Archive for the 'Business of sports' Category

Lexington speedster tripped up by Web site’s computer

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

Technology is great, right — as long as it does what we want it to do.
If not, there can be red faces all around, like those at the American Family Association and its Onenewsnow.com Web site.
Onenewsnow handles a lot of Associated Press copy and its small staff doesn’t always have time to read every item [...]

Win-win: A tax deduction and a souvenir, too

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Take some extra cash when you go to New York for the Belmont Stakes on Saturday. The race is now a charitable event — and we’re not talking about your bad bets.
Woodford Reserve, the first-ever Official Bourbon of the Belmont Stakes, has teamed with Big Brown’s owner, IEAH Stables, to create the “Big Brown Chases [...]

Lexington doctor “shaking up” baseball

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

When the Astros or Brewers or Diamondbacks get into a jam, the manager might walk to the mound, point to the bullpen and bring in “Ben Kibler” as a relief pitcher.
It’s not Ben Kibler in the flesh. He might be back home in Lexington watching the game on TV. It’s a pitcher Kibler has worked [...]

Lexington doctor “shaking up” baseball

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

When the Astros or Brewers or Diamondbacks get into a jam, the manager might walk to the mound, point to the bullpen and bring in “Ben Kibler” as a relief pitcher.
It’s not Ben Kibler in the flesh. He might be back home in Lexington watching the game on TV. It’s a pitcher Kibler has worked [...]