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The Steinbrenner family addresses newspaper rumors the Yankees are up for sale. CNBC's Darren Rovell reports.
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- Sergio Tacchini, Djokovic Shockingly Part Ways
- Congress Wants End to Sports Sponsorships by Military
- RGIII Signs Endorsement Deal With Sports Protection Company Evoshield
- Logic of Realignment Won’t Be Clear For a Decade
- Has Chesapeake’s Buying Of Thunder Tickets Inflated The Market?
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- Derby Winner "I’ll Have Another" Proves the Pitfalls of Handicapping
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Dec.02
4:56 PM ET
Tuesday, 2 Dec 2008
Sweetening The Pot: Where Are You, Chris Vennum?
Yesterday, we revealed that it was a 14-year-old track star named Chris Vennum that was the first athlete to appear on Sports Illustrated in Nikes. We put out an APB in an effort to find Vennum.
We're not the only ones interested in this story, so too is Nike [NKE
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Since we started this all, we're going to run it through the blog. Our e-mail once again is . We hope we can solve this mystery.
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