Yesterday, Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL), the New York-based specialty athletic retailer, announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on the Company’s common stock of $0.165 per share, which will be payable on April 29, 2011 to shareholders of record on April 15, 2011. This dividend represents a 10 percent increase over the Company’s previous quarterly per share amount and is equivalent to an annualized rate of $0.66 per share. More after the jump @DjJuanyto
Hearst buys Car and Driver, Road & Track
In one fell swoop, Hearst has moved to become the second-largest magazine titan in the United States by acquiring over 100 titles from French publisher Legardère. @funkmasterflex
NFL: Louisiana Superdome undergoing $85 million renovation
Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl The 36-year-old Louisiana Superdome is getting its biggest overhaul since Hurricane Katrina tore away a lot of the roof and flooded the arena with millions of gallons of water. And it comes at just the right time as America’s oldest domed stadium still called home by an NFL team gets ready to play host to college football’s BCS Championship in 2012, the men’s college basketball NCAA Final Four that year and the Superbowl in 2013.
NBA: Miami Heat will raise ticket prices for 2011-12 season
Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl The Miami Heat will raise season-ticket prices for the 2011-12 season, and will have some allowances built into pricing plans if there’s a work stoppage this summer. “We’re going to hope for the best,” Heat president of business operations Eric Woolworth said Saturday night at halftime of the Miami-Toronto game. “It’s in everybody’s best interest to be prepared if things don’t go well.”
UNC wins chaotic Music City Bowl in 2 OT
Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl For North Carolina, the crazy finish to the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl was just another twist in a trying season that ended on a high note. Â Tennessee had a much different viewpoint, and an all-too-familiar feeling. Casey Barth kicked a 23-yard field goal in the second overtime to send North Carolina past Tennessee 30-27 in a game that will be remembered much more for the crazy finish of regulation than how it ended Thursday night.
First Come, First Serve & No Alcohol! Vikings Announce Ticket Policy And Logistical Information For Monday’s Game
Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl – What? No Alcohol? First Come, First Serve? Ouch.  This could get crazy! The Minnesota Vikings have announced the ticket policy and game logistics for the upcoming Monday night Vikings-Bears game at TCF Bank Stadium. All ticket holders will use their Vikings-Bears game tickets for Mall of America Field at the Metrodome to enter TCF Bank Stadium and seating will be general admission by lower and upper levels.
