Posted by pkrf1end, at 06:22AM 08/28/08 and by 2 others:
Michael Phelps Strokes His Way to $1.6M Book Deal
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Even before landing back in the US, Olympic swimming champ Michael Phelps, winner of 8 gold medals in Beijing, was converting his fame into a big pool of Yankee dollars.Phelps snagged an estimated $1.6 million advance from the Free Press imprint of Simon & Schuster for his latest book Built to Succeed.
tags: deal
groups: in Sport, Books
Posted by lesleee_999, at 05:48PM 08/26/08 and by 1 others:
US disappointed Olympics didnt open China more
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We encourage the government of China to demonstrate respect for human rights, including freedom of expression and freedom of religion, of all people during the Olympic Games and beyond, a U.S. Embassy statement said Sunday.We are disappointed that China has not used the occasion of the Olympics to demonstrate greater tolerance and openness
tags: bookmarked
· tue
· to read
groups: in Sport
Posted by walkertr, at 04:46PM 08/26/08 :
ESPN-SEC Deal Includes Live Streaming
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As part of a $2.25 billion, 15-year agreement with the Southeastern Conference, ESPN has acquired the TV rights not yet held by CBS for some 5,500 events, including football, men’s and women’s basketball, Olympic sports and SEC Championships. The agreement includes the right to simulcast SEC games live on ESPN360 and ESPN Mobile. ESPN.com also receives “extensive content rights,” along with the rights to move content to emerging technologies (e.g., iTunes, Xbox Live, PlayStation 3, etc.).
tags: live streaming
· media
· espn
· southeastern conference
· sec
and 2 more.
groups: in College Football, Sport, College Basketball, Media and Content
Posted by lesleee_999, at 05:30AM 08/25/08 and by 1 others:
How Fast Can Humans Go?
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Usain Bolt may have just broken the human speed limit. Last week, he took two gold medals in the Olympic 100m, shattering his own world record with a time of 9.69 secs., and the 200m with a time of 19.3 secs., obliterating by two-hundredths of a second the long-standing world record Michael Johnson set at the Atlanta Games in 1996.
tags: how
groups: in Sport, Sports International
Posted by lesleee_999, at 08:56AM 08/23/08 and by 1 others:
Its Time to Kick Out Some Olympic Sports
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Theres no question theyre athletic, these muscled, agile women competing in Beijing. But the question remains: Should synchronized swimming and rhythmic gymnastics remain Olympics sports? Both disciplines came of age in a not-so-distant era when women werent allowed to lift weights or pole vault or compete in the triathlon...
tags: time
· olympic
· kick
groups: in Sport
Posted by Makin, at 07:02AM 08/22/08 and by 1 others:
Microsoft enlists Seinfeld, Gates to battle Get a Mac ads
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Those Apple Get a Mac ads have long been an annoyance to Microsoft and to Bill Gates in particular. No surprise as an emboldened Apple with rising market share has continued to ratchet up the venomous quips like, fear of switching is the foundation of customer loyalty for PCs. Now Microsoft is fighting back, with Jerry Seinfeld.
tags: microsoft
· seinfeld
· gates
groups: in Advertising