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Big fights could help the ailing Las Vegas economy
Nov 11, 2011
A big fight is schedule this weekend in Las Vegas, between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez. What kind of impact do these fights have on the local economy in Vegas?
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Brand Penn State suffers a blow
Nov 10, 2011
The football scandal could cost the university in multiple ways off the field.
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Michael Jordan's hero image tarnished in NBA negotiations
Nov 10, 2011
Possibly the greatest basketball player of all time, Michael Jordan could become the NBA's most unpopular team owner for his tough tactics at the bargaining table during NBA contract negotiations.
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Mid-day Extra: Where boxing has gone since the days of Joe Frazier
Nov 8, 2011
The rivalry between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier was one of sports legend. But what has happened to boxing since those days?
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Football scandal at Penn State
Nov 7, 2011
Child molestation charges raise troubling questions about the biggest of the big-money college sports.
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LA Dodgers could soon be on the auction block
Nov 1, 2011
After a dramatic bankruptcy, the owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers might not be able to salvage the team and will have to sell -- for around $1 billion.
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NBA lockout takes a toll on Indianapolis' economy
Nov 1, 2011
The basketball-loving city could lose millions of dollars if the NBA lockout continues.
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Mid-day Extra: The price of winning
Oct 24, 2011
A new study shows the price per win for each professional sports team in the U.S.
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Mid-day Extra: Less foreign baseball scouting in Venezuela
Oct 20, 2011
The Venezuelan government has nationalized many industries, scaring business investors like baseball teams.
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Group asks major leaguers to spit out the chewing tobacco
Oct 19, 2011
Health officials and four U.S. senators have launched a campaign to keep smokeless tobacco out of baseball.
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