9 Results for aig

The ultimate Ultimate Race

Luke Cyphers

...Ultimate Race post, a new horseman of the apocalypse rode in. Name of Stanford. And Madoff. And AIG. A group of intimidating roughnecks who spent big money on golf and cricket, and scammed team owners...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 02, 2009

The Morning According to Us: The AIG of the Sports World

Paul Kix

Think of the Tournament Players Club Louisiana, just outside New Orleans, as the AIG of the sports world. It's received over $4 million from the state for rounds not played...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 02, 2009

The Morning According to Us

Brian Hill

...It's all so wildly disproportionate, no? We can coin a new phrase: "It's all so AIG'd." Of course Mackey's much more about mettle than money anyway. The throat cancer survivor, dubbed...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 20, 2009

Behind the Bets

Chad Millman

...to-head with and fill out another, it'll be easier money than collecting a bonus from AIG.) Collecting four brackets and putting them all online was really too much trouble, too. Even with the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 18, 2009

Life of Reilly

Rick Reilly, ESPN The Magazine

For the price of a bus token, you can see NBA hoops. Really.

Story | March 04, 2009

Sports and Recession

Ishita Singh (with research by George Milkov)

...a year for lower-tier teams, to Manchester United's $26.6 million a year deal with AIG. Because banking and insurance institutions have traditionally been the most common team sponsors, the infection of European...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 13, 2009

THE ULTIMATE RACE

Luke Cyphers

...driving, which led to oil prices collapsing to $83 a barrel, which, in the wake of the AIG crash, led to a further nosedive in stocks. But you knew all that already. With less than...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 10, 2008

THE WORLD'S GAME (ACCORDING TO US)

Austin Kelley

...and very popular uniforms themselves. They look a little dated right now, though, because of the big "AIG" across the front. Two years ago, when United signed a record $100-million sponsorship deal with the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 17, 2008

THE MORNING ACCORDING TO US

Brian Hill and Paul Kix

Unless your life is a lot like a Michael Bolton tune, we're pretty sure you need a lot more than time, love and tenderness to get you through the day....

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 16, 2008