 Houston Considering Bid for 2084 Summer Olympics
HOUSTON, TX -- This news just in: only
80 years left to get your home court tickets to the Gold Medal
game featuring Dream Team XXVI. That's right, Houston is considering
a bid for the 2084 Summer Olympics.
"Some may think this all a bit premature," said
Houston Olympic Committee (HOC) chairperson Rachel Yarlston. "Those
of us on the committee realize that we won't be around in 2084,
but we felt like it was the right time to get the ball rolling
nonetheless."
Fellow
committee member Greg Trass agrees. "Houston
is long overdue for something like this, and we're determined
to bring the Olympics to this great city. With the IOC awarding
the Games farther and farther in advance, we decided that we'd
better get to work if we were going to secure the event."
One goal of the committee
is to mark a 100th anniversary of other games in the US. The
1984 Summer Games were held in Los Angeles, and this has been
chosen as the target event for a centennial commemeration by
the HOC.
"Bringing
the Games to Houston is just one piece of the puzzle," explained
Yarlston. "What we are after is real authenticity, a sort of reenactment
of the LA games. This means that we'll have to find a way to
tick off the right countries to ensure another boycott. This
may require some, shall we say, political intervention."
Houston
Record staff financial advisor
Edward Peters III points out that orchestrating a boycott
of your own games will invariably hurt the city and most probably
result in a monetary loss for Houston and the HOC. "You can't put
a price on authenticity," countered
Yarlston.
The HOC is currently in talks with several groups about
possible financial backing for the bid. At least one company has said that
it's hard to tell what their financial position will be 80 years out.
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 Texans to host Copa Libertadores
HOUSTON, TX -- Reliant Stadium along
with Lone Star Sports and Entertainment will play host to another
major International Soccer Competition on Friday, January 9 -
11 as part of the Copa Libertadores Qualification Competition
that comes to Houston, Texas for the first time ever. This event
will feature eight of the premier teams in the Mexican first-division as
they battle to represent their country in the chase for the prestigious
Copa Libertadores. Lone Star Sports and Entertainment held a press conference
at 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, December 4, in the Houston Texans Media Workroom.
Two teams from each participating
country are allowed to enter the the
tournament. The Houston games will determine the Mexican teams
that will battle for the title.
The Copa Libertadores began in 1960 and annually crowns the club
champion of the southern Americas. Two teams from each participating
country are allowed to enter the competition and the tournament
held here in Houston will help determine which Mexican teams will earn
the right to battle for the title in this prestigious cup competition.
The double-header matches to be held in Houston are as follows:
Friday, January
9, 2004
7:00 p.m. Morelia vs. Santos
9:30 p.m. Chivas vs. Toluca
Sunday, January 11, 2004
4:00 p.m. Atlante vs. Atlas
6:30 p.m. Club America vs. Tigres
Tickets for the matches will go on sale
Friday, December 12 at 5 p.m. and can be purchased at all Ticketmaster Outlets,
Ticketmaster.com, or by calling Ticketmaster at (713) 629-3700. Ticket prices
are $20, $25, $30 and $40 per day. Groups of 20 or more can purchase tickets
for $16. Fans can purchase group tickets by calling 1-866-GO-TEXANS.
SOURCE:
www.houstontexans.com
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SIRIUS and NFL announce multi-year broadcast and
marketing agreement
NEW YORK, Dec. 16, 2003 -- The
National Football League and SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ:
SIRI) announced a seven-year agreement for SIRIUS to broadcast
all NFL games live nationwide, and for SIRIUS to become the official
satellite radio partner of the National Football League, with exclusive
rights to use the NFL "shield" logo
and collective NFL team trademarks.
Beginning with the NFL's 2004
season, SIRIUS will carry the entire regular season as well as
select preseason contests and playoff games.
As part of the agreement, SIRIUS will create "The NFL Radio Network," an
around-the-clock exclusive stream of NFL content for SIRIUS subscribers.
The radio channel will provide news, features and a wide range
of other programming highlighting the NFL and its teams. The
NFL Radio Network on Sirius will also include programs from NFL
Network, the first television network dedicated to the NFL, which launched
in November.
SIRIUS
will offer all of the NFL programming at no additional cost to
its subscribers.
NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue said, "SIRIUS has a strong commitment
to sports broadcasting. We look forward to the great new programming
that will be available to NFL fans on SIRIUS. Our partnership with SIRIUS
provides all fans nationwide with another way to stay in touch with their
favorite teams." "The NFL is the most powerful name in sports,
and SIRIUS is elated to be working with this world-class organization," said
Joseph P. Clayton, President and CEO of SIRIUS. "For the first time
ever, football fans will have the opportunity to hear radio play-by-play
of their favorite NFL team -- called by their favorite local
announcers -- no matter where they are in North America. This
agreement represents a major enhancement to our superior programming
lineup and it underscores our ongoing commitment to enrich the SIRIUS subscriber
experience."
Scott Greenstein of The Greenstein Group, an entertainment
industry consulting firm that brought SIRIUS and the NFL
together, said, "This
is much more than a simple broadcast license. The NFL programming
provides SIRIUS with compelling content that is unavailable
anywhere else while allowing the teams to connect with their out-of-market
fans across the country."
The agreement between the NFL and SIRIUS is subject to
customary documentation, which is expected to be completed by
January 31, 2004. Details are provided in an 8-K filed by Sirius.
A complete schedule of games will be available at www.sirius.com and NFL.com.
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