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I think big sports can learn from each other," Mawhinney said, acknowledging there is competition between the NFL and EPL, but in his estimation, "not in a head-to-head" fashion. "I spent quite a bit of time at The Football League trying to establish some kind of salary cap ... so you've got something right there that soccer could learn from the NFL, and I certainly suspect there are things soccer does that the NFL can learn from. And part of my job here is to help

n fact, MLS has seen at least a little bump.

According to Mediaweek, the July 4 Los Angeles Galaxy-Seattle Sounders match drew 391,000 viewers, up 87 percent from last year’s Independence Day meeting between D.C. United and the Columbus Crew (209,000 viewers).

That’s a far cry from the World Cup numbers, but ESPN never expected to maintain that viewership.

As the worst idea in the history of marketing unfolded, James looked trapped somewhere between despondence and defiance. His bumbling buddy Maverick Carter had walked him into the public execution of his legacy, his image, and there was a part of James that clearly wished he could turn back through the doors and hide. Only, it was too late. No going back now. James goes to the Miami Heat, Cleveland goes into a basketball Hades and LeBron’s legacy becomes that of a callous carpetbagger.

ON FORTT TO JOIN CNBC AS TECHNOLOGY CORRESPONDENT

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., July 8, 2010 - CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, today announced that Jon Fortt will join the network as technology correspondent covering the companies, startups and trends that are driving innovation in the industry, effective July 19th, based in CNBC's Silicon Valley Bureau. He will appear on CNBC’s Business Day programming and on CNBC.com.

"Technology is the critical engine of the global economy, and Jon knows its various parts better than just about any journalist," said Nikhil Deogun, Managing Editor, CNBC Business Day programming. "His insight and analysis will immediately add value to CNBC's viewers and users."

"I'm excited to join the top-notch team of journalists at CNBC. The technology landscape shifts constantly, and no organization is better positioned to break news and explain why it matters," said Fortt.

Fortt came to CNBC from Fortune magazine, where as a senior writer he covered both large technology companies such as Cisco, Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft, and trends including cloud computing and the smartphone revolution. He appeared regularly on KNTV's Press: Here technology show and analyzed tech trends on CNNi's Quest Means Business. Along with a Fortune colleague, he conceptualized Techmate, a video series and column that appeared on Fortune.com and in the magazine's technology section.

Before joining Fortune in 2007, Fortt was a senior editor at Business 2.0 magazine where he produced the What Works section.

From 1999 to 2006, Fortt wrote and edited at the San Jose Mercury News, Silicon Valley's hometown newspaper. There he contributed to several efforts that won awards from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. As a personal technology writer, his coverage duties included Apple, Palm and Adobe. He also served in roles outside the business department, covering education, editing local news, and developing technology strategy. As the newspaper's senior web editor he helped develop a blog and podcast network, managed the creation of multimedia projects, and served on the board of the Associated Press Managing Editors.

Fortt graduated from DePauw University as a Media Fellow, with a B.A. in English. He and his wife live in San Jose, California.