nytimes.com - 11/25/2008
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General Motors and Tiger Woods ended their nearly decade-long endorsement deal one year early as the automaker looks to cut costs and the golfer plans to spend more time with his growing family. >
bannedinhollywood.com - 11/24/2008
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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 ...
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Tiger Woods Fired
golf.fanhouse.com - 11/24/2008
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golf.fanhouse.com —
If you're shopping for new vehicles and a
certain major championship winner is pushing you towards a...
Buick, it might be time to rethink your motives. General Motors is cutting ties with Tiger Woods at the end of the year, in hopes of cutting back costs.
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Tiger Losing His Flair? General Motors Drops Woods' ...
sports.espn.go.com - 11/25/2008
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DETROIT -- General Motors is bailing out on
Tiger Woods . Woods, a global icon in sports...
with his 14 major championships, has been carrying the Buick logo on his golf bag for the last nine years and still had one year left on his contract. But General ...
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Tiger Woods Dumped By GM/Buick In Matters Unrelated To Financial Crisis*
MOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog —
The word came down late this afternoon that Tiger Woods and Buick, and by association, General Motors, will no longer be aligned as corporate sponsors. I suppose it’s a touch sad because Tiger’s Buick ads were about as humorous as car commercials can get (see: Mellencamp, John Cougar for future reference).
Of course, GM also has a huge spot on FOX NEWS’ ticker running right now that says (well, paraphrases): “THIS SPLIT IS TOTALLY UNRELATED TO THE $25 BILLION WE WANT TO GET FROM THE GOVERNMENT. (WE SWEAR!!!1)” It also mentions that Tiger wants to spend more time with his family.
“Tiger is ...
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The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae —
... and from reports, it's a doozy. I don't think I'll be able to get through it without tears. Hell, I almost cried after the Division title video.
• Gonzo echoes the sentiments of the city. Reid took the easy way out. Forget Andy Reid, I want to know what Gonzo thinks about Miguel going rogue on Dexter.
• It's clearly not me, but is it you? PhillyBurbs is giving away a $100 Visa Gift card to the biggest Eagles fan.
• GM and Tiger Woods are parting ways. Maybe they should have asked Tiger to bail out the auto industry. He has enough of ...
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NYT > Golf 11/25/2008
General Motors and Tiger Woods ended their nearly decade-long endorsement deal one year early as the automaker looks to cut costs and the golfer plans to spend more time with his growing family. >
