Archive for August, 2008Motor sports: Stewart matches attitude with heart (Denton Record-Chronicle)Sunday, August 31st, 2008FORT WORTH – Last Tuesday two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart hosted a charity fantasy camp at Texas Motor Speedway. Race fans paid between $6,000 and $8,250 to spend some time in a car with Stewart and get behind the wheel themselves for a spin. Cleveland Man Chucks Job For Fantasy Football (News Channel 5 Cleveland)Sunday, August 31st, 2008CLEVELAND — Fantasy football nut Nathan Zegura loves his hobby so much he found a way to make a full-time job out of it. Zegura, of Morehead Hills in suburban Cleveland, quit his post at one of the country’s biggest consulting companies to became a fantasy football consultant. Fantasy season begins in Earnest (The Fresno Bee)Sunday, August 31st, 2008In addition to knowing what we can about sports, we’d like to think we have a sense of humor on the sports desk at The Bee. Read comments Krawczynski column: Minnesota’s newest millionaire is no fantasy (St. Cloud Times)Saturday, August 30th, 2008MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — This is an open letter to all you fantasy sports wet blankets out there. Fantasy football a hit with baseball players (Pioneer Press)Saturday, August 30th, 2008From his corner locker at Angel Stadium, Scot Shields can see the treasure that eludes him. He has won a World Series ring, and he is making millions as a setup reliever for the Los Angeles Angels. But in so many ways, Shields is your typical frustrated sports fan — an eager but hopeless fantasy football player. Chris Niskanen: Minnesota man wins $1 million playing fantasy fishing (Pioneer Press)Saturday, August 30th, 2008Here’s a new twist on the electronics age: Could more people become interested in fishing and the outdoors through the use of computers and online fantasy fishing? Consultant turns fantasy football into full-time career (The Elyria Chronicle-Telegram)Saturday, August 30th, 2008CLEVELAND — Fantasy football nut Nathan Zegura loves his hobby so much he found a way to make a full-time job out of it. Zegura, of Morehead Hills in suburban Cleveland, quit his post at one of the country’s biggest consulting companies to become a fantasy football consultant. Zegura gave up […] Ohio consultant chucked job for fantasy football (WKYC Cleveland)Saturday, August 30th, 2008CLEVELAND — Fantasy football nut Nathan Zegura loves his hobby so much he found a way to make a full-time job out of it. Fantasy football in the office: morale boost or foul play? (The State)Saturday, August 30th, 2008Are you ready for some football? Fantasy football leaguers are ready, but they first have to get around the offensive line manned by employers. A look at the scoreboard shows that fantasy football leaguers could cost companies nationwide an estimated $9.2 billion in lost productivity during the 17-week NFL season, according to a report released last week. Yet employers who come down too hard … Fantasy football in the office: morale boost or foul play? (The State)Saturday, August 30th, 2008Are you ready for some football? Fantasy football leaguers are ready, but they first have to get around the offensive line manned by employers. A look at the scoreboard shows that fantasy football leaguers could cost companies nationwide an estimated $9.2 billion in lost productivity during the 17-week NFL season, according to a report released last week. Yet employers who come down too hard … |