The News Review:
- ESPN Outbids Fox Sports and Wins BCS Rights
- Purdy: Sharks founder enters SJ Sports Hall
- Sports+Funny+Video=Good
- A Drink Backed by a Sports Hero (Wielding a Mean Game Controller)
- Adidas set to open Sports Performance Store in Houston
- Minnesota task force aimed at student-athletes
- Sports Buzz
ESPN Outbids Fox Sports and Wins BCS Rights
New York Times, United States
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Fox Sports, the current rights-holder, pulled out of the bidding Monday, and ESPN announced its deal Tuesday. Several reports said Fox would not offer more than $100 million a year while ESPN agreed to pay $125 million for television, radio, digital, international and marketing rights. Digital rights include the operation of the official B.
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Purdy: Sharks founder enters SJ Sports Hall
San Jose Mercury News, USA
2, but Gund went with that. As the person who made that final decision — and in retrospect, was it ever the correct call — he deserves a round of applause. He should receive a loud one tonight when he joins the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame during a dinner on the floor of HP Pavilion. The Hall already has 67 members, including such familiar names as Jim Plunkett and Peggy Fleming. Fittingly, Gund will be the first Sharks inductee. “We would not Advertisement yld_mgr. place_ad_here(”adPosBox”); be here without him,” said Doug Wilson, the team’s general manager and captain of the inaugural Sharks team.
Sports+Funny+Video=Good
Los Angeles Times, CA
What’s striking about them is the production value. We aren’t talking about any knucklehead with a webcam. globalsportsfraternity.
A Drink Backed by a Sports Hero (Wielding a Mean Game Controller)
New York Times, United States
But the shaggy-haired athlete on the label is not a traditional sports star: he’s a 21-year-old who has a three-year, $250,000 contract to play video games. Skip to next paragraph.
Adidas set to open Sports Performance Store in Houston
Bizjournals.com, NC
22 in The Galleria. The 8,000-square-foot store will offer a full-range of Sports Performance and Originals product lines, making it home to the most extensive selection of Adidas products in Texas. Sports fans will also be able to shop for MLS Champion Houston Dynamo gear and official Houston Rockets NBA apparel. The sports-inspired store design includes hanging bars that resemble weight-lifting bars and shoes displayed on running starter blocks instead of traditional shoe racks.
Minnesota task force aimed at student-athletes
USA Today
While some Minnesota athletes from the Class of 2008 with less-distinguished credentials remain out of work, he has a full-time nursing job at Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, Minn. , that pays him $55,000 a year. The shift from sports star to out-of-work job applicant comes as a shock, the 24-year-old adds. “Some of them are scrambling,” he says. “They have a four-year degree, but no job, nothing to do with it. ”
Minnesota wrestling coach J Robinson says the window of time in which his athletes can compete is short compared to the time they have for higher education. “There’s certain doors that are open certain times,” he says.
Sports Buzz
Kansas City Star, MO
because of more spophisticated surgical techniques and greater chances of a safer recovery according to his coach. He won male athlete of the year, male race of the year (his come-from-behind win in the 100-meter butterfly) and relay performance.
