alex rodriguez

Big bucks for MLB megastars mean big team profits, but fewer win...

http://www.eurekalert.org/rss/business.xml  Tue, 05/24/2011 - 22:00

(University of Michigan) Spending top dollar for megastar players like Miguel Cabrera and Alex Rodriguez helps Major League Baseball teams attract fans and earn higher profits, but clubs that spend the bulk of their player payroll on a couple of superstars ultimately win fewer games, a University of Michigan study shows.


 

4 Things Founders Can Learn From Derek Jeter

Digg - Business & Finance  Sat, 04/02/2011 - 19:02

If you read New York tabloids like I do, that is starting on the back page, then you are exposed to the incessant chatter about Alex Rodriguez, clearly the best baseball player in game’s recent history and how he stacks up against Derek Jeter, the face [...]


 

Liverpool sale shuts another sports door for Hicks

Newsvine - business  Fri, 10/15/2010 - 14:59

A decade after his epic signing of Alex Rodriguez, Tom Hicks is one sale away from becoming a former pro sports owner — probably for good.


 

Ventre: Tiger’s troubles growing — because of Tiger

Newsvine - business  Sun, 11/29/2009 - 21:42

The latest rumor on Tiger Woods is that he was having a fling with Lady Gaga and his wife found out about it and chased him down the driveway with a 12-gauge shotgun until he flipped his luxury SUV six times and landed in an alligator-filled moat.

He was quickly saved by Nelson Mandela, who just happened to be driving back to his hotel after visiting Alex Rodriguez and Kate Hudson.