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The number 10 is many things.

• 9+1
• Number of fingers most people have
• The number of heads Ravana has in Ramayana (yes, you can only see 9 heads in the picture, but this doesn’t matter)

You’re probably wondering where I’m going with all this “10 stuff.” This is the 10th edition of the Sports Business Carnival (if you’re new here, this carnival is a bi-weekly roundup of articles from the best sports business bloggers out there). Check out the links below for some great reads.

Kenji Summers at Sports Agent Blog writes that entertainment guru Jay-Z will start a new advertising agency with long-time friend Steve Stoute. Translation Advertising will help connect brands with multicultural audience, which represents about $2 trillion in buying power, according to the article.

At Biz of Basketball, Maury Brown has an interview with Celtics President Rich Gotham, who discusses the the pressure to have a good team in Boston, finding a presenting sponsor and future plans to focus on content and programming. Very interesting article.

We’ve heard a lot (ok, more than just a lot) about the Roger Clemens saga recently. At The Word on Employment Law, John Phillips offers his take on the situation in a post titled, “Rocket Man.”

CNBC’s Darren Rovell writes that NASCAR needs Dale Jr. to win–for the sake of its TV ratings and sponsors such as adidas and Amp energy drink.

At MMA Payout, Adam Swift presents “Cuban’s HDNet Fights Enters the UFC-Couture War.” For those of you who don’t know the background, Randy Couture (UFC heavyweight champion) doesn’t want to fight with UFC anymore. UFC says he is still under contract and doesn’t want him to fight elsewhere. HDNet Fights wants the court to decide when Couture’s contract expires, so they can potentially plan to set up what could be one of the biggest fights in MMA history – Couture vs. Fedor Emelianenko.

Emmett Jones at Sports Business Digest writes about the NBA’s potential expansion into Europe.

Lastly, I put together a few notes/thoughts from the Sports Marketing 2.0 Summit.

That’s all for the 10th edition of the carnival. Thanks for participating.

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Monday’s Sports Business Carnival will be the 10th edition of this bi-weekly roundup of articles, which includes some of the web’s most knowledgeable sports business bloggers. I started this as a way for us to share articles that we’ve written and highlight some great posts every two weeks.

The most recent carnival was unique in that it was hosted by Emmett Jones over at Sports Business Digest. I’ve always encouraged participation (though haven’t always done my best about reaching out to everyone), so if you’d like to host one of the carnivals, let me know.

So in the spirit of the 10th edition of the Sports Business Carnival (and because it’s Friday), why not submit an article and start participating? You can submit to me directly (use the contact form and paste in your link) or at our official blog carnival page.

Have a great weekend.

The newest Sports Business Carnival is up at Sports Business Digest. Get over there and check it out.  Thanks to Emmett for hosting!  He also has a new theme up and it’s looking good.

The next Carnival will be back here in about two weeks. Stay tuned for more information on how to participate.

When I started the Sports Business Carnival, the goal was eventually to have other bloggers get involved and host them. For the 9th edition of the carnival (which will be published on Monday, February 4), Emmett Jones of Sports Business Digest has agreed to play host.

Please submit your articles to Emmett at:

emmettjones@sportsbusinessdigest.com

Thanks for your participation in continuing to make this a good resource for sports business bloggers and a way for people to see what some of the best and brightest minds (YOU) are writing about.

On another note, there’s this little event called the Super Bowl this weekend…Enjoy!

Welcome to the 8th edition of the Sports Business Carnival, which is a bi-weekly series of posts from bloggers who write about the business of sports and other related topics. Here’s what’s on the menu.

Mark at SportsBiz – The Business of Sports Illuminated discusses his thoughts on Turner’s deal with the NBA to operate all of it’s digital assets.

Sports Agent Blog offers the most important factor in negotiation and an 11-step framework for negotiation preparation. I commented that you can’t forget about the human element –ripped straight out of Fisher and Ury’s Getting to Yes (affiliate link), a great book on the merits of negotiating based on principles.

While we still don’t know if there’s any truth to the allegation that Randy Moss assaulted his lady friend, John Phillips, who blogs about legal issues facing the workplace, poses the question, “Are the Patriots liable for his conduct?”

Emmett Jones at Sports Business Digest presents his thoughts on ESPN showing video games some love.

At Sports Marketing and PR Roundup, Joe Favorito offers some tips on how to land a job in the sports business industry.

Z’s Newsbits, which offers a steady diet of blurbs from sports business-related press releases, offers a link that reveals some more details on the new Women’s Professional Soccer league.

MMAPayout posts that sources say that talks between the UFC and CBS are moving forward.

That’s it for this edition. If you’d like to host the next sports business carnival in 2 weeks, let me know. It’d be great to have some of you participate.

Participate in the 8th edition of the Sports Business Carnival by submitting an article here or to me directly at jolpid (at) gmail dot com. The deadline is Sunday at 5pm EST, and the carnival will be published here on Monday morning.

For those of you who are new here, the Sports Business Carnival is a bi-weekly collection of articles from some of the brightest sports business bloggers. A variety of sports business topics are covered each week. The goal of this carnival is to not only be a resource to help you keep up with what’s going on in the sports biz segment of the blogosphere, but also to help the individual bloggers gain more exposure.

Take A Peck has hosted these carnivals so far, but I’m open to having other sports biz bloggers host them (as long as they’re willing to scour the internet for relevant articles).

Again, you can submit an article here and be featured in this unique carnival. Have a great night!