Noel Lee’s career is as colorful as his many sports cars: he quit a job in nuclear research to play folk rock before deciding in 1979 to make quality speaker wire. The CEO of Monster Cable spoke with TIME’s AMANDA BOWER about how he built a company on a product that stores used to give away, as well as the wireless revolution and the NFL.
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Barry Bonds Trial: Why the Government Should Get Over It
Egypt’s Referendum: What the Nation’s Historic Vote Means
14 Killed on Sports Field in Honduras
14 Killed on Sports Field in Honduras Gunmen opened fire on a group of people on a neighborhood sports field in northern Honduras and killed at least 14, the authorities said Saturday. “Ten were killed on the field and four more died on their way to the hospital, Leonel Sauceda, a spokesman for Honduras’ Security […]
A People’s History of Sports
Chelsea rout Blackburn to top Premier League; Spurs lose to Stoke
Woods routs Yang to clinch Presidents Cup
Tiger Woods made it a perfect five wins from five matches as he crushed Y.E.Yang 6 and 5 to clinch the Presidents Cup for the United States in the concluding singles against the Internationals on Sunday. The world number one has proved invincible all week at Harding Park in San Francisco and gained a measure of revenge on South Korean Yang, who denied him the title in the final round of this year’s PGA Championship
South African official lied about Semenya gender tests
The president of Athletics South Africa has admitted that he lied about gender tests on runner Caster Semenya before her gold-medal win at the World Athletics Championships last month. The national sports body has always denied that it agreed to the tests before the race in Berlin, Germany — an event that kicked off international controversy over the 18-year-old Semenya’s gender.
Sean Penn steps out with new girlfriend
The ink’s barely dry on the divorce filing between Sean Penn and soon-to-be ex Robin Wright Penn, but the actor didn’t waste time getting back on his feet with new girlfriend Jessica White in New York City. On Friday night, Penn, 49, and White, 25, had dinner at Hotel Griffou (both ordered the chicken and drank vodka) before heading to the Mercer Hotel.