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...combine will take place through today and will give Altchek a chance to showcase his skills before the 2007 Superdraft. As one of 62 players invited to the combine, Altchek automatically qualifies to enter the draft, which will take place on Jan. 12. The first round will air on ESPN, while information about the following picks will be available at MLSnet.com. The last soccer player drafted professionally from Harvard was Kevin Ara ’04, whom the D.C. United selected in the third round...
...acquiring companies," Bob recently told Harvey, only half-joking. They got 70% of publicly traded home-video label Genius Products in exchange for licensing the DVD rights to Weinstein movies--a "pretty radical" move, says Genius chairman Stephen Bannon. Genius distributes material from World Wrestling Entertainment, Discovery Kids and ESPN and in November signed an exclusive rental agreement with Blockbuster. Other affiliations include ownership of a small arts and entertainment channel with Hubbard Broadcasting, J.P. Morgan Chase and Perry Capital; a publishing pact with Hachette; a production arrangement with BET founder Robert Johnson; and a new Latin American film fund...
...manager for Harvard Book Store, writes in an e-mail. “Hong Kong seemed like a perfect place. It’s close to the bookstore, there’s a stage, and there’s a bar for some post-talk imbibing!” ESPN coverage of Monday-night football on the Kong’s second-floor televisions perfectly complemented the subject material. Beer and appetizers from three large pupu platters peppered the tables, although the Chinese wall hangings belied the appearance of a sports bar. Pierce kept his audience of about 30 engaged...
...aren’t your average UC politicos; both came to the UC after years of effective leadership in other organizations, and both remain active in other student organizations on campus. Tom started an Internet sports company, Soccernet.com, which he sold to Associated Newspapers, who later sold it to ESPN for $40 million. He went on to raise $9 million from venture capitalists in 2001 to start an online education company, Schoolsnet.com, which is the top resource for educators in the United Kingdom. At Harvard, Tom started the successful Swipe for Darfur campaign and has launched CrimsonReading.org, an extraordinary website...
Sources: BBC (2); New York Times; ESPN...