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They're In The Hole! Sportsbooks Lose Big On Tiger's Masters Win
Monday, April 15, 2019 - 12:01pm | 824Tiger Woods threw up his arms and joined a jubilant Masters crowd in celebrating his win Sunday, easing 14 years of injury- and scandal-related frustration since his last win at Augusta. But while Woods roared and his fans went wild, the burgeoning American sportsbook industry felt like it just hit...
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Tiger Woods Wins 2019 Masters Tournament, His First Since 2005
Sunday, April 14, 2019 - 2:36pm | 178Ahead of an expected downpour on Sunday, Tiger Woods won the 2019 Masters Tournament, his first Masters win since 2005 and fifth overall. He sits one behind the all-time leader, Jack Nicklaus. It's Tiger's first major championship since 2008, when he won the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. His...
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Under Armour's Problems Are Far More Serious Than Spieth: Morgan Stanley Is Worried About What New SportScan Data Shows
Monday, April 11, 2016 - 12:43pm | 403Under Armour Inc (NYSE: UA) is worth going Underweight on, Morgan Stanley's Jay Sole said in a new analysis (reiterating his previous bear thesis) over the weekend. No, it's not because Jordan Spieth -- an Under Armour athlete -- had one of the worst collapses in golf history at the...
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Under Armour Just Got A Huge Promo From Its Two Biggest Clients
Thursday, April 7, 2016 - 1:03pm | 358NBA World Champion and NBA MVP Steph Curry took to Twitter to show his support for fellow Under Armour Inc (NYSE: UA) spokesperson Jordan Speith as he goes for another Masters Championship this weekend at Augusta National. Speith and Curry have been two of Under Armour’s biggest names...
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Masters Champ Jordan Spieth Boosts Under Armour
Monday, April 13, 2015 - 9:04am | 654Jordan Spieth become the second-youngest player to ever win the Masters Tournament. In doing so, he tied the 72-hole course record set by the youngest-ever Masters champion, Tiger Woods in 1997. It was Spieth's first major win. Speith's historic weekend also brought major coverage to...
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Why Should Nike Want Tiger Woods, Not Rory McIlroy, To Win The Masters?
Thursday, April 9, 2015 - 8:48am | 327Belus Capital Advisors CEO Brian Sozzi argued that Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) may prefer Tiger Woods to win the upcoming Masters tournament over Rory McIlroy. In an article published Wednesday on The Street, Sozzi said the issue at hand is the fact that the 39-year-old Woods is still Nike's "go to" guy...
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Sports Business Wrap For The Week Of April 14
Friday, April 18, 2014 - 1:08pm | 745Top Stories Milwaukee Bucks Sold To Hedge Fund Managers For $550 Million The Bucks finished the season with the NBA's worst record (15-67), the team's ninth season in the last 10 years with a sub-.500 record. Enter Marc Lasry and Wesley Edens. Lasry is the chairman and CEO of the Avenue Capital...
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Masters Update: Tiger Woods -1
Thursday, April 7, 2011 - 12:23pm | 56Tiger Woods is -1 through 6 holes at the 75th Masters. Woods birdied the 6th hole, which is a par 3. Retief Goosen is the leader at -5 under through 9 holes, followed by Rory McIlroy at -4, and Ross Fisher, who is tied for third with a group of others at -3. He has played 17 holes so far.