Jocks with a start-up itch

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

By way of Valleywag (Deadspin's sister site) comes a list of the worst athlete-funded start-ups of all time, including: WePlay.com: Peyton Manning, Derek Jeter and LeBron James this week announced they've thrown $8.6 million funding into the social network Weplay. I'd be surprised if it still exists in a year. ...

Lance’s new energy drink, no synthetic testosterone included

Sunday, June 8th, 2008

If you've been reading sports sites other than ours lately (but why would you really?), you may have seen this ad for Lance Armstrong's new sports drink: FRS Healthy Energy. According to reputable sources, Lance has taken an equity position within the company who makes FRS, and they were actually the ...