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In her wonderful all access (see what happens when you give someone unfettered access and trust them to do a good job) piece on Purdue basketball, Dana O’Neil talked about the weight of pressure on the shoulders of Coach Matt Painter, identifying that weight as ‘The Albatross of Expectation.” I thought a lot about that …
According to my colleague Randy Walker, March 31 is the anniversary of the day young Martina Hingis took the number one spot on the WTA Tour, making her at the time the youngest man or woman to take the top ranking…gender didn’t matter, story did. I know this because I remember exactly where we were …
There is a scene in the TV show “The Odd Couple” where Felix and Oscar are trying to fly to Houston together to help eliminate Felix’s fear of flying. It was optimal as Oscar was going to cover a Houston vs. San Diego NFL game and they could travel together. The problem was the plane was …
A few weeks ago there was a great piece in the New York Times by Josephine Sittenfeld on the opportunities vs. the issues of writing things down in a journal, and then revisiting those notes and those stories years later. The piece pointed to a new tool that Apple was providing for digital journals, and …
Quite a while ago when we were at the WTA Tour, our leader at the name, a self-proclaimed “reformed lawyer” named Bart McGuire, was asked whey women’s tennis grabbed so many headlines and had such a strong business story. He always said: “Our athletes are not just great tennis players, they are good copy.” Now …
I know a little bit about St. Joe’s. When we were with the Sixers it was our practice home every year, out on City Line Avenue, and the people who took care of us around the Hawks, starting with then Athletic Director Don DiJulia, were always first class, and always made the Sixers part of …
As March Madness approaches, kudos again to one of the most unique, niche sponsorships in sports: Werner Ladders. The NCAA still has its official net cutting scissors (Fiskars) and traction wipes (Slipp-Nott), and its mop but Werner remains one of the few brands that seems to always find its way to the camera, and the …
Events like the Sloan MIT Analytics Conference come at you from all angles. Lots of noise, predictions, conversations, side conversations, analysis and more listening as you try and find the nuggets in the forest That’s always been the challenge and the fun. Weeding through the same old or the self important to find the takeaways …
We were scrolling through our local news site this morning when we saw the story…the one that always makes me smile this time of year…our local Robotics team once again kicking butt. Take a read about this years Velociraptor, a combination of science, media, technology, deep storytelling, and high competition that is 20 years in …
It is getting to be March Madness time. As “The Big Dance” approaches, the hand wrenching for those who make the show will heat up, and it can be arduous for those on the outside looking in. So many factors have to fall in place to make things work. Ironically as we head toward COVID …
