14 Regrettable Professional Sports Promotions
sloshspot.com — Too often, team management believes that they need to offer promotions or hold give-aways in order to fill the seats. Unfortunately, some of these promotions have been terrible ideas and met with utter disregard or, worse, lead to riots and trashing. Below are arguably the 14 worst stadium promotions of all time. More…
Lance Armstrong admits rivalry with Contador
edition.cnn.com — Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong has admitted that tension has increased between himself and Astana teammate Alberto Contador, as both riders battle for the yellow jersey in the 2009 Tour de France. Armstrong also hints he will ride in race again next year More…
The Story of Prisoner F95488
sports.espn.go.com — One's a rising soccer star. The other's a self-described jealous boyfriend. One had no physical evidence linking him to a rape. The other had matched DNA and teeth marks. One's black. The other's white. One was convicted. The other was never a suspect. More…
Michael Phelps Ads Prove New Cultural Tolerance Of Marijuana
latimes.com — The Phelps-bong scandal seems to have been safely put to bed, and now that it has, it's worth asking, what have we learned? The consequences to Phelps -- actually, the lack of consequences -- suggest that something bigger than mere endorsement dollars is in play. It seems Phelps has moved the weed needle. More…
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