Day: February 17, 2017

Nature’s Bakery won’t let Stewart-Haas Racing ‘bully us’ (Sports Betting News)Nature’s Bakery won’t let Stewart-Haas Racing ‘bully us’ (Sports Betting News)

February 17, 2017February 17, 2017| 0:19

FILE - In this Aug. 18, 2015, file photo, Danica Patrick poses by her new race car during a news conference to announce a new sponsorship for her NASCAR auto racing team at Stewart-Haas Racing's headquarters in Kannapolis, N.C. One of Danica Patrick's sponsors has stepped up to fill a sudden funding void created when Stewart-Haas Racing sued her primary backer for $31 million in a breach of contract suit. Aspen Dental said Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, it will be the lead sponsor for Patrick and debut on her car in the Feb. 26 season-opening Daytona 500. Patrick and SHR were left with 20-some races to fill less than two weeks before teams report to Daytona International Speedway because of a nasty split between the team and primary sponsor Nature's Bakery.(AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

Nature’s Bakery vowed Thursday to fight Stewart-Haas Racing in court, saying it wouldn’t be bullied by one of NASCAR’s top teams over a $31 million breach-of-contract lawsuit filed in a sponsorship dispute involving driver Danica Patrick. The Reno, Nevada-based food company, one of the smallest primary sponsors in NASCAR, severed its sponsorship agreement with SHR and Patrick after the first year of a three-year deal. SHR responded with a scathing lawsuit in which it accused Nature’s Bakery of having cash-flow issues and concocting reasons for pulling out.

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Nature’s Bakery won’t let Stewart-Haas Racing ‘bully us’ (Sports Betting News)Nature’s Bakery won’t let Stewart-Haas Racing ‘bully us’ (Sports Betting News)

February 17, 2017February 17, 2017| 0:19

FILE - In this Aug. 18, 2015, file photo, Danica Patrick poses by her new race car during a news conference to announce a new sponsorship for her NASCAR auto racing team at Stewart-Haas Racing's headquarters in Kannapolis, N.C. One of Danica Patrick's sponsors has stepped up to fill a sudden funding void created when Stewart-Haas Racing sued her primary backer for $31 million in a breach of contract suit. Aspen Dental said Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, it will be the lead sponsor for Patrick and debut on her car in the Feb. 26 season-opening Daytona 500. Patrick and SHR were left with 20-some races to fill less than two weeks before teams report to Daytona International Speedway because of a nasty split between the team and primary sponsor Nature's Bakery.(AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

Nature’s Bakery vowed Thursday to fight Stewart-Haas Racing in court, saying it wouldn’t be bullied by one of NASCAR’s top teams over a $31 million breach-of-contract lawsuit filed in a sponsorship dispute involving driver Danica Patrick. The Reno, Nevada-based food company, one of the smallest primary sponsors in NASCAR, severed its sponsorship agreement with SHR and Patrick after the first year of a three-year deal. SHR responded with a scathing lawsuit in which it accused Nature’s Bakery of having cash-flow issues and concocting reasons for pulling out.

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AP Interview: Investor optimistic on Seattle arena chances (Sports Betting News)AP Interview: Investor optimistic on Seattle arena chances (Sports Betting News)

February 17, 2017February 17, 2017| 0:17

More than five years into efforts to get a new arena built in Seattle, Chris Hansen remains confident that his goal of being the facilitator for getting the NBA and NHL to Seattle will ultimately be realized. ”We view that as a civic obligation to protect that and ensure that we do our part in bringing a team back,” Hansen said. During that time, the Seattle City Council denied a needed street closure that was part of a proposal that included a public contribution to the arena project.

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