in a sign the market likes the combination, even the buyer, danaher, saw its stock price increase-- up 2%. volume was more than triple its usual pace. aol meantime didn't fare as well in its merger news. shares sank to a six-month low. it will buy the huffington post website for $315 million. a trio of consumer stocks made some decent moves. discount retailer big lots shot up 15% on reports it may be considering a sale. j.c. penney rallied almost 6%. it has rolled out big touchscreens in its stores for customers to buy items not in stock. and ford added 2.5%. according to the "wall street journal," ford will boost vehicle production this quarter. and that's tonight's "market focus." >> tom: sports, super models and swimsuits have not been such a booming business for time warner's "sports illlustrated" magazine in recent years. tonight's "beyond the scoreboard," our look at the business of sports, starts with a new effort to uncover new business. rick horrow is a sports business analyst and c.e.o. of horrow sports ventures. reasons first a new effort to uncover a-- 200,000 people went t