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| | | |  | Bonds's Steroids Taint May Cost Him $10 Million in EndorsementsPosted 6/1/2007 - 12:57 AM : Viewed 4245 times. From Source : www.bloomberg.com |
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Companies are pulling away from athlete endorsements because of the risks, said Matthew Pace, head of the sports business practice at Duval & Stachenfeld LLP, a New York-based law firm. With Bonds, the risks are greater.
``Corporate America is running away from Bonds,'' he said. ``They are afraid.''
Bonds already holds the sport's single-season record of 73 home runs and has won a record seven Most Valuable Player awards. He has deals with Fila USA Inc. to wear its baseball cleats and Franklin Sports Inc. to wear its batting gloves. He also has agreements with several sports memorabilia companies. He's making about $2 million in endorsements this year, according to Sports Illustrated.
Bonds is currently the third least-liked professional athlete, according to Marketing Evaluations Inc. of Manhasset, New York. Only professional basketball's Ron Artest, who was once suspended for 73 games for inciting a brawl with fans in the stands, and pro football's Terrell Owens, who has ......
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| | | |  | Halloween Costumes from Franklin SportsPosted 8/28/2007 - 8:30 PM : Viewed 2414 times. From Source : anitokid.blogspot.com |
| | | Halloween is that time of the year where kids of all ages can dress up and be whatever they want to be! I remember seeing kids wearing costumes of their favorite movie heroes and villains, such as Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader of Star Wars, Superman, Robin, Aquaman, The Joker, Power Man, and The Th...... | | | Halloween Costumes from Franklin Sports | | | | | | Read All Franklin Sports News | | | | | |
| | | |  | Bonds is far from a hit with corporate sponsors Posted 8/26/2007 - 1:15 PM : Viewed 3221 times. From Source : sportsillustrated.cnn.com |
| | | "I can't imagine very many major brands signing a contract with Barry to be their ambassador,'' said Novak, who is also a senior vice president for sports marketing at a New York firm. "Companies don't want to wrap themselves in the veneer of steroids, whether the allegations are true or not.''
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| | | |  | Bonds hasn't been heavy hitter as a pitchmanPosted 7/11/2007 - 2:42 PM : Viewed 5597 times. From Source : news.cincinnati.com |
| | | Bob Cramer inked several star athletes to lucrative endorsement deals in nearly a decade as a marketing executive for Mastercard International Inc. But he might be best known for walking away from a deal with Barry Bonds.
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