The lavish spending in the pro sports arena spread into coaches in baseball a few years ago as payrolls began to cross the $100 million threshold. The teams that carry these gargantuan costs do not mind spending large chunks of cash on their pro baseball trainer, when it adds up to only a small fraction of their overall costs. Though teams do not usually release manager contract information, these numbers are widely reported through various sources.
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American Football Catches on Around the World
- This year’s Super Bowl was televised in 34 languages to 230 countries
- The NFL has been scheduling a few regular-season games in foreign countries for four years now in an effort to spread American football fever
- The International Federation of American Football is playing a key role in establishing organized American football in other countries
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What Do Basketball Players Wear?
- The gear that a basketball team wear is easily available for the average fan and consumer
- Basketball sneakers like the Air Jordan’s have become a regular sight on basketball courts around the nation
Yankee’s Joba Chamberlain Fastball Pleads Guilty to DUI
Sports and alcohol have had a tragic history together, ruining many careers and lives along the way. The relationship between drug and sports has been no better. Sports stars often try to push the laws on DUI , only to end up finding out the cost of a DUI. That cost is sometimes fatality, jail time, the end of their career or at the very least public humiliation.
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NFL Draft: Texas Tech WR Crabtree Sparks High Interest
- Michael Crabtree of Texas Tech is rated the top sophomore among this year’s NFL draft prospects
- Many NFL draft predictions list Crabtree among the top five players overall
- Recent foot surgery has done little to lower Crabree’s status among NFL draft picks
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Pepsi-Cola Scoreboards
Electro-Mech has been a partner with Pepsi bottlers across the nation for over 30 years. We were the first scoreboard manufacturer to offer all scoreboard models with advertising packages specially designed for bottlers. Electro-Mech is still the only major manufacturer offering side ID panels with product logos the full height of the scoreboard on many models. Choose Mountain Dew, Aquafina, Gatorade, and other beverages that tie Electro-Mech scoreboards with your efforts to build and maintain relationships with local schools, colleges, recreation parks, and other facilities that serve your products.
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Coca-Cola Scoreboards
Electro-Mech Scoreboard Company grew up in the backyard of Coca-Cola.
We owe much of our success to a relationship that began with the
Atlanta Coca-Cola Bottling Company in the 1960’s. Our reputation and
Atlanta Coke’s testimony led to success with other Coca-Cola bottlers
throughout Georgia and the Southeast. Today we are a preferred
supplier for Coca-Cola Enterprises and serve other Coke bottlers
across the United States.
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The New Era of Baseball Electronic Scoreboard
- We’ve come a long way from the days when baseball fans would buy a scorecard and track statistics as they watched the game
- Or when a local teenager would poke their head through an opening in the baseball scoreboard and hang relevant numbers at the end of an inning
- Today, we have a new era of baseball electronic scoreboard with LED displays that instantly score the game in addition to amazing graphics and new opportunities for advertising revenues
- LED wireless scoreboard technology is further enhancing the game from the team as well as the fan’s perspective
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Dallas Cowboys’ Draft Needs
- Most experts expect the Dallas Cowboys’ draft for 2009 will focus on the offensive line and the defensive secondary
- Dallas traded its first-round and third-round picks for Detroit receiver Roy Williams
- Owner Jerry Jones’s unorthodox football strategies make any predictions about the Cowboys a hazardous business
New York Giants’ Draft Needs
- The departure of All-Pro Plaxico Burress has made wide receiver a top priority for the New York giants’ draft this year
- Other areas of need for the Giants include outside linebacker and running back
- The Giants have two second-round picks to go with the 29th pick in the first round
Take a Look at the Basketball Greatest Moments
- The great moments in basketball can cover a wide range of memorable plays
- The NCAA tournament produced some of the best basketball moments of all time
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Football Drills for the Defensive Lineman
- The defensive lineman makes contact with the opponent every time he is on the field. His physically demanding position requires tremendous focus, as he is always in the middle of the action
- According to football drills expert Tom Bass, defensive line drills should emphasize taking the proper stance, moving on the ball, defeating blocks and separating from blocks, and rushing the quarterback
- Defensive line drills can incorporate tackling drills and agility drills
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Mets Moved to a New Stadium in 2009
- The New York Mets began their 2009 season in unfamiliar territory: on one of the best baseball fields in the league
- The brand new CitiField, built on adjacent parking lot from the old Shea Stadium, sports a new baseball field layout that is fan friendly along with many special features