Oct. 07--MillerCoors' parent has waved off Anheuser-Busch InBev's latest bid to join forces for world beer domination that represents a 44 percent premium on its pre-courtship share price. SABMiller apparently is holding out for a minibar markup.
National Car Rental has signed a naming rights deal in case St. Louis builds the stadium proposed to keep the NFL's Rams from moving. Here's hoping National's contract charges the Rams a huge one-way drop-off fee for a Los Angeles return.
Speaking of naming rights deals, the divorce settlement between billionaire Ken Griffin and Anne Dias Griffin grants her the right to resume using her maiden name. Sure, she could have found a new one, but the old one works, still fits and probably has sentimental value.
New York's state attorney general has opened an investigation into fantasy sports outfits DraftKings and FanDuel. Finally! Some fantasy sports talk that doesn't bore non-participants to tears.
Veteran fantasy sports gamblers must know: How many points for an indictment?
Because Hong Kong fans booed the Chinese national anthem at a World Cup qualifier match last month, the Hong Kong Football Association has been fined by FIFA. Currently entangled in a criminal bribery investigation, FIFA clearly believes nothing is ever free -- including expression.
A massive fire believed to have begun 144 years ago Thursday in Peshtigo, Wis., claimed at least 1,200 lives and perhaps as many as 2,500. Similarly devastating blazes also cut swaths through the Michigan communities of Holland, Manistee and Port Huron, as well as Chicago, where about 300 died.
philrosenthal@tribpub.com
