Tag: Media and entertainment industry
Trout ranks 10th in MLB jersey sales, behind Kiké Hernández
NEW YORK — Mike Trout, the consensus best player in baseball, ranked just 10th on the list of top-selling jerseys released Wednesday by Major...
Report: Animation company got $49M in excessive tax credits
HARTFORD, Conn. — Blue Sky Studios, the company behind “Ice Age” and other animated films, received $49 million more in Connecticut state tax credits...
Kraft: Spending spree response to 7-9 record, not Brady win
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft denied on Wednesday that the team’s unprecedented free agent spending spree this offseason was in response to watching...
Cubs’ Hoyer confident deal with Rizzo will be worked out
CHICAGO — Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer insisted Wednesday he is confident Anthony Rizzo will remain in Chicago beyond this season even...
Birds as revelations: Atwood writes foreword for Gibson book
NEW YORK — When Margaret Atwood would receive invitations over the years to literary events around the world, literature wasn't the only factor shaping...
Bend’s last Blockbuster even more popular after Netflix show
BEND, Ore. — The Blockbuster video rental store in Bend, Oregon soared to international fame when it became the last such franchise on Earth...
This Masters tradition is a pictorial surprise for champions
AUSTIN, Texas — Jordan Spieth tapped in for bogey to win the Masters, bent over briefly and then straightened with a smile. That was...
Newsmax keeps most, not all, of post-election samplers
NEW YORK — The trajectory of the conservative network Newsmax is a clear example of how statistics can tell different stories, depending on how...
NCAA President to meet with protesting basketball players
NCAA President Mark Emmert is planning to meet this week with a group of basketball players who used a social media campaign at the...
AP Interview: 49ers’ Hannah Gordon works for women’s equity
When Hannah Gordon stepped into her role at the NFL's headquarters in 2009, she was the only woman working in the salary cap department...
