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Denver Broncos remain fan favorites (BizJournals)
The Denver Broncos are still No. 1 in the hearts of their hometown fans, but they've lost a little luster around the nation, a marketing-research firm reports in a study of sports-team brand strength. All the hot sports gossip (The Courier Mail)
Mark "The Ear" Oberhardt has his weekly, and whimsical, look at what's happening in the world of sport. Tokyo to host Bledisloe (Daily Telegraph)
TOKYO has emerged as the new favourite to stage a fourth Bledisloe Cup clash in 2009, with John O'Neill wanting Australian rugby to embark on a massive drive into Asia. 'Snapshot': A Look At The Legacy Of Oscar De La Hoya - With And Without The Gloves (East Side Boxing)
By Vivek Wallace: In less than a week, fight fans will get the opportunity to watch as one of the sports most recognized athletes delivers the latest chapter of his famed career. Big dreams, little chance (Toronto Sun)
An international automaker these days has a commercial that features a kid in a hockey rink. The images flow through the years and he imagines himself in the NHL. He envisions his jersey rising to the rafters. It celebrates a hockey tradition in this country: Chasing the NHL dream. A Look Ahead At Hispanic Media (MultiChannel News)
This year saw the end of years of double-digit growth in advertising revenue for Spanish-language television, with a mere 0.3% growth in the first eight months to $2.11 billion, according to TNS Media Intelligence data. And the outlook for next year isn't much brighter. NAB Calls For Free Access to Premier Sporting Events (MultiChannel News)
The National Association of Broadcasters Tuesday adopted a resolution calling for Americans to continue to receive free access to major televised sporting events, including college football's Bowl Championship Series games, which will begin airing on ESPN in 2011. Busy offseason for Buckeyes (The Toledo Blade)
COLUMBUS - When the current football season started, many in the Ohio State camp thought by this time on the calendar, running back Chris "Beanie" Wells would be picking out some fine threads to wear to the Heisman Trophy ceremony in New York. He was expected to be the headliner of the Buckeyes' parade when the 2008 awards were passed out. The reservation for Wells at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel ... What If Steve Jobs Ran GM and Mark Hurd Ran Ford? (E-Commerce Times)
One of the first jobs I ever held was as an auto mechanic and have had a passion for cars that predates my passion for technology. Watching the U.S. auto industry make mistake after mistake until it was nearly out of business has been particularly painful for any of us who love both cars and our country. Game Consoles, Part 1: The War for the Living Room (TechNewsWorld.com)
In the contest to dominate the video gaming landscape, there are three powerful players, each with a magic weapon: Microsoft with its Xbox 360, Nintendo with its Wii, and Sony with its PlayStation 3. Like any great heroes, they each have their strengths and weaknesses, though none, it turns out, has a fatal flaw.
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