Article: Writers Vote to Get Out of the Bonus Business - New York Times

Article: Bonus clauses and the standard player contract.(Essay)
The Baseball Research Journal;  January 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......to earn another $8.4 million through bonus clauses. Brown's contract drew intense interest...seeming over-indulgence provided by its bonus clauses. My interest in Brown's contract is...salary, but rather the incentive and bonus clauses included in the contract. THE KEVIN...

Article: The Buffalo News, N.Y., Alan Pergament column: Networks spend less on November sweeps.(Column)
Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY);  November 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......owner, Lin Broadcasting, is eliminating bonus clauses in future contracts. The elimination of bonus clauses tied to ratings performance surely...Channel 2, he won't be getting any bonus clauses in his new position. We don't do them...

Article: Cubs sign Mason to $230,000 pact
Chicago Sun-Times;  January 27, 1988 ;     41 words ...Pitcher Mike Mason signed a contract for $230,000 plus $50,000 in bonus clauses, the Cubs said Tuesday. Mason, who had a 4-1 record with a 5.68 earned run average last season, had filed for arbitration. Mason had asked for $290,000 and the Cubs had offered $225,000.

Article: REDS NOTES; NO BIG BONUS FOR CINCY'S LONE ALL-STAR REP
Dayton Daily News;  July 12, 2003 ;     672 words ......immediate future. Players with multi-year deals usually negotiate bonus clauses into the their contracts, as did Aaron's brother, Seattle...American League all-star team Tuesday. Other examples of bonus clauses: Chicago Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood gets a $75,000 bonus for...

Article: Football: Reid Adds A Touch Of Ice.(Sport)
The Mirror (London, England);  September 28, 1999 ;     70 words ......had a deal in place for Gudjohnsen before Bolton's enforced sale of Per Frandsen to Blackburn. Now Reid is ready to follow through with that bid of around pounds 1.5m with added bonus clauses to come - an offer Bolton will be unable to refuse.

Article: BEARS BITS
Chicago Sun-Times;  October 2, 1987 ;     197 words ...Striking Bears with bonus clauses in their contracts for playing time could be denied their bonuses as a result of the strike, director of finance Ted Phillips said...

Article: HIGH COST OF STARDOM
The Washington Post;  July 11, 1987 ;     106 words ......realized a $50,000 bonus in his Royals contract. Of the 56 players selected for Tuesday's game in Oakland, 25 have all-star bonus clauses, ranging from $5,000 for Brewers reliever Dan Plesac to $50,000 for Brett and the Cubs' Andre Dawson, elected to the NL team...

Article: FOR THE RECORD
The Washington Post;  December 13, 1990 ;     123 words ......year major league veteran who pitched in Japan (3-2, 4.04 ERA) last season, agreed to $250,000 contract with significant bonus clauses. COLLEGES Penn State - Senior setter Michelle Jaworski of Potomac, Md., is one of three Nittany Lions on American Volleyball...

Article: Football: The price is right - so FAW sign up Hughes.(Sport)
South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales);  October 4, 2002 ;     185 words ......previous deal which was due to run for another two years by agreeing new terms which take him through until 2006. And there are bonus clauses in place which will lift Hughes' earnings substantially if he can become the first manager since 1958 to lead Wales into...

Article: Inside dish: National Hockey League
Sporting News;  October 19, 1998 ;     322 words ......Weight 20 percent of what has been budgeted for the entire team's payroll, but he is willing to include potentially lucrative bonus clauses. But Weight believes he is a proven commodity and wants the money in salary, not incentives.... The NHL wants more international...

Article: BONUSES NIXED FOR BBWAA AWARDS.(Sports)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  December 6, 2007 ;     74 words ......bestowed by the Baseball Writers' Association of America under a rule passed Wednesday. Starting in 2013, players with such bonus clauses in their contracts will be banned from receiving votes for any BBWAA awards. Hall of Fame voting is not affected, nor are...

Article: ALFREDSSON'S SALARY DEPENDS ON PLAYOFFS
The Columbian;  October 21, 1997 ;     203 words ......copy of his recently signed four-year, $10 million deal obtained by the Ottawa Sun, Alfredsson agreed to cut his scoring bonus clauses in half if the club doesn’t make the postseason. Under terms of the new agreement, the 24-year-old Swede will receive...

Article: Afinogenov Agrees to Sabres Deal
AP Online;  September 5, 2002 ;     183 words ......Afinogenov will have base salaries of $1.1 million this season and $1.3 million in 2003-04 in the deal that includes numerous bonus clauses. The contract represents a significant raise over the $800,000 base salary Afinogenov made last season when he had 21 goals...

Article: Kearns, Nats Agree to $17.5M for 3 Years
AP Online;  February 1, 2007 ;     281 words ......2009, and the Nationals hold a $10 million club option for 2010, with a $1 million buyout. The contract does not include bonus clauses. "Certainly we think Austin's going to be a cornerstone of this franchise," general manager Jim Bowden said. "His best years...