The News Review:
- Forbes: ATL is a Bad Sports Town For Boston/NYC Fans
- FLDS children moved to sports arena
- With youthful fans, TV deal in works, sport zips onto scene
- In Pictures: 13 Sports Superstitions
Forbes: ATL is a Bad Sports Town For Boston/NYC Fans
SportingNews.com – Apr 15, 2008
value; document. (A sport that has had as much to do with Atlantan sports history as good governance or a functioning public transit system.
FLDS children moved to sports arena
USA Today – Apr 15, 2008
WelchUSA TODAY Hundreds of children in state care following removal from a West Texas polygamist compound were moved Monday to a sports arena, and some were separated from their mothers for their own safety, a state official said. The relocation by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services came as a state court grappled with the complexities of one of the nation’s largest child-custody cases. Last week, 416 children were removed from the Yearning for Zion Ranch, a 1,691-acre farm and residential community near Eldorado, Texas, and home to members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS). The sect is not affiliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as the Mormon Church. Until Monday, 139 mothers had been permitted to voluntarily remain with their children in state protective custody at Fort Concho in San Angelo, Texas, about 45 miles from the ranch.
With youthful fans, TV deal in works, sport zips onto scene
USA Today – Apr 17, 2008
“When someone turns on a Sunday night sports show, they show guys going out of control and crashing, crossing the finish line and doing a burnout,” says Ryan Sage, co-founder and vice president of marketing for the Formula Drift series. “That is essentially what happens every single run in drifting. ” If it seems tailored for the extreme-sports sensibilities of Generations X and Y, its demographics confirm it. Series data show 95% of its fan base is in the 18- to 34-year-old demographic; 93% own a video game.
In Pictures: 13 Sports Superstitions
Forbes – Apr 15, 2008
9, 1969, during a crucial two-game series between the Cubs and Mets, a black cat suddenly jumped onto the field at New York’s Shea Stadium, running in front of the Cubs dugout. The Mets won 7-1, to sweep the two games and pull within a half-game of the Cubs for the division lead. The Mets ultimately pulled away to win the division by eight games, then went on to their “miracle” post-season World Series championship over the Baltimore Orioles.
