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Beckham Plays Final Game Wearing Specially Designed Adidas Cleats05 / 19 / 13David Beckham yesterday played his final professional soccer game, as fans "chanted his name before the game, and they chanted some more when he was finished." Beckham said, "It's been very special to finish my career here" ( AP, 5/19 ). Beckham reportedly used miadidas.com to design the ... |
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STATE OF THE ARENAS: REMEMBER THE ALAMODOME
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Tags: Aramark, CFL, Facilities, Houston Texans, NBA, San Antonio Spurs
BATTLE OVER THE WORDS "MADE IN THE USA" FOR NEW BALANCE
In Boston, Chris Reidy examines New Balance''s fight with the FTC over the use of the words "Made in the USA" on their shoes. Last September, the FTC filed a complaint against New Balance because the
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN BANS TOBACCO ADS FROM TV SIGHT-LINES
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SIR CHARLES STILL WEIGHING NOTIONS OF GOVERNOR BARKLEY?
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NFL ACCESSES NIELSEN FOR AUDIENCE INFORMATION
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CFL Commissioner Larry Smith announced that he was suspending the Las Vegas Posse franchise for the ''95 season, leaving the league "with a cumbersome 13 teams, an unbalanced schedule and a seeming cr
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BO JACKSON, OUT OF SPORTS AND DONE WITH NIKE
Bo Jackson, "who turned his two-sport stardom into a hit feature of celebrity marketing, is retiring from baseball, ending one of America''s great sports stories." Jackson has signed with a talent age
Tags: ESPN, Nike, Walt Disney
REPLACEMENT UMPS READY TO DUST OFF THE PLATE OPENING DAY?
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