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News:
- Stadium Capital is officially waging a proxy battle at Big Five Sports. Stadium has been active at Big Five since 2011 and owns a chunk (around 11%) of the retailer. Last year Stadium tried to declassify the board after the board formed a special committee that allowed the the company to make decisions without the support of its largest shareholder, which is Stadium Capital. We know, quite a soap opera.
- Best Buy got some press coverage yesterday after it was rumored that Carl Icahn was buying calls. The thesis? To spinoff...

