Longhorn TV; Federer needs information, Indictment of former White Sox executive
November 11, 2010
Longhorn TV
Longhorn TV
With the success of the Big Ten Network, other conferences and universities have taken notice of the opportunity to generate additional revenue. The University of Texas is looking to create their own network to showcase Longhorn sports. Texas president William Power, Jr. has been given authority by the school's regents to enter into a contract to distribute Longhorn television rights. It was reported several days ago that Texas had already reached an agreement with ESPN to package Longhorns sports.
Federer wants to find out about troubled IMG chief
Ted Forstmann heads up super agency IMG. Forstmann's name has been in the news of late for his betting on sporting events, including some of IMG client Roger Federer's matches. Roger Federer has denied any involvement in betting on his matches or that of any other players. Federer has said he recently spoke with Forstmann just to find out more about the situation. Federer is represented by Tony Godsick of IMG. Godsick happens to be married to former pro Mary Joe Fernandez, which explains while the always "entertaining" Fernandez has a job with ESPN broadcasting tennis.
Former White Sox Player Personnel Director indicted
David Wilder who was in charge of the Chicago White Sox scouting department has been indicted for his role in skimming money from signing bonuses of players from Latin American countries. When Wilder was fired from his position with the White Sox in 2008 it began to shed light on some of the problems that Baseball has in the signing of prospects from Latin America, particularly the Dominican Republic.
In April of this year SportsLawTalk looked at how then MLB executive Sandy Alderson (now Mets GM) was attempting to clean-up some of the issues MLB clubs face in signing players from Latin American countries.
Former White Sox Player Personnel Director indicted
David Wilder who was in charge of the Chicago White Sox scouting department has been indicted for his role in skimming money from signing bonuses of players from Latin American countries. When Wilder was fired from his position with the White Sox in 2008 it began to shed light on some of the problems that Baseball has in the signing of prospects from Latin America, particularly the Dominican Republic.
In April of this year SportsLawTalk looked at how then MLB executive Sandy Alderson (now Mets GM) was attempting to clean-up some of the issues MLB clubs face in signing players from Latin American countries.
Posted by sportslawtalk at 11/11/2010 12:01 AM 
Categories: Roger Federer, David Wilder, television deals
Categories: Roger Federer, David Wilder, television deals
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