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Nestle terminates IAAF sponsorship over doping scandal
LONDON - Food and beverage giant Nestle told the IAAF on Wednesday that it terminated its sponsorship of athletics' governing body over fears the doping scandal could damage the company's image.
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Tiger Woods Foundation looking at possible link with Riviera
LOS ANGELES - Tiger Woods got caught in the rain without an umbrella, shot a 74 and made the cut on the number at Riviera. He withdrew the next day with the flu and hasn't been back. That was 10 years...
View ArticleMissouri weighs ban on investments in state terror sponsors
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - The Missouri Senate is advancing a proposed ban on state investments in companies with operations in countries designated as state sponsors of terrorism.
View ArticleMitsubishi Electric signs on as Tokyo 2020 sponsor
TOKYO - Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has signed on as a sponsor of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
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The distraction at Trump Doral is whether the PGA Tour stays
DORAL, Florida - Donald Trump was a distraction at golf tournaments even before he was running for president.
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Sponsors ditch Sharapova, despite her textbook apology
MOSCOW - Nike and other sponsors swiftly distanced themselves from Maria Sharapova on Tuesday after the world's highest-earning female athlete outed herself as a longtime user of a recently banned drug.
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After Trump endorsement, NASCAR leader faces the fallout
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - When Brian France endorsed Donald Trump for president, the chairman and chief executive of NASCAR thought of it as nothing more than a "routine endorsement."
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Racket sponsor backs Sharapova despite failed drug test
VIENNA - Maria Sharapova's racket supplier became the first main sponsor to publicly back the five-time Grand Slam champion after she admitted to failing a doping test.
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Sharapova's racket sponsor: meldonium shouldn't be banned
VIENNA - Maria Sharapova's racket supplier says the drug she tested positive for at the Australian Open shouldn't be on the banned list.
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FIFA inks WCup deal with Chinese sponsor linked to Blatter
ZURICH - FIFA signed its first World Cup sponsor in more than two scandal-hit years on Friday, agreeing to a four-tournament deal with a Chinese conglomerate that has links to Sepp Blatter.
View ArticleNew FIFA sponsor Wanda has sights on World Cup in China
BEIJING - Chinese conglomerate Wanda says becoming a top-tier sponsor leaves it "better placed" to help decide where future editions of the World Cup will be staged.
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Runner Nick Symmonds not shy about speaking up to fix track
Outspoken middle-distance runner Nick Symmonds tricks himself into believing that doping isn't going on in his event. Otherwise, he couldn't climb out of bed every morning to train.
View ArticleRBC, Boeing back on Hilton Head for 2017
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, South Carolina - The Royal Bank of Canada and the Boeing Co. will return as sponsors in 2017 for the RBC Heritage.
View ArticleMontana still analyzing coal mine after sponsor shelves it
BILLINGS, Montana - Montana officials will keep studying the potential effects of a major coal mine near the Wyoming border, despite a bankruptcy filing by its sponsor Arch Coal and the recent...
View ArticleMichigan State announces partnership with Fox Sports
EAST LANSING, Michigan - Michigan State's athletic department has announced a 15-year multimedia rights partnership with Fox Sports that will provide guaranteed revenues of over $150 million.
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IMSA enjoying strong and steady start to sports car season
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - The way Scott Atherton views it, things couldn't be much better for IMSA right now.
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Romo's fantasy company fighting with NFL in court again
DALLAS - A fantasy football company partly owned by Dallas quarterback Tony Romo is fighting the NFL in court again, this time claiming the league is interfering with a second attempt to hold a...
View ArticleSpanish league loses its sponsor, may have many smaller ones
MADRID - Spanish league president Javier Tebas says the league has lost its exclusive sponsor and will most likely not be able to replace it in time for next season.
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WADA president: Tax TV rights deals to fund anti-doping
LONDON - A tax on TV rights deals and contributions from companies that sponsor drug cheats could help fund the fight against performance-enhancing drugs, the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency said...
View ArticleAxalta becomes final sponsor of Daytona Rising
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida - Axalta Coating Systems is the final sponsor of Daytona International Speedway's massive redevelopment project.
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