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06/10/14: ABC heats up with Game 2 of the NBA Finals, Brands prepare for World Cup offensive, FOX Sports, Omnigon play up second screen platform MatchTrax

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CYNOPSISSPORTS 06.10.14 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, June 10, 2014, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  After Game 1’s AC issues, ABC scored a cool 15 million viewers for Game 2 of the NBA Finals. The channel saw the Heat’s win over the Spurs deliver an average of 15,006,000 viewers to the network, […]

06/09/14: NBC Sports rides Chrome, Kings to a Super Saturday; ESPN open NBA Finals with a leap, FIFA Sponsors call for Qatar clarity

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CYNOPSISSPORTS 06.09.14 Good morning. It’s Monday, June 9, 2014, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  A nice weekend for NBC Sports Group, which hit some new highs for its "Championship Saturday" anchored by the Belmont Stakes and Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals, according to fast national data from Nielsen. California […]

06/06/14: Stanley Cup opens with 4.8 million viewers; Broadcasters tee up for US Open Championship; Tim Brando announces new home

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CYNOPSISSPORTS 06.06.14 Good morning. It’s Friday, June 6, 2014, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  Game 1 of the 2014 Stanley Cup Final between the Rangers and Kings averaged 4.777 million viewers, which makes it NBC’s second-most watched Stanley Cup Final Game 1 ever and the second-most watched Game 1 overall since […]

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06/05/14: Facebook Live gets an All-Star role at the NBA Finals; The Super Bowl’s days are numbered; espnW brings back Nine for IX Shorts

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CYNOPSISSPORTS 06.05.14 Good morning. It’s Thursday, June 5, 2014, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  Facebook Live is taking center court for the 2014 NBA Finals, which will offer the most extensive use of the platform ever. For the first time, fans will be able to ask players questions during practice media […]

06/04/14: NBCU blitzes ahead of California Chrome’s run at history; NBA Eastern Conference Finals a win for ESPN; Sporting News Media unveils annual digital consumption study

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CYNOPSISSPORTS 06.04.14 Good morning. It’s Wednesday, June 4, 2014, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  With history on the line, NBC Sports is doubling the number of hours dedicated to California Chrome’s run at the 146th Belmont Stakes this week. Coverage will see highlights that include: live coverage of every Saturday race […]

06/03/14: Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer goes down; NBCSN ices a new ratings record; ESPN opens the playbook for the NBA Finals on ABC

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CYNOPSISSPORTS 06.03.14 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, June 3, 2014, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer is stepping down from the company, severing long ties with long-time partner Oscar De La Hoya. Schaefer co-founded the company with the famed boxer in 2002 but resigned yesterday amid disagreements. […]

06/02/14: NFL Players’ Rookie Premiere hits 20 years as a brand building event; TNT wraps up Western Conference Finals on a high note; NBC hunts for a Super Bowl record

CYNOPSISSPORTS 06.02.14 Good morning. It’s Monday, June 2, 2014, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  Sponsors, partners and licensees met with 40 of the NFL’s most marketable rookies last week, as the 20th annual NFL Players Association Rookie Premiere took place in LA, where brands ranging from Nike, Pepsi and Electronic Arts […]

05/30/14: The Clippers hit an all-time high; Univision Deportes going 24/7 with World Cup; FOX Sports lays out college football plans

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CYNOPSISSPORTS 05.30.14 Good morning. It’s Friday, May 30, 2014, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  Reports surfaced late yesterday that former Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer was the winner of a frantic bidding war for the Clippers. The LA Times reports that Ballmer made an offer of $2 billion, which would mark […]

05/29/14: NFL Now gets supersized with new distributors, sponsor; NBC bets the farm on Triple Crown run; Turner Sports revs up for final NASCAR season

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CYNOPSISSPORTS 05.29.14 Good morning. It’s Thursday, May 29, 2014, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  NFL Now snagged another sponsor and two more distributors as it marches toward its launch this summer. McDonald’s signed on as the third presenting sponsor of the upcoming platform, joining previously announced launch partners Verizon and Gillette. […]

05/28/14: CBS Sports reveals playbook for SEC football; George Bodenheimer ends an era; Scripps, ESPN recommence Spelling Bee accord

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CYNOPSISSPORTS 05.28.14 Good morning. It’s Wednesday, May 28, 2014, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  CBS Sports unveiled its plans for the college football season, lining up new faces for its broadcasts and selecting its first SEC games of the year. The company’s 14th consecutive season of national coverage of the conference […]

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