31.   It may be posturing, but Fox executives say that NBC and HBO will retain the Wimbledon television rights, which will likely be awarded Friday.

32.   It did not help Atlanta organizers that television rights were sold during an economic downturn.

33.   It now has more major championships than almost any other sport, and their lucrative television rights provide extraordinary funding for golf organizations.

34.   Like most boxing commissions, Oklahoma earns revenue from a percentage of pay-per-view sales, ticket sales, and television rights.

35.   Nagano wants a larger cut of either television rights or worldwide marketing rights, two programs the IOC controls.

36.   NBC and Turner Sports will be paying dearly to hold onto the television rights to valuable National Basketball Association games for four more years.

37.   Murdoch owns the satellite television rights to Premier League soccer games in England.

38.   Negotiations for the Red Sox television rights are inching along.

39.   Negotiations have started for the television rights to the SEC football championship game.

40.   Sales from sponsoring agreements, television rights and team merchandise, now provide most of their revenue.