From the Orlando Sentinel:
Conference USA's attorney has asked a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit ESPN filed against the league over its new television contract.
"We believe that ESPN is trying to win in court what it lost in the marketplace — the right to broadcast Conference USA football and basketball games," New York-based attorney Orin Snyder, who represents Conference USA, said in a statement to the Orlando Sentinel.
ESPN alleges in the lawsuit it reached a contract extension agreement with Conference USA via e-mail, but the league later decided to pursue a new deal with Fox Sports Media Group. ESPN also alleges Conference USA never gave the network a final offer to consider before beginning negotiations with Fox, a right ESPN contends was part of the previous contract.
Read the whole article here: http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-05-02/sports/os-cusa-espn-lawsuit-0503-20110502_1_conference-usa-espn-senior-vice-president-c-usa-commissioner-britton-banowsky
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