In the year since the first writeup on this subject was written, at least three large
United States corporations involved in such a venture have collapsed, effectively ending their
contractural relationship with several professional sport teams. The most notable, of course, is
Enron Field, the former name (until April 1, 2002) of the
baseball stadium for the
Houston, TX. franchise. Others include
PSinet, which formerly had their name on the
football stadium for the
Baltimore, MD team and
TWA, which had their name on the stadium for the
St.Louis, MO. team.
One starts to wonder if this is becoming something akin to the The Sports Illustrated Jinx.