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The opportunity for athletes, teams and coaches to engage with fans seems to ratchet up with each passing week. What was once doable only by going to a game or an autograph sessions or “sports night,” has elevated from “influencer parties” to chat rooms to text messaging to customized and targeted voice and email to …
A look at a few stories to start the week… Seattle’s NBA Return Is Good News…For Many Outside Of Sacramento: While Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson put up a great fight, in the end the lack of funds for a new arena means the Maloof’s sale to move the franchise to Seattle…a city which lost its …
This weekend we get a welcome respite from the games off the field…more games ON the field, and more importantly to the business overall, games back on the ice. The NHL returns after its extended lockout to a breakneck pace highlighted by conference-only schedules, little player movement and the equity that survived in major markets …
At first the announcement of T-Mobile as the new Telecommunications partner for Major League Baseball may seem like just a mega-sponsorship deal for MLB in a coveted category. However it signals a growing but very slow in the in-game adaptation of technology effectively into Major League sports in North America, especially in baseball, a sport …
They are the only team in major professional sports to now “officially” call New Jersey home, so welcome back New Jersey Devils. With the NHL lockout now settled, their ownership situation clarified and a fun team that mixes youth and veteran leadership (hoping that Ilya Kovalchuck returns from Russia Tuesday) the Devils brand should not …
In the last few years venue operators have looked to find more and more ways to attract high end clientele to their facilities…many of which are now in inner cities vs. isolated in the suburbs…well away from game days. Much like casinos, sports facilities realize that the “experience” at such a high ticket prices could …
Wednesday the Baseball Hall of Fame held their annual event to announce which former stars were selected by The Baseball Writers of America. The result was no one. A combination of the first “class” of retired stars from the steroid era mixed with a split voye over deserving players like Craig Biggio and Jack Morris …
Monday night marked the end of the College Bowl season, one of the longest, and probably last few, extended series of Bowl games as college football moves toward a national playoff and a trimming down of the games that lead to what is now the BCS Championship, which title sponsor Discover has paid a hefty …
This weekend the New York area will be without a boxing match, an MMA card, the NFL, the NHL, arena football and indoor soccer. There is a smattering of college hoops and a little NBA, but what can someone with a hankering for some action check out. Well the PBR is back for its annual …
Still with no NHL to talk of, we turn to the minor leagues of hockey for a few best practices to open the year… An Outdoor game, Outdoors: While the Winter Classic did go by the boards this week, the Federal Hockey League continued its work to keep hockey going outdoors by staging their January …
