Category Archives: Sports Business

Rangers Land Darvish –

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

The Texas Rangers signed Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish to a six year contract.  Darvish has the option to leave after 5 years if he achieves certain performance goals relating to the Cy Young award voting.  Darvish went 18-6 last season with a 1.44  ERA … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Baseball All-Star, Baseball American League, Baseball Business, MLB, Sports Business | Leave a comment

Heisman Trophy: Andrew Luck –

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Sports Illustrated features top Heisman trophy candidates and the most recent is Kellen Moore.  Kellen Moore is the quarterback for the highly ranked Boise State Broncos and holds the record for the highest winning percentage at 95.8%.  Moore threw for … Continue reading →

Posted in College Bowl Games, College Football, College Football Business, College Football Rankings, Sports Business | Leave a comment

ESPN Longhorn Network –

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The ESPN Longhorn network is expected to double the annual broadcast revenue for the University of Texas.  The creation of the Longhorn network was one of the factors leading to the Texas A & M decision to leave for the Southeastern Conference.  … Continue reading →

Posted in College Football, College Football Business, Sports Business | Leave a comment

NBA Cancels First Two Weeks –

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

NBA Commissioner David Stern cancelled the first two weeks of the regular season.  The cancellations amount to the first 100 games of the season.  The last work stoppage forced the 1998-1999 season to be reduced to 50 games. To read a related article … Continue reading →

Posted in NBA, Pro Basketball, Sports Business | Leave a comment

Big 12 Revenue Sharing –

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Big 12 presidents approved a revenue sharing plan of their top television deal.  The revenue sharing plan may salvage a conference that lost Texas A & M to the SEC.  The University of Missouri  board of curators will discuss the deal on Tuesday.  … Continue reading →

Posted in College Bowl Games, College Football, College Football Business, Sports Business | Leave a comment

Hurricane Irene Cancels Sporting Events –

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Hurricane Irene is forcing cancellations and schedule changes for many sporting events.  The US Open cancelled a pre-tournament event and a PGA Tour playoff event was also cut short.  The New York Mets and Yankees rescheduled their weekend games with the Braves … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Baseball American League, Baseball Business, Baseball National League, Football, Football AFC, Football Business, Football NFC, Golf, Golf PGA Championship, NFL, Sports Business, Tennis, Tennis Business, Tennis Tournaments, Tennis U.S. Open | Leave a comment

NFL Lockout Ends –

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The NFL Players Association voted to approve a deal and end the lockout.  The deal is for 10 years and there is not an opt-out clause.  Training camps are scheduled to begin for 10 teams on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.  The … Continue reading →

Posted in Football, Football AFC, Football Business, Football NFC, NFL, Sports Business | Leave a comment

Torre Leaves Dodgers –

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Jim Sutliff

This will be the final season for Joe Torre with the Los Angeles Dodgers.  Torre spent three seasons with the Dodgers and won two National League West titles.  There is speculation that Torre may return to manage the New York Mets.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Baseball Business, Baseball National League, MLB, Sports Business | Leave a comment

Nadal Endorsements –

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Jim Sutliff

Rafael Nadal is the youngest winner of the career Grand Slam and may become the top earner in the game of tennis.  Nadal has already moved pass Federer to gain the number one ranking in the world.  At only 24, Nadal … Continue reading →

Posted in Sports Business, Tennis, Tennis Business, Tennis U.S. Open | Leave a comment

BYU Independence –

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Jim Sutliff

BYU looks as though their football program will be independent of any conference.  This will be a good move because it will give BYU the national recognition that the school has earned over the years.  BYU may have a tough … Continue reading →

Posted in College Football, Sports Business | Leave a comment

Most Valuable Baseball Teams –

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Jim Sutliff

Forbes had a special report on the valuation of Major League Baseball teams earlier in the year.  The report highlighted the record high operating income of $522 million posted by the 30 teams.  Even with the poor econom, the average … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Baseball Business, Sports Business | Leave a comment

Ryan Wins Auction –

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Jim Sutliff

The group led by Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan had the top bid for the Texas Rangers.  The Rangers have Court approval to sell the team to the Ryan group for $593 million dollars.  The Auction attracted a great deal … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Baseball Business, Sports Business | Leave a comment

Ryan Vs. Cuban –

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Jim Sutliff

The auction of the Texas Rangers is set to start today and there are some high profile bidders.  Competiting bids from the Nolan Ryan group and the Mark Cuban group are expected to take center stage.  Final approval of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Baseball Business, Sports Business | Leave a comment

Phil Jackson Returns –

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Jim Sutliff

Phil Jackson is returning to the Lakers for one more season.  This may be the most important signing that the Lakers will have this year.  The return of Jackson will help secure the signings of free agents and maintain the … Continue reading →

Posted in NBA, Pro Basketball, Sports Business | Leave a comment

Ellison Bids On Warriors –

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Jim Sutliff

Sources indicate that Larry Ellison has bid on the Golden State Warriors.  According to reports, the team has received around a dozen bids and Ellison is bidding $315 million dollars.   The financial demographics of the San Francisco Bay area should … Continue reading →

Posted in NBA, Pro Basketball, Sports Business | Leave a comment