Archives for August 2008

Once again we have to credi. Ben Hill of milb.com for finding the unusual both on and off the field as minor league baseball teams hit the dog days of summer and search for ways to get exposure and lure fans. This time he found the Class A Midwest league Kane County Cougars, who attempted …

For the second Friday in a row the sports world had substantial off-field news thrust out…last week it was the unexpected resignation of AFL Commissioner David Baker and this week came the late Friday announcement that the Breeders Cup has banned steroids from all its races, again taking a stronger leadership role in horse racing. …

The 24/7 news cycle now, especially around major dates on the team sports calendar (the drafts, trade deadlines etc.), continues to explode th.feeding frenzy for news and up to the second information, factual or not. However even with all the access to information and creation of rumor, in team sports the simple fact remains that …

I spent the last few days in various places with my colleague Josh Rockoff of Strike Interactive