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 Insight News: University of Memphis Department of Journalism

Carrie Sanders

Robert Pera Press Conference

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Robert Pera Press Conference

    The new Memphis Grizzlies majority owner, Robert Pera addressed media and fans in his first public press conference since buying the NBA franchise from former owner Michael Heisley .

    Pera, a 34 year old tech Billionare who created Ubiquiti Networks, made brief comments about himself, his company and his commitment to improve the city of Memphis,  "We're fully committed to the community and leveraging the Memphis Grizzlies brand name to make a positive impact on the community," Pera said.

  Pera then outlined his goals for the team and then introduced the new Grizzlies CEO,  longtime friend and business associate, Jason Levien. 

    Leiven, a former sports agent, regaled the media and fans with stories about his personal friendship with Pera and introduced the formal list of minority owners, including Harold Ford, Jr., basketball greats Penny Hardaway and Elliot Perry, NFL player Payton Manning and wife Ashley and native Memphian Justin Timberlake.  

    Levien then expressed his feelings about the new ownership and his position in saying, "We want to be the best. We want to consistently be the best and we're going to strive for that every day.”

    Levien  wrapped with what he thought both he and Pera could bring to the team and to the NBA, citing Pera’s youth and enthusiasm for the sport of basketball and his own experience as a sports agent making him a, “player friendly,” CEO.

    A sign outside the Forum says – “Where new starts are made.” That is a concept fans certainly seem to be getting on board with when it comes to Robert Pera’s new ownership of the team.

    Grizzlies fan David Steinberg is very excited about Pera's new ownership and says, “From what I can tell, he’s going to take it to the next level.”

    It IS a new beginning for Grizzlies owners, players and fans.

    Reporting from the Downtown Memphis, Carrie Sanders, Insight News.


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2012 Hockey Lockout
by Carrie Sanders
Tuesday, November 13, 2012

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The National Hockey League is known for having its share of fights but now, ongoing disagreements between players and owners have led to the league’s 3rd lockout since 1994.

The major rift between the NHL and the players all comes down to money.

Profit sharing disputes in sports are nothing new but some think the latest problem is a unique one to the sport of professional hockey.

“ This isn't about splitting a small sum of money. This is about splitting a larger amount of money than the league has ever had to deal with,” says J.R Lind, a sports reporter with the entertainment newspaper, Nashville Scene. 

In essence, the owners want a bigger piece of the 3.3 billion dollar pie that is hockey related revenue.

Players currently get 57 percent of profits while owners receive 43 percent.

The owners want more of a 50-50 type scenario like the NBA and NFL but players would like to retain what they have.

With this most recent lockout, questions are being raised about what the impact might be on the game and its fan base considering the 2004 season was completely lost to a labor dispute.

In places like Nashville, not a typical northern hockey town, the Predators fan base could drop off drastically.

The Predators players are all too aware of this and hope to see an end to the lockout soon.

“ We’ve been really fortunate here in Nashville to grow the game the last few years and people are excited about it. This obviously hurts and it’s not good for our team here and smaller franchises,” says Mike Fisher, a player for the Nashville Predators.

As the situation stands now, all preseason games were cancelled and all regular season games have been cancelled through November 30th.

Reporting from Nashville Tennessee, Carrie Sanders, Insight news.


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Cases of West Nile Virus are at an all-time high since the disease's introduction to the United States in 1999. A record 3,042 and 134 deaths have been reported by Centers for Disease Control.
     Memphis is combatting this problem with the Shelby County Health Department's Vector Control Program. The program fights mosquitoes in the larvae stage by applying larvicides to standing bodies of water throughout the city and county.
     Gambusia fish, or mosquito fish, that eat larvae in smaller residential ponds are given away through Vector Control at no charge.
    Vector Control also has one hundred sixty-three testing sights across Memphis that count and test adult mosquitoes each week for the virus.     Depending on Test results, Vector will then conduct truck-mounted spraying to kill the infected mosquitoes. By doing this, they hope to stop or minimize the spread of the virus to humans.
   

    The Shelby County Health Department has reported only 19 cases of West Nile so far this year. Doctor Daniel Sprenger, Director of Vector Control for Memphis and Shelby County, expects for the reported cases to go up through September but is pleased that Memphis has not experienced the severity of the virus that has occurred in other U.S. cities.
    Dr. Sprenger says, "The absence of the disaster that's going on elsewhere in the country would suggest that an organized program such as this is some value to the residents and provides some degree of protection."
    Even though Memphians have Vector Control fighting mosquitoes, It is still a good idea to take precautions.
    Ashley Wolfe, a runner at Mud Island's Greenbelt Park, says of the the Vector program, " I feel better with them doing that, but I still want to take some precautions of my own."
    Vector encourages residents to try to stay indoors around dusk and dawn, cover exposed skin with clothing and spray skin with insect repellant containing DEET. You should also empty water from any objects holding excess water where mosquitoes might breed.  
     For more information or to pick up mosquito fish, you can contact Shelby County Vector Control at 901-222-9715.
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