Polyus Gold's stock price has seen a slight bump on the London Stock Exchange. If they are able to merge with another company, the price could surge.

Major League baseball’s opening day is less than a month away. Chicago Cubs and White Sox fans are as excited as ever to see their teams take the field in early April, but they may be planning to do so from the comfort of their own homes.

BY MICHAEL BELLER – MEDILL NEWS SERVICE

It’s no secret that people have had to cut back across the board during the economic downturn.  In the sports world, that’s led to lower attendance and plummeting net gate receipts, the best measure of revenue garnered by teams and leagues from people going to games.  In the first quarter of the current NBA season, net gate receipts were down 7.4 percent from the previous season.  MLB attendance plunged 6.6 percent to 73.4 million, and the attendance at NCAA college football games dropped 1 percent from 2008, the first time in five years there were less fans through the turnstiles

Fellow Medill Money Maven Graydon Gordian spoke with me recently about his article exploring the business of boxing and how the boxers are viewed and treated as commodities.

At 3 P.M. Eastern on Thursday, the NBA’s trade deadline passed. Unless granted an extension by the league, NBA franchises are no longer allowed to trade players with one another this season. What’s done is done.

The horse racing industry in Illinois is struggling to keep up with other states.

Like most other industries across the country, gambling took a big hit during the recession.  However, there are signs it is on the way back. 

In Monday’s edition of the Financial Times, Ian Wylie wrote an article discussing the emergence of MBA programs in the United States with dedicated sports business options.

BY MICHAEL BELLER – MEDILL NEWS SERVICE

The Olympic torch arrives in Vancouver Friday, where thousands of athletes from around the world want to strike gold.  Companies looking to do the same should be right there alongside the athletes, as a new study found the Olympics could be the perfect venue to spend advertising [...]

A Brunswick bowling alley in Niles, Ill. The company holds a dominant market share in bowling, and net sales in that segment were $82.2 million for the most recent quarter.

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BY SHAHZAD CHAUDHARY– MEDILL NEWS SERVICE

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. announced the release of a slimmer version of the PlayStation 3 on Tuesday that will be available in stores Sept. 1st. The slimmer PS3 will have a 120 GB hard drive and will cost $299.

With the introduction of this new product, Sony also announced [...]