The News Review:
- In His Comeback Jaguars’ Garrard Sports His Sunday Best
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Other Sports
- … rounds full of upsets rivalries and show-stopping performanc…
- Redesign of Sports section is no easy game for editors
- Sports medicine experts urged to help sportspersons
- Cable’s fight with NFL Big Ten networks leave fans in dark -…
- Brands miss the mark in crowded sports market
In His Comeback Jaguars’ Garrard Sports His Sunday Best
Washington Post – Nov 19, 2007
In His Comeback Jaguars’ Garrard Sports His Sunday Best. 18 — After his first game in nearly a month David Garrard slipped on a pair of designer blue jeans a black dress shirt and a burgundy velvet jacket — complete with a black pocket square.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Other Sports
Seattle Post Intelligencer – Nov 19, 2007
(Sports Network) – The look on New England Revolution forward Taylor Twellman’s face said it all. As he trudged off the RFK Stadium turf Sunday following his team’s fourth MLS Cup final loss in six years he had the look of a broken man as did many of his teammates. “We are just devastated right now.
… rounds full of upsets rivalries and show-stopping performanc…
ESPN – Nov 19, 2007
The enemy within the state of Texas that is. With this year’s College Cup set for Aggie Soccer Stadium on the campus of Texas A&M the hosts had a golden opportunity to play at home during the season’s final weekend and win the Big 12′s first national championship. Coming off a quarterfinal loss last season against North Carolina in which they pushed the Tar Heels as much as either UCLA or Notre Dame subsequently did in the College Cup the Aggies spent much of this fall ranked No. 1 in the nation and cruised to a Big 12 regular-season title.
Redesign of Sports section is no easy game for editors
San Diego Union Tribune – Nov 19, 2007
On TV the biggest challenges seem to spring from a goal of making the most of the space available. What our Sports section has been dealing with since Sept. 15 is the bigger challenge of finding ways to do more with substantially less space. As I just explained to a caller who's missed seeing as much coverage of motorsports in print lately the recent cuts were the unhappy result of a drop in ad revenue.
Sports medicine experts urged to help sportspersons
Hindu – Nov 19, 2007
Singh Deo on Sunday urged the sports medicine experts to help Indian sportspersons increase the country’s medals tally in the 2010 Commonwealth Games without resorting to performance-enhancing drugs. Speaking at the concluding panel discussion on the final day of the three-day sports medicine conference Sports Medcon 2007 Singh Deo who is also the Chairman of the Games Technical Conduct Committee of the 2010 Games said that doctors would have to come to the aid of sportsmen. He cited the example of rowers who had benefited greatly from the year 2000 onwards through the scientific back-up provided by the Sports Authority of India (SAI).
Cable’s fight with NFL Big Ten networks leave fans in dark -…
cnn.com – Nov 19, 2007
Duke-North Carolina. When bitter sports rivals backed by massive resources face off against one another fans are typically the winners. But not in the latest battle dominating sports pages – league-controlled sports networks vs. No longer satisfied with simply selling the rights to games for millions of dollars the National Football League Big Ten conference and other leagues are setting up their own networks that can bring them millions more in cable subscriber fees even during the offseason. The leagues are building up entities that could eventually be worth billions… Duke-North Carolina. When bitter sports rivals backed by massive resources face off against one another fans are typically the winners. But not in the latest battle dominating sports pages – league-controlled sports networks vs. No longer satisfied with simply selling the rights to games for millions of dollars the National Football League Big Ten conference and other leagues are setting up their own networks that can bring them millions more in cable subscriber fees even during the offseason. The leagues are building up entities that could eventually be worth billions. But their plans for additional riches have run up against the power of the nation’s major cable companies which control what the majority of U.
Brands miss the mark in crowded sports market
The Age – Nov 19, 2007
1 billion sportssponsorship market. Not that they admit it. Awareness of Ford Uncle Toby’s Kellogg and Vodafone assponsors has fallen dramatically according to the latest surveyinto whether punters recall the brands behind the sport. Awareness has reached record lows across the board according tothe latest edition of the Sweeney Sports Report.
