OMMF Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 I might update this every day or two with little stories that, while conversation starters, may not deserve their own thread. Enjoy (or not. I've stopped caring.)http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/stories...ml?ana=from_rssCBS plans to rebrand CSTV as CBS College Sports Network in March, coinciding with the NCAA men's basketball tournament.The move comes a little more than a month after CBS' sports division officially assumed control of the cable channel.CBS execs clearly hope the CBS brand will help convince cable operators to carry the channel, which is in about 25 million cable and satellite homes. The channel originally launched in spring 2003."We believe this rebranding will better position our college sports cable network in the competitive world of cable television distribution," said CBS News and Sports President Sean McManus. "It's hard to imagine a cable company going forward that will not welcome the CBS Sports-branded channel to its cable systems."http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stor...ml?ana=from_rssThe Pittsburgh Steelers will continue to use natural grass at Heinz Field, the team said."The majority of our players have told us that they prefer natural grass to any artificial surface, and grass is also the preference of our coaches and athletic training staff," Steelers President Art Rooney II said in a statement.The Steelers and Heinz Field management reviewed a variety of natural and artificial playing surfaces, and discussed the issue with University of Pittsburgh officials, before making the decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustForFun Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 The Pittsburgh Steelers will continue to use natural grass at Heinz Field, the team said.That's nice to hear. There's nothing like football on real, actual grass. Part of the game *should* be fighting through natural conditions, like the weather and the condition of the turf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 The Pittsburgh Steelers will continue to use natural grass at Heinz Field, the team said.That's nice to hear. There's nothing like football on real, actual grass. Part of the game *should* be fighting through natural conditions, like the weather and the condition of the turf.I wonder if they would have still felt that way if Miami had actually won that night. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 That's terrible. It's obvious that Heinz Field's grass can't handle as much...field turf would've been the logical choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballfiji Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Personally, I like the idea of keeping the grass at Heinz. However, I don't think they should have.Fields that are only used by 1 team should be grass. However, when you start adding teams then the grass doesn't have enough time to breath and recover. Heinz is already used by Pittsburgh U on Saturdays and I bet some high school teams could use it on Fridays. Turf would have been more feasible. Plainsman Parking Lot. Auburn Baseball Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oz615 Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Personally, I like the idea of keeping the grass at Heinz. However, I don't think they should have.Fields that are only used by 1 team should be grass. However, when you start adding teams then the grass doesn't have enough time to breath and recover. Heinz is already used by Pittsburgh U on Saturdays and I bet some high school teams could use it on Fridays. Turf would have been more feasible.That's the same issues we're dealing w/ over @ LP Field as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMMF Posted February 16, 2008 Author Share Posted February 16, 2008 http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stori...ml?ana=from_rssOne day after inking a deal with a Welsh rugby club, Under Armour Inc. said Friday it will outfit a professional German soccer team.Hannover 96 will don Baltimore-based Under Armour's performance apparel beginning in the German Football League's 2008-2009 season. The agreement will span through the team's 2011 season.The deal for Under Armour (NYSE: UA) also includes advertising rights inside Hannover's AWD Arena -- which houses nearly 50,000 spectators -- and promotional rights.http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories...ml?ana=from_rssAnheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. announced Thursday it has inked a new three-year deal making the Michelob Family of Beers the official beer sponsor of the PGA Tour and Champions Tour.The Michelob Family of Beers, which includes lager Michelob and Michelob Light, will replace A-B's Michelob Ultra light brand as the official beer sponsor of the tours. O'Douls remains the official non-alcohol brew sponsor of both circuits.Michelob Ultra will continue as the official beer of the LPGA Tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMMF Posted February 22, 2008 Author Share Posted February 22, 2008 Blue Jays triple exposure on CBChttp://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/story/20...e-jays-cbc.htmlCBC unveiled its Toronto Blue Jays broadcast schedule for the 2008 season on Thursday.CBC will air 24 regular-season games, up from eight during the 2007 campaign, including six games against the defending World Series champion Boston Red Sox and four against the New York Yankees.The broadcast schedule kicks off on June 7 when the Jays host the Baltimore Orioles (1 p.m. ET) and concludes on Sept. 20 and 21 with the final two games of a three-game set between Toronto and Boston at Rogers Centre (1 p.m. ET).Other highlights include six interleague matchups ? against the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates and Atlanta Braves ? and four games in prime time.All 24 games will be broadcast in high definition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMMF Posted February 28, 2008 Author Share Posted February 28, 2008 http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stor...ml?ana=from_rssThe Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday said they would add an "all-you-can-eat" section for the 2008 season.Tickets for the seats, which would be in the outfield reserved Section 147 and possibly 146 depending on demand, would cost $35 for advance sales and $40 if purchased on the day of a game.The menu items would be limited to hot dogs, hamburgers, nachos, salads, popcorn, peanuts, ice cream and soda."This concept has proven to be very popular in other ballparks and will provide a built-in value and convenience for our fans, especially for families and group outings," Pirates President Frank Coonelly said in a statement.http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/...ml?ana=from_rssThe National Football League-owned television network has sued satellite broadcaster Dish Network over its decision last week to relegate the NFL Network to a less-popular channel tier.Dish Network, the Englewood-based sister company to EchoStar Corp., bumped the all-football network to its America's Top 200 channel package from Dish's America's Top 100 package. The move meant the NFL Network vanished from the channel selection of about 4 million Dish subscribers.Dish's decision came as a consequence of the NFL having simulcast the Dec. 29 regular-season matchup of the eventual Super Bowl opponents, t he New England Patriots and New York Giants, on networks CBS and NBC instead of keeping the marquee game exclusive to Dish and other carriers of the NFL Network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckymack Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 That's a pretty dumb thing for Dish Network to do. I know dozens of people who subscribe to Dish solely for the NFL Network. Sigs are for sissies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 All-you-can-eat seats are worth the price of admission. I know the Braves started to do it last year, and I was in hotdog heaven when I went to a game with all-you-can-eat seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMMF Posted February 29, 2008 Author Share Posted February 29, 2008 http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories...ml?ana=from_rssThe San Francisco 49ers said Friday the name "Candlestick Park" will return once the current Monster Park naming deal expires in June.A San Francisco Board of Supervisors vote in July 2004 and a ballot question later that year restricted the number of companies the 49ers could negotiate a new naming rights deal to five -- one of which doesn't even exist any more.So the team has decided to revert back to the Candlestick name and concentrate on building its new stadium in Santa Clara, where the team is expected to get at least $1 million a year for naming rights.http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories...ml?ana=from_rssRegional sports networks in Seattle, Pittsburgh and Denver will combine to form Liberty Sports Group, which will be headed by former Fox Sports Network Northwest General Manager Mark Shuken.The new company will be based in Seattle.The company will combine sports networks FSN Northwest, FSN Rocky Mountain in Denver, and FSN Pittsburgh. The deal was made possible after Liberty Media Corp. and News Corp. completed a transition of assets earlier this week. Englewood, Colo.-based Liberty (NASDAQ: LINTA) received the regional sports networks and $465 million in cash along with a stake in DirecTV (NYSE: DTV) in the transaction, according to a release.Liberty Sports Group will be a subsidiary of Liberty Media and will maintain a syndication relationship with Fox Sports Network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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