2009-10-02
MONTGOMERY, N.Y., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Basports.com currently sits on top of the college football handicapping world at the prestigious The Sports Monitor College Football Handicapping Challenge, besting 117 other handicappers and leading in win-percentage (86%), return-on-risk and most net prof
2009-10-02
DALLAS, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: HDNet to broadcast "HDNet Fights Presents: HEIWA DREAM 11 Featherweight Grand Prix 2009, Final Round" Tuesday, October 6 at 7:00 a.m. ET, from Yokohama Arena in Kanagawa, Japan. HDNet will also air an encore presentation of the event on Friday, October 9 at
2009-10-02
RUTHERFORD, N.J., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The United Football League officially unveiled its helmet art, which features the teams' primary logos, today for its four franchises - the California Redwoods, Florida Tuskers, Las Vegas Locomotives and New York Sentinels. The UFL kicks off its "Premiere"
2009-10-01
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
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2009-10-01
MIAMI, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Lagardere Unlimited announced today that it has entered into a new, multi-year management representation agreement with American Collegiate Tennis Champion Mallory Cecil. Cecil, only 19-years-old and originally from Spartanburg, South Carolina, played on the Duke Univ
2009-10-01
RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- AstroTurf®, the iconic brand that invented synthetic sports turf, has reinvented its brand web site. The new, enhanced edition of goes live today with an updated look, new features, in-depth product information and premium video capability. Streamlined for
2009-10-01
CHICAGO, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless, the official wireless sponsor of the 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, announced today that the company will provide its Field Force Manager product and PC cards to the race staff to guarantee crystal clear communication between staff members
2009-10-01
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Success on the ice is not the only Pens story. Thanks to an aggressive marketing campaign, which features customer service initiatives, student offers and big-screen televisions outside the arena, the team is even more popular now than when Hall of Fam
2009-09-30
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30: BABE RUTH
Profile America -- Wednesday, September 30th. George Herman Ruth -- far better known simply as "Babe" Ruth -- had two k
2009-09-30
IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Freestyle Motocross Association ("AFMXA"), a governing collective of Freestyle Motocross riders and action sports industry leaders, announced details today for the 1st annual FMX Amateur Competition and professional Awards Ceremony, scheduled t
2009-09-30
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The injury that happened to USC football player, Stafon Johnson was an unfortunate accident and unusual. But, it's another injury in the weight room to add to a long list of such injuries. In fact, a 20 year study conducted by the University of
2009-09-30
BEIJING, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Xinhua Sports & Entertainment Limited (Nasdaq: XSEL; "XSEL"), a leading sports and entertainment media company in China, today announced it has signed an additional agreement with Ultimate Fighting Championship(R) (UFC(R)), expanding on its televisio
2009-09-30
NEW YORK, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS XM Radio announced today that Mr. October, Hall of Fame slugger Reggie Jackson, will host a new weekly series exclusively on SIRIUS XM Radio.
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Starting Tuesday, October 6, Jackson and co-host Bill Pidto will host October Nights, a six w
2009-09-30
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment requiring NFL player Michael D. Vick and his company, MV7 LLC, to repay at least $416,461.10 in restitution to a pension plan sponsored by the company and ordering Vick to forfeit an
2009-09-30
HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The number of Pennsylvania fishing licenses sold through September 13 - 871,499 - has already eclipsed the total yearly sales for each of the last four years and represents the largest one-year percentage increase since 1980, according to sales
2009-09-30
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Sodexo, the leading food and facilities management company and SodexoMAGIC donated $50,000 to support Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics as the Oct. 2 announcement nears. SodexoMAGIC is a joint venture with Sodexo and Magic Johnson Enterpris
2009-09-29
FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Oakley announced its new Pro Rider Series, a line of premium performance apparel for the Fall 2009 season of mountain recreation. The company relied on the expertise of top skiers and snowboarders from around the globe to develop and test new design
2009-09-29
NEW YORK, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Major League Gaming (MLG), the professional video game league, and HBO Sports announced today an exciting new marketing initiative to support the newest installment of the acclaimed HBO boxing reality series 24/7 PACQUIAO/COTTO. The Emmy-Award-winning all-access
2009-09-29
CHICAGO, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Follow the action at the 5th Annual ECHO Chain Saw Carving Championship October 2-4 at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta® in New Mexico as four pro carvers compete to see who will be judged as the superior carver.
Live footage will be posted at beginni
2009-09-29
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Eject Helmet Removal System (Eject), by Shock Doctor, is the only product that allows medical caregivers at race tracks and elsewhere, the ability to quickly and safely remove closed faced helmets, without any pressure or traction applied to the spine. The
2009-09-29
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Over 50 motivated athletes, who love animals as much as they love to run, will take on the ING New York City Marathon aiming to raise $300,000 for the dogs, cats, puppies and kittens of North Shore Animal League America. The determined me
2009-09-29
FAIRFIELD, Conn., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- When asked to name the Major League Baseball team they consider to be "America's Team," the Yankees were named by 41.6% of respondents with an opinion, in a national poll conducted by the Sacred Heart University Polling Institute. This was fol
2009-09-28
COPENHAGEN, September 28 /PRNewswire/ -- This year's Archery World Cup Final has just been completed. With arrows
flying over the historic canal, Nyhavn was the backdrop for one of this
year's most spectacular sporting events in Copenhagen. A few days before the
Olympic Session and Congress (IO
2009-09-28
LONDON, September 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Horse riders across the UK are joining together to urge the
Government to think again about imposing an unfair "tax in all but name" on
every horse owner in the UK.
The "Rethink the Horse Tax" campaign, launched today by a
coalition of organisations re
2009-09-28
IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Fresh off of a 23-13 win over the Miami Dolphins and their unconventional wildcat offense, the San Diego Chargers attribute their season-opening success in part to Power Plate® Acceleration Training(TM).
"We use Power Plate® machines in our daily routine: i
2009-09-28
GREENWICH, Conn., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Degree Men announced today it has entered into a multi-year partnership with Soccer United Marketing (SUM), the preeminent soccer business company in North America, making Degree Men the Official Antiperspirant/Deodorant of the Mexican National Team (MNT)
2009-09-28
NEW YORK, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- GrandStadium.TV, an online site covering high school games and tournaments shot by local high school students has announced deals with CatchitKansas, KWCH, KHQ and KSTC to feature local high school sports in each market. Each participating high school produces th
2009-09-28
LIVERPOOL, England, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- F6, a leading Saudi Arabia-based sports management firm founded and led by His Highness Prince Faisal bin Fahad bin Abdullah Al Saud, and George Gillett, the co-owner of Liverpool FC and Richard Petty Motorsports, have today signed a Memorandum of Under