sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com - 11/25/2008
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Jack McCallum: The longtime NBA writer for Sports Illustrated accepted a buyout from the magazine last week. McCallum, in an e-mail to The Big Lead: "Totally my choice, and I feel absolutely positive about it. They want me to be a Special Contributor, so I’ll still be doing some stuff, at least ...
Big names.
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com 11/18/2008 — Mark Cuban: The Dallas Mavericks owner has been charged with insider trading by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Cuban allegedly "[sold] all of his stock from Mamma.com after receiving the confidential information from the company" in the ...
Top 10 Names in the NBA
thesharkguys.com 12/10/2008 — Not just in sports but in life, being taller has its advantages—better pay, a greater likelihood of becoming president than if you were a leading light in the airborne half of the national dwarf tossing circuit, a magnet to attractive women, but all of these benefits are literally short-lived.
Worst. Names. Ever.
theloveofsports.com 12/17/2008 — What's so jazzy about Utah? Yes, people in Houston are Texans. Does anyone find ducks or nets scary? These are just some of the questions E. Spencer Kyte from The Love of Sports asks while breaking down the Ten Worst Franchise Names in Sports.
Andy Murray is displeased, and this time he names names
stltoday.com 12/22/2008 — In his two-plus seasons as Blues coach, Andy Murray has steadfastly protected individual players who made mistakes that cost the team. He's identified culprits by their position rather than their name. And even then, he's softened his comments to the ...
FT.com / UK - The name's no longer the game
ft.com 12/1/2008 — General Motors announced this week that it was ending its sponsorship deal with Tiger Woods, one that reportedly paid the world's number one golfer more than $7m annually. In a statement, GM suggested that its decision to terminate the contract, which ...
Worst Team Names in Pro Sports
totalprosports.com 11/9/2008 — In honor of the Oklahoma City Thunder, formerly the Seattle Supersonics, we would like to look at the worst team names in all of professional sports.
You would think that in 2008 that there wouldn't be any of these crappy names being used. It seems that right now we are in the middle of a lame ...
TIGER WOODS GOT FIRED
withleather.uproxx.com 11/25/2008 — Tiger Woods, the #1 commercial spokesman on the planet, has fallen prey to the corporate cost-cutting in the Detroit’s automotive industry. General Motors announced that it was ending Woods’s approximately $7M per year endorsement ...
Tiger Woods Fired
bannedinhollywood.com 11/24/2008 — DETROIT (AP)—General Motors Corp. said Monday that it is ending its 9 year endorsement deal with Tiger Woods in order to save money for executive pocket lining.
The endorsement deal, believed to be worth upwards of $7 million a year, was set to end ...
