Word: cupping
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...should NASCAR rev up its popularity during a recession? Maybe Bruton Smith has the answer. Smith, the chairman and CEO of Speedway Motorsports, which owns seven racetracks on the Sprint Cup circuit, recently ruminated about three-time defending champ Jimmie Johnson at a media event. "Great guy," he said. "He's a neighbor. I like him a lot. I like his wife. But if Jimmie would just get out of his car and go over and slap somebody one time, that would help. He can slap me. I don't care, but I'd just like to see these drivers...
...budgets in the face of massive layoffs and losses - Sprint, NASCAR's largest TV advertiser, will slash 8,000 jobs after losing $1.2 billion in the first three quarters of 2008 - the financial foundation of the sport is at risk. In fact, four weaker-performing teams in the Sprint Cup Series merged to try to cut costs and stay competitive: Gillett Evernham Motorsports absorbed Petty Enterprises, and Dale Earnhardt Inc. joined up with Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates. "The problem you have with NASCAR is kind of like you have in professional baseball," says Sabates. "You have three...
...falling 4-5. With the victory, Princeton won its third consecutive Ivy League title and completed a perfect 10-0 regular season.Despite the setback to the Tigers, victories over the Quakers and No. 3 Trinity last week ensure that Harvard will be a favorite in the season-ending Howe Cup Championship next weekend to be held in Cambridge at the Barnaby Courts.“I am hoping that having home court advantage will make a difference next time,” Crimson coach Satinder Bajwa said of facing Princeton again. Harvard next takes on Yale...
...given day is that of my fingers dancing across a keyboard. And yet, once a week on the IM pitch, I am able to put all of that behind me and get a full workout while teaming up with others in my house to defend the prized Strauss Cup...
...Cambridge for its home finale against No. 5 Yale next Wednesday.The Crimson is 2-6 against the three collectively over the past two seasons, but will seek to use the momentum generated by its victory over Trinity to improve on that mark heading into the season-ending Howe Cup.“This win was amazing for everybody on the team. We are going to go in confident, but not too confident,” Mashruwala said. “Everybody is out to beat us now.”—Staff writer Barrett P. Kenny...