TRAVEL
By San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News | September 9, 2007
I'm traveling to Paris and can't imagine leaving my comfortable Crocs shoes at home. But I don't want to brand myself as an American tourist. Do the French wear Crocs? We checked with our sources at the French Government Tourist Office in New York, who said Crocs - colorful, casual footwear that resembles Dutch clogs - are definitely not a fashion statement among Parisians. However, they've been spotted on feet (and in stores) along the Riviera, so if you're headed that way, you'll be fine.
NEWS
By Jill Rosen and Jill Rosen,Sun reporter | October 14, 2007
A young woman waits demurely in a stark room. Before her on a table sit scissors and one half of a pair of Crocs. For the next two minutes and 35 seconds, as a jaunty Cole Porter score plays, she takes scissors to shoe, shredding the rubbery yellow thing into sad little slivers. The slivers she pulverizes in a blender. A smile never leaves her face. The dismemberment, enjoyed by more then 60,000 people on YouTube, comes compliments of the folks behind Ihatecrocs.com, an Internet site dedicated to the elimination of Crocs and those who think that their excuses for wearing them are viable.
BUSINESS
November 2, 2007
Crocs Inc. Shares fell $27.01, or 36 percent, to $47.74. The maker of colorful casual footwear reported third-quarter sales of $256.3 million. That trailed the average estimate of $258.3 million by eight analysts in a Bloomberg survey.
NEWS
By Joanna Brenner | July 6, 2008
In only his fourth year as director of Towson University marching band, John Miliauskas will be leading his musicians to the 2009 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. When he learned of the selection, Miliauskas felt a combination of excitement and relief; he had been applying for a spot for the past four years. "They only take well-established bands into the parade," he said. Miliauskas lives in York County, Pa., with his wife, Sarah, and their 2-month-old daughter, Ava. 1 Tickets to see Hairspray, the musical "I would love to take the entire marching band to a Broadway musical while we're in New York City for the Macy's parade.
SPORTS
By FROM STAFF REPORTS | May 4, 1997
Pinch hitter Howie Clark singled in the winning run in the bottom of the sixth inning, and the Bowie Baysox beat the visiting New Haven Ravens, 6-5, in a Double-A Eastern League game last night.Clark's single drove in Wady Almonte from third. Almonte had also singled home a run in the Baysox three-run sixth.Chris Curtis (1-0) pitched 1 2/3 innings of relief for the win. Matt Snyder recorded his fourth save, pitching 2 1/3 hitless innings.Shorebirds 8, Crocs 1: Resurgent Delmarva -- paced by Ryan Minor's 3-for-4 effort -- pounded out 12 hits against visiting Cape Fear in a Single-A South Atlantic League game.
FEATURES
September 20, 2007
ACCIDENTS Shoes may cause escalator injuries At rail stations and shopping malls around the world, reports are popping up of people, particularly young children, getting their toes caught in escalators. The one common theme seems to be the clunky soft-soled clogs known by the name of the most popular brand, Crocs. The Washington Metro subway system has even posted ads warning riders about wearing such shoes on its moving stairways. The ads feature a photo of a crocodile, though they don't mention Crocs by name.