Archive for October 21st, 2007
Raptor owners rubbing their hands with glee?
21 October 2007For all of the understandable grumbling from Canada’s pulp and paper industry about the soaring Canadian dollar, just think about the dancing that is going on behind closed doors at the HQ of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment.
If the Raptors’ salaries are around US$55 million, the 2007/08 NBA salary cap level, then what a bonus [...]
Richard Scott earns first pro golf victory
21 October 2007It was only a matter of time, of course, but Canadian professional golfer Richard Scott nalied his first victory in his first year as a pro on Friday. Wellington Financial is one of Richard’s corporate sponsors, along with Titleist, Cutter & Buck, etc. The setting was the Tarheel Tour, which I’m told is [...]