I’ll provide some more comprehensive links later, but I wanted to get these items to you on this Monday.
First, David Scott of Boston Sports Media Watch comes out of hibernation to discuss the strange sequence at the end of the San Diego-Pittsburgh game during which Jim Nantz hinted about the point spread, but would not come out with it.
A big story from the Sports Business Journal. Tripp Mickle breaks news that Johnson & Johnson will not extend its Olympics sponsorship beyond 2012 citing the economy and other factors.
And CBS says the overnights for its South Carolina-Florida telecast were up from last year.
? “SEC ON CBS” RATES 28% HIGHER WITH FLORIDA’S WIN OVER SOUTH CAROLINA
CBS Sports’ coverage of the SEC ON CBS on Saturday, Nov. 15, which saw No. 3 Florida defeat No. 24 South Carolina, earned an overnight household rating/share of 3.7/8, up 28% from last year’s 2.9/6 (LSU-Ole Miss). The first game of CBS Sports’ college football coverage yesterday saw Notre Dame defeat Navy earning a 2.2/5.
I’ll be back with your regular Monday links later. I wanted to get these up to you right away.
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