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NFL new uniforms, best to worst
The Jacksonville Jaguars and three other teams have released new uniform designs in the past year – with mixed results. Here are the league's four new uniforms, subjectively ranked from worst to best.
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Who handled Major League Baseball’s ceremonial first-pitch honors in 2013?
One of the most anticipated moments of any baseball season occurs when ceremonial first pitches are thrown at each of 30 major-league ballparks. Often the identity of the persons or persons doing the honors is kept a secret until the last minute. Here’s the lineup of the 2013 VIPs:
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Anthony Davis eyebrows and 5 weird pro sports trademarks
Anthony Davis, the presumed first overall pick of the 2012 NBA Draft, has trademarked his famed unibrow and phrases like "Fear the brow" and "raise the brow." 2012 has been a big year for sports trademarks. Here are 5 of the best.
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How five websites are protesting SOPA
Five major websites will go dark on Wednesday protesting two Congressional bills, which critics argue could curtail Internet and free speech. If passed, The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and its Senate counterpart, the Protect IP Act or PIPA, would allow the US government to seek a court order and even shut down websites that contain content or links to unauthorized copyrighted content. Moreover, advertisers and Internet service providers would be banned from doing business with transgressors.Proponents of the legislation include companies that are trying to protect their copyrights, such as the Motion Picture Association of America, The NBA, Pfizer, Nike, L'Oreal, as well as the US Chamber of Commerce, the Fraternal Order of Police, and the US Conference of Mayors.However, voices of opposition include Internet giants Google, Yahoo!, Facebook, Twitter, eBay, Mozilla, and Wikipedia – who say that the proposed laws constitute a First Amendment violation, promote censorship, and harm the democratic flow of information. Check out how five major websites plan to protest SOPA and PIPA:
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4 ugly websites from companies that should know better
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What stigma? Burma (Myanmar) draws energy-hungry neighbors
Activists who pressured Western companies to boycott Burma (Myanmar) are now preparing to battle Asian firms eager for Burma’s oil and gas.
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World cup schedule: Drogba on bench for Portugal vs. Ivory Coast, Ronaldo looms
Portugal vs. Ivory Coast is at 10 am EST on the World Cup schedule Tuesday. The so-called 'Group of Death' match features two of the world's best players. But while Cristiano Ronaldo will be running at defenders from the first whistle, Didier Drogba will start on the bench.
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World Cup 2010: As viewers go online, so do ad dollars
Companies try to reach larger US markets during World Cup 2010 with huge online campaigns.
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EA Sports hopes humor helps sell more copies of latest Tiger Woods video game
A new television commercial featuring Tiger Woods for the latest version of his EA Sports video golf game uses humor to hopefully win over fans of both the golfer and the game.
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Tiger Woods stars in humorous EA sports commercial with Mike Ditka
Tiger Woods is featured in a new EA sports commercial alongside Mike Ditka.
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Opinion: BP, Goldman Sachs, and Massey could learn a lot from ultimate frisbee
The BP oil spill is just the latest example of questionable corporate action that's prompted calls for stronger government regulation. Yet the more profound reform would come from absorbing the lessons of a game with no referees.
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At Masters, Phil Mickelson shows Tiger Woods how it's done
Phil Mickelson won the Masters golf tournament Sunday, with Tiger Woods finishing fourth. But it was also the manner of Mickelson's win that impressed.
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Tiger Woods Nike commercial: A new beginning or a new low?
The Tiger Woods Nike commercial is controversial. But it's no surprise that Woods is looking to his father, the late Earl Woods, for inspiration as part of his return to golf and selling shoes.
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Tiger Woods press conference today: big step for the golfer and the pitchman
The Tiger Woods press conference Monday was a key step in rehabilitating the athlete's image as a corporate pitchman. But he still faces other tests.
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In Pictures: Tiger Woods at the Masters
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Dawn of the $4 coffee in Damascus, Syria
As cafes bloom in Damascus, Syria, young people are favoring coffees and smoothies over the traditional shisha, or water pipe.
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In Pictures: Voyage of the Plastiki
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In a Mexico City barrio a foreigner finds fellowship
An American resident discovers a sense of community and camaraderie in the Tepito quarter's famous flea market.
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Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games: Figure skating
Though figure skating will have some hot competition from Canadian favorites hockey and curling at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games, the perennial crowd-pleaser is sure to wow fans – especially South Koreans, who could win their first medal.
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Mexico: All aboard the 'school-bus plane' to Texas
Along Texas's fluid southern border, Mexican workers and shoppers frequently commute by plane to work or shop in America.
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Free Shipping Day 2009: For small firms, free shipping today is huge boon
On Free Shipping Day 2009, small businesses get a boost usually reserved for big retailers through a concerted free shipping push.
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For Accenture, breaking up with Tiger Woods is hard to do
Corporate consultancy Accenture announced Sunday that it is dumping Tiger Woods, but it has bound its image so closely to Woods that it even put him on its stationery.
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After Tiger Woods's indefinite break, some sponsors might keep him
Some sponsors could keep Tiger Woods as pitchman, if he returns from his indefinite break to play great golf.
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Tiger Woods transgression: Can he recover his pitchman status?
After Tiger's "transgression," his economic rebound will depend on whether he follows Kobe Bryant — or Barry Bonds.
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Tiger Woods 911 call released, Woods refuses to talk to police
The Tiger Woods 911 call offers a glimpse of the night of the accident, but Woods said in a statement Sunday that he wants to keep the accident a 'private matter,' so he won't talk with police investigators.
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Brazil touts drastic decline in Amazon deforestation ahead of Copenhagen
Brazil announced that it had cut the amount of Amazon deforestation in half. It plans voluntary reductions between 38 and 42 percent in carbon emissions at the upcoming Copenhagen climate talks.
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BCS rankings: Top 25 teams by the dollars
Among the BCS rankings' top 25, all teams are not economically equal. Which teams bring home huge profits for their schools?
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After Fox News, next on Obama hit list: Chamber of Commerce?
Reports suggest that President Obama is embarking on a strategy of undermining some of the most influential conservative voices in Washington, including Fox News and the Chamber of Commerce.
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Companies desert the climate deniosphere
Companies are leaving trade associations that deny human-induced global warming.
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Can Nike and Wal-Mart save the Amazon?
An ambitious commitment by some of the world's largest companies not to buy beef or leather products from the Brazilian Amazon may falter if a strong monitoring system isn't put in place.
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