Times wires
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
colleges
pac-10 tv deal a conference record: $3 billion, 12 years
In the richest conference TV deal ever, the Pac-10 will start a cable network in 2012 and sell most of its marquee football and basketball games to Fox and ESPN for about $3 billion over 12 years, more than quadrupling what the two networks have been paying.
The Pac-10, which is expected to announce the agreements today, is following the model of the Big Ten, which in 2007 created a network for its teams and negotiated a 10-year, $1 billion deal with ESPN. The Pac-10 will retain full ownership of its network. Fox Cable Networks owns 49 percent of the Big Ten channel.
Boise State: The NCAA has accused the school of committing 22 violations, one of them major, over five years in football and four other sports and said the violations' scope and nature show Boise State lacked institutional control, according to a report. School president Bob Kustra said the university has made fixes, including a new executive director of compliance. The NCAA Infractions Committee has scheduled a hearing on June 10.
central florida: The compliance department was contacted by the NCAA amid reports of possible improper recruiting activities, said the school, which confirmed it is conducting an internal review. Reports by the New York Times and ESPN.com detail a link with Ken Caldwell, who reportedly has ties with ASM sports agency.
Miami: Offensive lineman Joel Figueroa was granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA.
tennis: The Florida men (May 13-14) and women (May 14-15) will host NCAA tournament regions. The men open at 1 on May 13 against South Carolina State, with Miami facing Nebraska; the women also open against South Carolina State, at noon May 14. The FSU men open vs. Mississippi State in the Georgia Tech region, and the FSU women open vs. Southern in the Texas A&M region. The USF women play Texas in the Miami region May 13 or 14.
tennis
Man charged with stalking Serena
A man was charged with stalking Serena Williams after police say they caught him trying to walk into her gated subdivision in Palm Beach Gardens.
Police said Patenema Ouedraogo, 40, told officers he was going to Williams' home Monday night "because he loves her" and "he knows the feelings are reciprocal." An attorney for Williams said he had obtained a restraining order after Ouedraogo tried to contact her three times. Ouedraogo was held on $25,000 bond.
Madrid Open: Top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki advanced to the third round in Spain by defeating Bojana Jovanovski 6-4, 6-4. Tampa resident Samantha Stosur also advanced, edging Daniela Hantuchova 7-6 (7-1), 7-5. On the men's side, 2009 U.S. Open winner Juan Martin del Potro overcame a hip problem to beat 13th-seeded Mikhail Youzhny 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 to reach the second round.
ET CETERA
autos: Media giant News Corp., owned by Rupert Murdoch, and an Italian investment firm linked to Ferrari, the sport's oldest team, are working together to find other investors to potentially fund a bid for the Formula One series, which has been owned by private equity firm CVC Capital Partners since 2006. CVC said the series isn't for sale. … Driver Martin Truex Jr. fired his pit crew after a botched final stop during Saturdays's Sprint Cup race, and Michael Waltrip Racing responded with four personnel changes: new tire carriers and changers for the front and rear of the No. 56 Toyota.
hockey: The Blues' Alex Pietrangelo scored at 4:14 of overtime to give Canada a 4-3 win over Switzerland to complete the group stage of the world championships in Slovakia 3-0.
horses: Toby's Corner was withdrawn from Saturday's Kentucky Derby with a left hind leg problem.
Times wires