Rod to Rule Ad World, Too New York Daily News
2/12/04 Dale Jr. Zooms to Front of Pack in Endorsements USA Today
2/8/04 Tough Days Ahead for NHL Los Angeles Times
1/30/04 He Hopes Stars Come Out, and Bring Wallets Los Angeles Times
1/30/04 Players Hope New Owner Isn't All Talk Los Angeles Times
1/29/04 Corporations Out, Family Members In Los Angeles Times
1/26/04 Dodgers Sale Vote to Take Place Thursday Associated Press
1/24/04 ESPN's Playmaker Los Angeles Times
1/23/04 Ratner Faces Balancing Act in Wooing Fans New York Times
1/17/04 Brewers For Sale Associated Press
1/8/04 Exposure for Coaches Finally Adds Up ESPN.com
12/30/03 Lights Out for Edison Field Los Angeles Times
12/19/03 A-Rod Might As Well Be Invisible ESPN Insider
12/12/03 End of an Era as Dodgers Trade Brown to Yankees Los Angeles Times
11/29/03 Houston Proves It's a Team Player Los Angeles Times
11/18/03 Already A Loner, Bonds Will Go It Alone In Marketing Of His Image New York Times