We’ve all heard about the aspiring musicians that post their demos on their Myspace pages and then somehow get signed by a label. ESPN “Outside the Lines” has an interesting piece on 8-year-old  Marquise Walker - who’s dad has implemented a YouTube marketing strategy in hopes to one day get him a college scholarship, and ultimately a place in the NBA. The concept isn’t entirely new, because you see videos of young children in sports posted by their parents all the time – one such scenario ending with a young soccer player getting picked up by a club team if i remember correctly.

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Beckham:
David had an assist as the Galaxy beat DC United 5-2 yesterday.

On the Track:
A weekend to forget at Dover – Martin led the way with a 20th place finish, Dale Jr. had a blown tire and finished 3-laps down in 24th, and Kyle had engine problems and finished in 43rd. Dale Jr. dropped to 9th and Kyle to 12th in the Chase Standings. Next week the guys will be racing at Kansas Speedway…

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This year I was able to go see a few of Danica’s races, including the Indy 500. It wasn’t a great season, but she got her first win. She recently had a chance to sit down and summarize her season and give thanks to her fans. You can read her full journal entry at www.danicaracing.com > News Desk > Journals.
“…First of all I want to thank all my fans for being so supportive, you guys and gals are GREAT! Yes I do hear you cheering!!”

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A little uproar over the new statue honoring Ernie Davis on the Syracuse campus because the sculptor, Bruno Lucchesi, put the swoosh on his shoes. Historically its not correct, so media and blog writers are thinking Nike must have done a deal. Not so says AD Daryl Gross – just a mistake and will be fixed.

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Nice plug for CORR (Championship Off Road Racing) in USA Today talking about some of the motocross guys are coming over and racing.

Online @: www.CORRacing.com

The Chase started in New Hampshire yesterday and it started off good for Kyle leading early laps, but a broken sway bar and an accident cost him any chance at a good finish coming in 34th. He dropped from 1st to 7th in the overall standings. He would have dropped to the 12th, but the 80 bonus points he picked up for wins during the regular season helped him here.

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