The News Review:
- Botswana: New Minister Debunks Notions On Sport
- Thinking Outside The Box (Scores)
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Motor Sports
- China: Olympic kidnap ring busted – Other sports- nbcsports.msnbc.com
- Georgia Tech pitcher found dead, game postponed – College Sports
- David S. Broder: The business of sports
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Other Sports
Botswana: New Minister Debunks Notions On Sport
AllAfrica.com – Apr 11, 2008
But Mmegi Sport Staff Writer, TSHEPO MOLWANE has found out that this is false in a face-to-face interview with the new minister. Your appointment last week shocked many people who think you are not a sportsperson and MPs Shaw Kgathi or Botsalo Ntuane would have been better candidates. What is your reaction? GA_googleFillSlot(“AllAfrica_Story_Inset”);I am not surprised to hear that but I want to make it clear that I am not lost in my new office. First, we have to understand that I would not be responsible for sports only.
Thinking Outside The Box (Scores)
Forbes – Apr 11, 2008
I’ve never heard a good explanation for it. “Adds Sam Martin, chief advertising officer of The Boston Globe: “I’ve worked in Michigan, Ohio, Delaware, New Jersey–it’s been the same in every place I’ve been. We’ve had a difficult time selling advertising into sports. “But as the industry struggles to staunch the bloodletting in advertising revenue, the time has come for a second look. The chronically underperforming sports section stands out as an underexploited opportunity to generate dollars. The picture isn’t pretty at the moment. A quick survey of some major U… We’ve had a difficult time selling advertising into sports. “But as the industry struggles to staunch the bloodletting in advertising revenue, the time has come for a second look. The chronically underperforming sports section stands out as an underexploited opportunity to generate dollars. The picture isn’t pretty at the moment. A quick survey of some major U. dailies finds sports an advertising wasteland, save for the occasional sneaker retailer or tire store.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Motor Sports
Seattle Post Intelligencer – Apr 11, 2008
Unfortunately, if you are wearing blinders, it’s hard to see when there is a
problem unless it is right in front of you. NASCAR only found out about Fike’s drug problem after he and his girlfriend
were arrested last July outside an Ohio amusement park. Had he not been found
out by park officials and local police, he might have continued to endanger
other drivers with his behavior on the track. Other drivers had suspicions about Fike, but it shouldn’t be up to a driver to
call out a competitor.
China: Olympic kidnap ring busted – Other sports- nbcsports.msnbc.com
MSNBC – Apr 11, 2008
Chinese officials offered no evidence to back up the allegations, the latest in a series of dramatic terrorism charges against ethnic minorities in the run-up to the Summer Games. China says violent separatists are behind recent unrest in Muslim and Tibetan areas that has drawn increased attention to China?s treatment of minority groups. Pro-Tibetan protesters have also outraged China by disrupting sections of the global Olympic torch relay. Last month, authorities in Beijing accused followers of the Dalai Lama of plotting suicide bombings inside China.
Georgia Tech pitcher found dead, game postponed – College Sports
ESPN – Apr 11, 2008
University officials said pitcher Michael Hutts was found dead in his off-campus apartment. Atlanta police and Georgia Tech police said they had not yet determined the cause of death. Georgia Tech athletic director Dan Radakovich said he didn’t believe foul play was involved in the death of Hutts, who was 21. “From his teammates and everyone else, he was known to be a fine and outstanding person,” Radakovich said. Hutts, who was a junior in Georgia Tech’s College of Management, had his best game of the season against North Carolina on April 6.
David S. Broder: The business of sports
Sacramento Bee – Apr 11, 2008
11, 2008 Having made a living for almost 50 years covering politics, I’ve never been under any illusions about where it stands in the larger scheme of things. Politics has its fans, but it holds nothing like the fascination that sports exerts on millions of Americans. That doesn’t bother me. A country that tunes its television sets to the Super Bowl or the World Series in numbers that dwarf any presidential debate is probably healthier in its outlook and more sensible in its priorities than one where C-SPAN would outdraw ESPN. But last week, I began to worry that sports and its side effects are metastasizing into something that is worryingly out of control.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Other Sports
Seattle Post Intelligencer – Apr 11, 2008
1-0 lead against visiting FrenchWinston-Salem, NC (Sports Network) – Former top-ranked star Andy Roddick won in straight sets on Friday to give the reigning champion United States a 1-0 lead against visiting France in their best-of-five Davis Cup World Group quarterfinal on a fast hardcourt at Lawrence Joel Coliseum. Roddick held off surging Frenchman Michael Llodra 6-4, 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-5) in
2 hours, 5 minutes in a high-quality opening singles rubber. The massive-serving Roddick uncorked 30 aces, while Llodra wasn’t far behind
with 26 bombs. The American managed only one service break in the victory, but
Llodra was unable to manage any on Day 1. The clean bout saw a mere six unforced errors from Llodra and only 11 from
Roddick, who closed out the tilt on his second match point when the Frenchman
netted one final return.
