These athletes are performing in a market where there is HUGE demand. The English Premier League, NBA and NFL, for example, operate to a global audience which fans the demand for coverage more and more every season. The athletes provide the commodity which allows this market to operate so, due to the basic laws of supply and demand, the more we demand, the higher the price."When those books are written, they're written about championships. They're written about the great days at Notre Dame. Certainly this has been a great year, but there is more to accomplish," Irish coach Brian Kelly said.

The 04 Giants are back home at MetLife Stadium and will try for their first win of the season Sunday versus the NFC Eastrival Philadelphia Eagles. The Giants have lost four in a row to begin a season for the first time since losing five straight to kick off 1987, when replacement players were used. The last 04 start in a non strikeshortened campaign was an 05 mark in 1979.New