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August 24, 2008

And Aloha means hello

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Well I'm back, after spending a week in Honolulu for a conference. Hawai'i (or I should say, O'ahu) is as beautiful as they say it is. Waikiki Beach has a lot of things going on, from expensive shops/restaurants to surfing competitions to other kinds of scenery. The northern parts of the island (inland and shore) are also beautiful, but the waves weren't as dramatic (IIRC, winter is better for surfing). Click to continue reading...

August 18, 2008

Gruffgoat Needs Writers

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I'm 111 posts in on this thing and need to freshen up the scenery. We need to showcase other perspectives from around the world. With that in mind, please consider contributing a post or two.

My thinking is, if you're like me, then you're probably already spending time on your favourite football news sources - from Serie A to Australian A-League, or maybe AC Milan to Sydney FC. Click to continue reading...

August 13, 2008

Becks Workout: enjoyable fatigue

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I'm tired. I got back from the gym about a half hour ago and the workout is weighing on me. That and I'm about to get started on my Press-Enterprise story and just trying to prepare for that.

Anyway, I started the Beckham Workout with, of course, Week 1. And after Day 1 of Week 1, I came away with some mixed results. Click to continue reading...

July 2, 2008

Kansas City Wizards hit with sexual harassment lawsuit

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The good news that has surround the Wizards over the past week (late win against, and by, Real; comeback win in US Open Cup; re-signing of Josh Wolff) looks to be at an end as the team's management has been accused of "pervasive and regular" sexual harassment.

Kathryn Carver filed the lawsuit on Monday against the Wizards' ownership group OnGoal as well as 'Greg Cotton, executive vice president and general counsel for OnGoal, and Robert Thomson Jr, the company's vice president for marketing and communications. Click to continue reading...

REPORT: Kansas City Wizards Owner, On Goal Sued For Sexual Harassment

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In a move which may or may not have implications on the community good will to build a stadium the following allegations have been made in a sexual harassment lawsuit against the Wizards/OnGoal:

•Cotton and Thomson would review the Facebook and MySpace sites of prospective female employees to determine whether they were "hot enough" to be hired. Click to continue reading...

July 1, 2008

OnGoal Sued for Sexual Harassment

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The KC Star is reporting that a former employee of the Wizards and OnGoal is sueing the teams ownership group, executive vice president, Greg Cotton, and Robert Thomson Jr, who is general counsel for OnGoal.

Some of the claims brought against the ownership group include:

•Cotton and Thomson would review the Facebook and MySpace sites of prospective female employees to determine whether they were "hot enough" to be hired.

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July 4, 2007

Galaxy Deal Jaqua

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Looks like a deal that I missed over the weekend. But better late than never to discuss it. The LA Galaxy have dealt yet another young player but this time they receive a young player. The Galaxy send struggling forward Nate Jaqua to the Houston Dynamo in exchange for defender Kelly Gray and a second [...] Click to continue reading...