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NBA and Adidas’ ‘Big Color’ jerseys help ignite Black Friday retail sales
November 26, 2012 · No comments

The NBA's new 'Big Color' jerseys from Adidas helped drive the league's best-ever Black Friday sales at NBAStore.com and the NBA's Fifth Avenue store in Manhattan...Superfan 'Fireman Ed' turns in his helmet before he gets punched out by angry NY Jets fans...MORE

Danica Patrick divorcing husband Paul Hospenthal after seven years of bliss
November 21, 2012 · No comments

Danica Patrick is divorcing Paul Hospenthal after seven years of marriage. The 30-year old NASCAR driver will star in two Super Bowl spots for GoDaddy...Mike McCarthy reports for Newsday on Rutgers' jump to Big Ten...Sports Biz USA's candid Sage Steele interview featured in Deadspin's ESPN-Tim Tebow story...MORE

5-Hour ENERGY possibly linked to 13 deaths — and ‘spontaneous abortion’
November 16, 2012 · No comments

5-Hour ENERGY, sponsor of PGA Tour star Jim Furyk, has been possibly linked to 13 deaths and a 'spontaneous abortion' by the Food and Drug Administration, according to the New York Times. But 5-Hour ENERGY counters it's unaware of any deaths proven to have been caused by the product ... MORE

Domino Effect: Lance Armstrong’s fall could spark global exodus of cycling sponsors
October 21, 2012 · 1 comment

Pro cycling is in trouble following Lance Armstrong's crash and burn. Dutch Rabobank pulled its sponsorship Friday, saying "it's no longer convinced that the international professional world of cycling can make this a clean and fair sport."

Now we’re outsourcing athletic endorsers to China too: D-Wade signs with Li-Ning
October 14, 2012 · No comments

First we outsourced our jobs and economy to China. Now we're outsourcing athletic endorsers too as Dwyane Wade signs with Chinese basketball brand LI-NING...Talk about rubbing salt in the wounds. MLB sends World Series e-mails to Washington Nationals fans...MORE

Ex-Reds superstar Eric Davis: It’s not just black athletes who go broke
October 11, 2012 · No comments

Ex-Cincinnati Reds superstar Eric Davis notes its not just black athletes who go broke due to bad investments. Look at Mets owners and others. "Guys have taken millions from Harvard-educated grads," Davis says. Eric the Red also weighs in on who should win AL MVP from the MLB Fan Cave in New York...MORE

Jeter leads MLB in jersey sales but rookies Harper, Trout jump into Top 5
October 2, 2012 · 1 comment

Derek Jeter of New York Yankees leads MLB in jersey sales while rookies Bryce Harper and Mike Trout jump into Top 5...Chicago Cubs tickets selling for less than $1 apiece on StubHub...Jimmie Johnson's self-published book...MORE

How do you blow $26 million in 6 years? Just ask Vince Young, the latest broke athlete
September 19, 2012 · No comments

Add QB Vince Young to the sad list of pro athletes who've burned through millions of dollars and ended up broke or close to it. Young is almost out of money after getting $26 million in guaranteed money from the Tennessee Titans in 2006, says Yahoo! Sports.

Hey RGIII, Nike says thanks for unintentionally promoting the Swoosh
September 13, 2012 · No comments

Athletic endorsers should leave the marketing to Don Draper. Adidas endorser Robert Griffin III of the Washington Redskins unintentionally brought more attention to rival Nike when he covered up the Swoosh logo on his shirt during warm-ups Sunday.