CYBERSPORTS THEY'VE GOT THE CASH, BUT IT ISN'T FLOWING AT ALL.Byline: - Tom Hoffarth It wasn't even a year ago - at last year's Super Bowl bash, right? - when John Elway John Albert Elway, Jr. (born June 28, 1960) played American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Denver Broncos from 1983 through 1998. Elway holds many college and professional records and was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame and is the only , Michael Jordan This article is about the former basketball player. For other uses, see Michael Jordan (disambiguation). Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player. and Wayne Gretzky Noun 1. Wayne Gretzky - high-scoring Canadian ice-hockey player (born in 1961) Gretzky came in as The Three Superstars who would be the financial backers of their own sporting-goods Web site called MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. .com. And how has that starpower translated into profits on the Web? A week ago, the company laid off about half its 166-person work force by closing its offices in Boulder, Colo., and Austin, Texas, and consolidating all its operations in Chicago. The cuts come a month after SportsLine.com Inc. ended a $120 million agreement with MVP.com because it said the retailer missed two payments and owed $107 million. A company official said the job cuts were related partly to the company's buying and integrating Web retailers PlanetOutdoors.com and IgoGolf.com. Since the company is privately held, it would not disclose its financial situation or the investments that Elway, Jordan and Gretzky have in it. The three are on the board of the directors and chair something called the Athlete Advisory Board but do not endorse specific brands for sale on the site, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the site's disclaimer. --Just added among the 3,500 items at the GearZone store on the athlete.com Web site: A portable dasher-board hockey rink. Comes in three sizes: kids (80'-x-40') for $12,150, midsized (120'-x-60') for $19,000 or official size (184'-x-84') for only $23,000. Add $560 for some synthetic ice. --Stating their goal is to provide the latest sports news as well as ``who is that cute guy with the dimples,'' a sports site with a female perspective has launched at www.girlstalksports.com. They're not going to break down any stereotypes here. Included in a list of links to major sports topics are also ``shopping'' and ``coupons'' and a ``best assets'' button gets you to a collage collage (kəläzh`, kō–) [Fr.,=pasting], technique in art consisting of cutting and pasting natural or manufactured materials to a painted or unpainted surface—hence, a work of art in this medium. of pictures of the best looking boy jocks. |
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