Tag: Routine General News
Opinion: Max is back on top: Here’s what’s worth streaming in February 2024
It’s become tiresome to hear ever-more-common complaints that between price hikes, consolidation and fewer shows, streaming has basically become cable. It has not. It’s not [Read more about this post…]
Soccer game’s popularity scores for EA — and creates a higher bar to clear for growth
Videogame maker Electronic Arts Inc. saw a modest uptick in gaming demand during the holiday season, helped by gains in its “EA Sports FC” soccer [Read more about this post…]
Nick Dunlap turns pro: Golfer who lost out on $1.5M won’t be able to recoup money
Nick Dunlap, the amateur golfer who won a $1.5 million prize from the American Express tournament last weekend but couldn’t collect it because he was [Read more about this post…]
Detroit and its NFL team long struggled. Can the city roar again like the Lions?
Detroit native Renise Taylor has been looking to buy a bigger house, having outgrown her current home — and her neighborhood — in the city. [Read more about this post…]
49ers QB Brock Purdy made less money this year than 16 college football players
Brock Purdy signed a four-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers in 2022 that turned out to be one of the biggest bargains in the [Read more about this post…]
Manchester United shares slide as Champions League exit hits revenue guidance
Manchester United shares fell Wednesday after the iconic English soccer club lowered its 2024 revenue guidance, citing the club’s early exit from the Champions League [Read more about this post…]
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway takes full ownership of Pilot Travel Centers
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. on Tuesday said it had taken full ownership of truck-stop operator Pilot Travel Centers from the Haslam family — the [Read more about this post…]
How Nick Saban fueled the University of Alabama’s on-and off-field rise
In the early 2000s, Robert Witt, then-president of the University of Alabama, gave the school’s admissions office clear instructions: Approach recruiting top academic prospects the [Read more about this post…]
Kalen DeBoer takes over at Alabama: Did NIL play a role in Saban’s retirement?
University of Washington football coach Kalen DeBoer coach will replace Nick Saban as Alabama’s head coach after Saban abruptly retired with six years and $71.8 [Read more about this post…]
How Michigan, accused of cheating, turned a scandal into a marketing opportunity
The Wolverines’ official retailer launched a wildly popular merchandise line around the phrase “Michigan vs. Everybody.” A portion of profits from the Ts go toward [Read more about this post…]
