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06.25.15 Good morning. It’s Thursday June 25, 2015, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.
The NHL is open itself up to some new flavors. The league’s Board of Governors, meeting in Las Vegas ahead of last night’s NHL Awards, approved a formal process to evaluate markets and ownership groups interested in launching a new NHL club. Applications will be accepted from July 6 – August 10. While Las Vegas is clearly in the crosshairs, Seattle and Quebec City are other markets expected to express interest in a team.
"Over the past several years we have received numerous expressions of interest from potential markets and ownership groups that have indicated an interest in joining the National Hockey League. The Board decided today to examine those expressions more formally and also to welcome any other groups or markets that may be considering pursuit of an NHL team," said NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman. "The fact that we are beginning this process does not necessarily mean that any expansion teams will be granted as a result of this process."
Just over a week before getting the green flag on its NASCAR coverage, NBC Sports Group locked in its on-air broadcast team. Rick Allen is set to join Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte in the NBC Sports broadcast booth to call two primetime races over the 4th of July holiday weekend. The action revs up on July 4th at 7p with the Subway Firecracker 250 NASCAR XFINITY Series Race on NBCSN. The trio then returns the next evening to call the Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at 7p on NBC. Other talent will see Krista Voda join Kyle Petty and Dale Jarrett from the studio atop pit road for both races. Rutledge Wood and Nate Ryan will cover news affecting the sport. Reporters Marty Snider, Kelli Stavast, Mike Massaro, and Dave Burns will cover pit road during both 4th of July Weekend telecasts.
Ahead of the US Women’s National Team battle versus China for the Women’s World Cup, FOX Sports cemented its broadcast teams for the Quarterfinal Round, which takes place Friday and Saturday on FOX broadcast stations and FOX Sports 1. JP Dellacamera, Tony DiCicco and Cat Whitehill call the Americans’ quarterfinal match tomorrow with coverage beginning at 6p on FOX. Earlier, Justin Kutcher/Aly Wagner call a quarterfinal between Germany and France at 3p. Saturday sees Australia/Japan at 3:30p on FOX Sports 1 with Jenn Hildreth/Kyndra de St. Aubin on microphone duties. The last game between England/Canada starts at 6p with John Strong/Danielle Slaton in the booth.
ESPN is pulling back on plans to move Mike & Mike to NYC. The company announced at the upfront that the show would hit the city on February 2016. However, according to the company, “after carefully considering and working through all aspects of a potential move, we have decided that the show will remain in Bristol for now.” The company will still look to integrate content across Mike & Mike, Good Morning America, and the new 7-9a live SportsCenter, which will debut in February.
The NBA Board of Governors unanimously approved the sale of the Atlanta Hawks to an ownership group headed by Tony Ressler. "We are pleased that the NBA’s Board of Governors has approved the purchase of the Atlanta Hawks by principal owner Tony Ressler," said NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. "Tony and his diverse and experienced ownership group will bring tremendous energy and passion to the Hawks and the team and its fans will greatly benefit from their commitment to the Atlanta community." SportSouth will televise the introductory press conference of the new Atlanta Hawks ownership Thursday, June 25, at 11 a.m.
ESPN launches the SportsCenter Concert Series this week beginning Thursday at 6p. The series debuts its “Center Stage” music series with performances by Wiz Khalifa on Thursday in Bristol, and Wale on Friday in LA. “Want to make any sports highlight more dynamic? Just add a soundtrack. Sports and music have always had a cool connection, and we hope ‘Center Stage’ will further that relationship in a way that will resonate with our fans,” said Senior Vice President, SportsCenter and News Rob King. “To be able to kick it off with Wiz Khalifa and Wale, back-to-back, is instant confirmation of how impactful ‘Center Stage’ can be.”
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Delta Air Lines booked a three-year deal with Chelsea Football Club to serve as the club’s official airline sponsor. Delta takes the role of the exclusively designated "Official Airline Partner of Chelsea FC" and the agreement gives Delta LED exposure at each home game and on the Chelsea FC website as well as on media backboards for interviews.
Learfield Sports and Game Theory Group International are teaming up to boost career placement opportunities for collegiate student-athletes. The partnership will see them enable corporate sponsors and university athletic departments to leverage “key relationships in assisting student-athletes with possible career connections, education and immediate networking opportunities.” “We often hear from corporations that they would welcome a deeper association with graduating student-athletes, known for being highly driven, team-oriented, accomplished and disciplined,” said Learfield Sports’ Executive Vice President/Chief Revenue Officer Andy Rawlings. “It’s no secret student-athletes like to win and have an outstanding work ethic, so these individuals are desirable for corporate recruitment. The collegiate landscape continues to evolve, and we’re pleased to work with Vin and his team as we unveil an offering uniquely designed to benefit both audience groups in a way that’s never been done.”
ESPN revealed plans for DraftKings, locking in an exclusive agreement that will make the company the official daily fantasy sports offering across ESPN’s platforms and include branding and promotional opportunities across multiple ESPN and DraftKings’ platforms including integration into digital properties and television programming. “ESPN and DraftKings share a history of innovating and advancing fantasy sports to serve this passionate fan base,” said ESPN President and Co-Chairman of Disney Media Networks John Skipper. “DraftKings is a dynamic company – deeply connected to its fans – and we’re excited to have them on board as our official daily fantasy sports offering.”
2K will put none other than Michael Jordan on the cover of this year’s Special Edition of NBA 2K16. Gamers that pre-order the Special Edition will receive NBA 2K16 on Friday, September 25 along with the likes of a Jordan NBA 2k16 poster, a Jordan Fathead, a digital Jordan shoes, t-shirt and jersey and more. “I’m excited about this year’s NBA 2K’s Special Edition,” said Michael Jordan. “ NBA 2K16 allows gamers young and old to not only experience and re-create some of my greatest moments on the basketball court but also customize their players with Jordan shoes and apparel.”
The NBA and Sprint are launching a new digital series about “how champions are made, on and off the court.” The six-segment series follows several NBA personalities and explore different aspects of their everyday lives and features hosts such as rapper Wale, who met with Bill Walton in Cleveland ahead of Game 4 of the NBA Finals. Episodes can be found at NBA.com/1on1. In addition to NBA.com, the partners will introduce new and behind-the-scenes content via league social channels.
Voting for the 2015 ESPYS is officially open at ESPYS.com. This year’s nominees include the likes of Stephen Curry, LeBron James, Serena Williams, American Pharoah, Aaron Rodgers, Ronda Rousey, JJ Watt, Mo’ne Davis, Jordan Spieth, Maria Sharpova, and more. Pardon the Interruption’s Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon will host The ESPY Nomination Special on July 1, at 8p on ESPN.
The Basketball Tournament unveiled a full digital streaming and highlights plan for all regional games from sites in Atlanta, Los Angeles, Chicago and Philadelphia. In all, TBT will live stream 88 games. Links to the live streams for all games from rounds 1-4 will be accessible from TheTournament.com Bracket page, which will launch on July 1.
Sports Illustrated and WebMD are joining forces to launch a three-part, multiplatform editorial series about the behind-the-scenes stories of injured athletes and their return to competition. The series, dubbed, The Comeback, debuted yesterday across a slate of platforms that include Sports Illustrated, SI.com,WebMD Magazine and WebMD.com. The first ep features the comeback story of Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim pitcher Garrett Richards, who is back on the mound just eight months after suffering a torn patellar tendon that cut short his 2014 season.
In a plea to bring MMA to NYC, UFC Middleweight Champion, and NY-native, Chris Weidman utilized The Players’ Tribune in an appeal to vote on a pending bill to legalize the sport in New York. “I’ve dreamed about walking into the Octagon at Madison Square Garden,” he wrote. “After fighting so many fights across the country, I can’t even begin to imagine what it would feel like to finally come home – to have my Uncle Jimmy and the rest of my family, friends and supporters in the seats watching me, and to have my dad in my corner with me when I fight.” The full letter can be found here.
FOX Sports named Jeff Ajluni as Vice President and General Manager of Georgetown Sports Properties. Ajluni most recently served at the St. Louis Blues as Group Vice President, Corporate Partnerships & Community Development.
Guest Services, Inc. CEO Gerry Gabrys and President/COO Jeffrey A. Marquis today announced the appointment of Scott Shepherd as the company’s Vice President/Chief Commercial Officer. Shepherd joins the company from the Washington Redskins, where he most recently served as Senior Vice President leading Corporate Partnerships, Special Events and Government Relations.
ESPN showcases the 2015 NBA Draft at 7p.
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Answer to Our Last Sports Trivia Question: Since the NBA Draft lottery launched in 1985, there have only been six (miscounted) players selected with the very first pick who have won an NBA title. LeBron is one, name three of the other four. Answer: David Robinson, Shaquille O’Neal, Glenn Robinson, Tim Duncan, Andrew Bogut. Kudos: Andrew Feingold-Nielsen/NY; Michael Ritz-BucStar Consulting/NY; Matt Resnick-MSG/NY; Chris Delapaz-Millennial Media/NY; Nick Aquilino-ESPN/Bristol; Chris Schwartz-International Speedway Corporation/Charlotte; Rich Dubroff-CSNBaltimore.com/Baltimore; Keith Wan-WWE/Stamford; Allan Flowers-NFL Network/LA; Greg Conner-Tennis Channel/Santa Monica; Greg Didsuc/Venice; Paul Gygli-NBCUniversal Television Distribution/Universal City.
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