Hot Topic may still raise eyebrows with Gap-loving moms, but the 21-year-old retailer has gone more mainstream even if its CEO has not.
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Hot Topic CEO Betsy McLaughlin lives in two worlds (USA Today)
For every snowboarder who dreams of looking like Olympic gold medalist Shaun White, well, you’re about to get your chance from the waist down.
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U.S. Olympic snowboard ‘jeans’ pants for the masses (USA Today)
LeBron James is getting a night off for the first time this season.
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Cavaliers give James a night off against Bucks (USA Today)
Mark McGwire has received a standing ovation from Cardinals fans in his first public appearance in St. Louis since admitting he used steroids.
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McGwire makes first public appearance, evades steroid talk (USA Today)
Just as the stores and websites that sell knockoff designer clothes and accessories were gearing up for the holidays, so was law enforcement.
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Wearing a gray Washington Nationals No. 37 jersey and blue jeans, Stephen Strasburg looked forward to his debut today in the Arizona Fall League for the Phoenix Desert Dogs.
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The next time you see a member of Generation Y, show some appreciation.
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Gen Y forces retailers to keep up with technology, new stuff (USA Today)
Atlanta Braves Team Report (USA Today)
/ Category: Jean NewsFirst baseman Adam LaRoche made his typical low-key entrance into the Braves clubhouse once again, strolling in wearing a gray T-shirt, jeans and a hunting camouflage baseball cap, a Boston Red Sox duffle bag slung over his shoulder.
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Atlanta Braves Team Report (USA Today)
The $13 billion denim industry a life preserver for the sinking apparel industry the past year may be fraying at the high end of its product line.
Continue here: Blue jeans selling strong, but high-end sales could suffer (USA Today)
Phil Jackson ambled, with some difficulty, to a makeshift interview table in a cramped room. He wore a casual shirt, blue jeans, flip-flops. On the surface, it didn’t seem as if the 63-year-old Los Angeles Lakers bench wizard with the replacement hip would have much in common with the man whose legendary NBA record he seems poised to surpass for his and his alone.
Continue here: No. 10 for Zen? Mellowed-out Jackson seeks title milestone (USA Today)