AT&T earlier today announced it was dropping its sponsorship agreement with Tiger Woods.
(Woods ‘leave of absence’ excuse to permanently strip him as host?)
Just as significant though was the less-reported news that the PGA Tour also announced that Woods would not be hosting the AT&T National Tournament on July 11-14.
Woods has also been the host […]
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Seth Davis of CBS recently noted the stunning hypocrisy of how Texas Tech Athletic Director Gerald Myers has treated his high profile coaches the past four years: “Ironic that the school that fired Mike Leach for alleged player abuse wouldn’t even reprimand Bob Knight for popping a player in the mouth.”
Davis is referencing a 2006 […]
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We told you the day Urban Meyer resigned his job at the University of Florida that there might be some backlash with top Gator recruit Matt Elam. Today that prediction came true.
(Credit: Ray Graham / Palm Bach Post)
Despite having previously verbally committed to Meyer’s Gators 15 months ago, Elam himself had a change of heart […]
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Nothing too exciting, but KCBD-TV in Lubbock has the first on the record comments I’ve heard out of Mike Leach’s mouth since his firing.
(Video Link)
Much like in his statement released to the public, Leach in the audio thanks fans while the interviewer, Pete Christy, Tweets today that, “Leach’s lawyer will file lawsuit soon and certainly […]
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Career in crisis? No career? Homeless? Could be worse. You could be this guy:
Yes, someone named Michael Fanter decided that perhaps wearing that stormtrooper suit on Hollywood Blvd. wasn’t the way to get ahead in show business.
So he’s turned to wandering around Staples Center before games attempting to steal some double-takes. Along with offering his […]
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AT&T announced today it is ending its sponsorship agreement with Tiger Woods. The company released the following statement:
(Awkward)
“We are ending our sponsorship agreement with Tiger Woods and wish him well in the future.”
AT&T becomes the second company to completely drop its sponsorship of Woods. Accenture was the first.
There is (at least) one additional awkward development […]
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As the dust settles on Mike Leach’s ouster at Texas Tech, school Athletic Director Gerald Myers will now move as quickly as possible to fill the head football coach vacancy at the school.
(Tech’s top recruit Kadron Boone, Coaching Candidate Art Briles)
The three top names for the Tech job are: Art Briles, Sonny Dykes and […]
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WFAA-TV in Dallas reports late Wednesday:
“This video link was given to WFAA.com by representatives of the James familiy. We have found that it is Adam James in a electrical closet, but we do not know if it was during a practice.”
The video - and the exact circumstances of the release of the clip link […]
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