The National Football League and its 32 teams made $1.25 billion from corporate partners last year, according to sponsorship tracker ESP Properties. The list includes some of the advertising world’s biggest spenders. Visa, Ford, Nike, Anheuser Busch InBev, Microsoft, McDonald’s, PepsiCo and Bridgestone are among the league’s top tier partners and almost all have remained…
The Vikings are seeking a replacement for Cordarrelle Patterson, who left as a free agent for Oakland after leading the NFL in kickoff return average in three of his first four seasons.Adams had all three of Minnesota kickoff returns against at Buffalo, and averaged 21.7 yards. Coley is expected to get some returns in the…
Veterans earn an extra $75 per week for training camp before the beginning of the season.Signing and Promotion BonusesWhen a veteran signs a multi year deal, they are entitled to a bonus of $750 per year for a two year deal, distributed as an addition on top of the game salary. The league is also…
So many players focus on recuperating for at least part of the off season. Other players may work on recovering from surgery to correct lingering injuries. Weeks before training camp starts in October, NBA basketball players start getting back in shape for the upcoming season. These preparations may involve practicing basketball skills, performing drills to…
It was a stunning end to a tragic story felt deeply from Bristol to Boston. Hernandez, incarcerated for the 2013 shooting death of Odin Lloyd, was found early Wednesday morning hanging by a bedsheet in a Massachusetts prison. He was pronounced dead about an hour later at a local hospital, hours before his former team…
In advance of CTV’s highly anticipated fall premieres, Canada’s most watched entertainment news program, ETALK, delivers an exclusive look at the upcoming series in CTV’s BIG FALL PREVIEW airing Friday, Sept. ET/PT on CTV and CTV GO. The one hour special, hosted by ETALK Anchor Danielle Graham and Senior Reporter Devon Soltendieck, features exclusive series…
Mangalam: Tell us a little about your debt in your balance sheet because in this quarter, your finance costs came off by about 18 percent. As of September, your debt was Rs 2,800 crore. What is the debt position right now and when is the company likely to be debt free? What another player suffering…
This is a Feb. 3, 2017, file photo showing Jemele Hill attending ESPN: The Party 2017 in Houston, Texas. ESPN anchor Jemele Hill has been suspended by the network for two weeks for making political statements on social media. Hill, who is African American, received criticism from the network last month after referring to President…
Marie Tillman released a statement to CNN on Monday after President Trump retweeted a postreferencing Pat Tillman and using the hashtag StandForOurAnthem. Trump has criticized NFL players for kneeling during “The Star Spangled Banner” to protest police mistreatment of blacks and other social injustices. More than 200 NFL players knelt or sat during the anthem…
Step 3Have your players e mail you their pick for the team they think can win its game that week. More than one player can choose the same team, and the players need not worry about scores or point spreads; the team needs only to win the game. Picks must be submitted before the first…
