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News Corp Buys Into The YES Network, As The RSN Bubble Grows Closer To BurstingWhat was rumored last week has been officially announced: News Corporation will purchase 49 percent of the YES Network, and become the single biggest shareholder in the single most lucrative regional sports network in the country....

Joey Votto's New Contract Is Like A Mortgage-Backed SecurityReds first baseman Joey Votto officially signed a big contract extension today. A big, honking deal: 10 years, $225 million, on top of the two years and $26 million the Reds already promised him for 2012 and 2013. There's an option year for 2024....

No One's Going To Baseball Games, But Here's Why MLB Isn't ConcernedBaseball Prospectus's Neil DeMause noticed recently, as had we and others, that something weird is going on with baseball attendance this season....