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It is more spectacle than sport and flies in the face of First Lady Michelle Obama's “Let's Move” initiative to battle childhood obesity, but the world of competitive eating continues to hold its own, with the annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4 at Coney island continuing to be the crown jewel of …

So with the first day of summer comes a new rite of passage in select NBA citie.the beg LeBron sweepstakes. Mayo.s, celebrities, fans, websites, media from sea to shining sea have come up with ploy after ploy to gain attention as LeBron James decides where to next ply his trade. The recruitment James missed by …

The stunts and events that take our breath away always draw lots of buzz and interest when they come to town…tractor pulls, NASCAR, you name it. They have the daredevil quality that surpasses generations, and can draw large crowds for events. The latest was in New York this past week, the worldwide Red Bull air …

The Dove brand of products has done a phenomenal job of rallying the everyday woman over the years and showing that self confidence can be more than appealing in a world where ultra cool, ultra hop and ultra thin are what people strive for, misguided or not. Whether using “regular” women from varied backgrounds or …

Throughout the course of the history of sports there have been business deals fueled by the problems and pratfalls of gambling or paying off debt. Lore has it the New York Giants were originally acquired by the Mara family in an effort to pay off gambling woes by a partner. The Philadelphia Eagles ran amok …

While the world watches, enjoys and ponders the long-term effects a positive World Cup will bring to the southern African contintent, it is interesting to wonder even more about how the best practices and experiences brands, fans and the media will work in the favor of Brazil. The South American country will have a rare …

Baseball can be a sometimes endless season, especially for franchises that get off to a poor start and never have the chance to recover. However even with the worst of teams, the moment exists, either on the field or off, that a fan can be at that one game that can capture a moment that …

One of the toughest elements for a sports entity to maintain these days is the balance between being a multifaceted, revenue generating business and being a public trust, like other community institutions that evoke emotion, passion and support in addition to brining in dollars. The endless media presence, a never ending season, the transient nature …

One of the great challenges in publicity is trying to find stories when sometimes there really aren’t any. Some of it may be made up of pitches saved for rainy days when writers or other media are looking for things to fill inches, blogs or video files. Some of it may be trying to spin …

It wasn’t widely covered this week, but the merger between the CHL and the IHL to effectively create a joint program and a de-facto North American “AA” level of hockey was a very smart move and could be a very financially viable one for the minor league clubs at that level in the sport. In …