The News Review:
- Pontiac kills off G8 Sport Truck
- Sports Briefing | Horse Racing
- Victory is a big winner for sports merchandising firms
- USC’s sport performance chief resigns
- Sports-gear maker Head to shut Phoenix site; names new CF
- Sports Digest
Pontiac kills off G8 Sport Truck
Detroit Free Press United States
“We always knew that it was going to be very low-volume” he said. “This would have been an extreme specialty vehicle.
Sports Briefing | Horse Racing
New York Times United States
67 billion was wagered on races at United States tracks in 2008 down from $14. 72 billion in 2007. Betting tumbled 20 percent in December compared with the same period in 2007.
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Victory is a big winner for sports merchandising firms
MiamiHerald.com FL
comp –> As a fan University of Florida graduate John Smith is rooting for his Gators to beat klahoma on Thursday and capture the Bowl Championship Series national title. He’s also counting on a victory from his alma mater to snag $200000 for his company Sports Mania which sells all kinds of sports-related merchandise. His top-selling product: UF quarterback Tim Tebow’s No. Sales of Gator-related products soared in 2007 when Tebow won the Heisman award. ”A person like Tim Tebow probably only comes around once in a lifetime” Smith said.
USC’s sport performance chief resigns
Colorado Springs Gazette C
lympic Committee five months after laying the foundation for a record medal haul at the Beijing Games and becoming embroiled in controversy over cyclists who wore pollution masks. Roush 50 served as chief of sport performance for the Colorado Springs-based.
Sports-gear maker Head to shut Phoenix site; names new CF
MarketWatch
In January 2007 Head began producing tennis balls in China and since then has increased output there. It’s now closing the U. plant and will produce all its tennis balls from China.
Sports Digest
Baltimore Sun United States
digest072jan0705819033. 5 percent from 2007. All-sources handle in 2008 totaled $668. 1 million as compared with $875. 8 million the previous year.
