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*In the past month two major events occurred in American sports: the death of Dr. Jerry Buss, the primary owner of the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers, and the realignment of the Big East Conference in Division 1 college sports. At first glance these two phenomena are not related. But for certain owners in the NBA, [...]
*With no auto-tune to assist him, Lil Wayne led the crowd in singing “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” during the seventh-inning stretch of Sunday’s MLB National League Championship series game between the Giant and the Cardinals. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Sporitng a San Francisco hat, sunglasses, shorts and a Giants jersey over [...]
*Conservatives want less government intervention and argue that decreasing regulations will lead to a better economy because companies will be free to expand and hire people. Professional sports offer great insight into this perspective because they are the few businesses in which the United States government does not highly regulate their actions. Major League Baseball [...]
*This year, Major League Baseball is celebrating the legacy of the man that helped integrate the sport in 1945, Jackie Robinson. On Sunday, players on every MLB team wore a #49 patch to honor Robinson. Our partners over at NewsOne decided to write a piece focusing on what Robinson did on the outside of the [...]
*The surprise appearance of Muhammad Ali to throw out the Miami Marlins’ unannounced first pitch in their new Marlins Park has made headlines for the unintended, awkward hush that came over the crowd. Owner Jeffrey Loria’s superstar guest got a rousing cheer from the crowd, but it quickly turned to a heavy hush at the [...]
*Barry Levinson has inked a deal to direct a film about Hall of Famer Hank Aaron breaking Babe Ruth’s home run record, notes The Hollywood Reporter. Producers Mike Tollin and Glenn Rigberg acquired the rights to the book “The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron” by Howard Bryant, and recruited Levinson and writer Adam [...]
*Many sites love to focus on the hot players in basketball and football, but what about the hottest baseball stars. Are you a fan of EURweb? Like us on Facebook or Follow us on Twitter. These guys not only have to deal with the sun, sand and grass year round, but they also have to [...]
*Like Whoa! This is one more reason the LA Dodgers are fading into obscurity and it a BIG one, too. The Los Angeles Angels (of Anaheim) have reached an agreement with slugger Albert Pujols on a 10-year deal worth at least $250 million, reports the LA Times. The agreement, which was first reported by Yahoo [...]
*NY Yankee Alex Rodriguez could be getting into some trouble with the MLB since allegations of him playing illegal poker games have surfaced. According to ESPN.com, he could face suspension. “We take this very seriously and have been investigating this matter since the initial allegation,” MLB said in a statement. “As part of the investigation, [...]
*Just in time for the down stretch of the NBA playoffs, TyDolla$ (TD$) has released his debut solo single “All Star,” produced with West Coast bumpin’ bass and head-nodding rhythms featuring Swedish House Mafia and Joe Moses. “All Star” was quickly picked-up by Los Angeles hip-hop radio station Power 106 FM and has received regular [...]
*The NFL is engaged in a labor dispute pitting the players versus the owners. In the next year the three other major team sports leagues in the country, MLB, NBA, & NHL will also have labor issues. And at the end of each dispute fans will side with ownership putting pressure on the players to [...]
*It’s so hard to say goodbye! Mariners’ Ken Griffey, Jr. turned in his jersey on Wednesday night after calling up team president, Chuck Armstrong, telling him his career was done, just like that. Unfortunately, there will be no farewell tour, but he is one of the best players of all time and his legacy will [...]
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