The tech giants all want to be involved in the NFL. It's the best product in television. There's going to be a lot of activity. As we head toward that large deal, I think these companies are going to be part of it, (but) I think the NFL still believes in the sanctity of broadcasting. | | | | It's not Oz but Paige Spiranac tees off on the eighth hole at the Dubai Ladies Masters.
(David Cannon/Getty Images) | | | | |  | “The tech giants all want to be involved in the NFL. It's the best product in television. There's going to be a lot of activity. As we head toward that large deal, I think these companies are going to be part of it, (but) I think the NFL still believes in the sanctity of broadcasting.”
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| | rantnrave:// I am a sucker for process. A foolhardy romantic. I'll admit my bias. Mention the 76ERS and I'll praise SAM HINKIE. Tell me about the BROWNS' trade for BROCK OSWEILER and I'll tell you about PAUL DEPODESTA. But I wonder how process does as a consumer product. Not for one team but for a league. The 76ers can sell hope and execution but what happens when every GM is cut from the same cloth and the NBA is all threes and dunks? Did MONEYBALL make baseball more interesting? How long can you sell process as a plan when the product is based on immediate zero-sum games? Fans follow sports for wins and losses, not draft picks and prospects. Can there be a divide between the front office and the fan base if they value the latter unequally? An executive told me recently that patience is the last arbitrage in sports -- that not every team puts the same price on long-term vision -- but what happens if teams can wait patiently and fans no longer want to?... The BROWNS are the new 76ERS... The old BIG EAST TOURNAMENT was the coolest event I've ever been to. I miss it dearly. It will still be pretty cool to see DUKE play UNC in BROOKLYN Friday night. The battle for NEW YORK CITY is the most underrated rivalry in college basketball and the BIG 10, ACC, and new BIG EAST conferences want to claim the city as its own... The highest paid public employee in the state of NORTH CAROLINA comments on PRESIDENT TRUMP... The NFL's biggest decisions the next time it sells its broadcast rights: Who can pay the most? And where does the audience want to watch our games?... What happens when a man whose voice is his life can't speak anymore? ANDREW CARTER's story on WOODY DURHAM, the former UNC radio announcer, is poignant and strong... Are you paying more for DIRECTV than your neighbor? You should check... EL CLASICO in the U.S. I can't wait. I also probably can't afford it... Will there be another miracle at ST. ANTHONY'S? | | | - Mike Vorkunov, curator |
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