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When I was with the Knicks and the Sixers you travelled to “Detroit” for road games, but you never went to Detroit. You went to Auburn Hills, where the team played. Motown? Miles away never to be seen. The city has undergone quite a renaissance since my NBA road days, and I have always wanted …
On Friday September 12, the Columbia–Dream Sports AI Innovation Center, hosted the second annual Sports AI Symposium, convening leading researchers, industry leaders, and innovators to explore how AI is transforming the way fans engage, how organizations make strategic decisions, and how technology is reshaping competition and performance across sports. it was sponsored by Dream Sports, …
Many times at the start of class in a semster, or when I get to meet with young people, I try to run through a list of names to see who is interesting or relevant to their worlds. While I do it to convey the idea that you should be curiously learning wide, the reality …
Check your politcal opinions at the door…or stay out… Twenty four years later still remains a very tough day for many. I have written about our experience that day at the USTA, and linked to the story that we played here, with both the positive and the negative. We lost 39 from Fordham and 26 from …
I get asked all the time how I manage…well…time, and I use this quite from William Penn that i have on hand. “Time is what we want the most and use the worst.” -William Penn It’s hard, especially without routine or with so many things flashing in and out of what is “important” in the …
A few weeks ago, following the layoffs at the NBA and ESPN, I wrote this piece on the underappreciated value of institutional knowledge and it seemed to have resonated with a great deal of people. Today is the 106th birthday of Sister Jean Delores Schmidt…a woman of tremendous faith, a curious learner for life, and a …
We have written several times on storytelling and its continued value in all forms; knowing who you are, what you do and being able to communicate that fact simply and succinctly in a world of white noise is more valuable today than ever before. Lots of screaming going on, but when you listen, what are …
A few weeks ago, I was walking in Chelsea in Manhattan with my son Andrew when we noticed a sign from a bygone era…a Fallout Shelter. Built deep in cement basements, the idea was when the big one dropped you would head down, and siloed away with these rations and large containers of drinkable water, you …
It was great to have our second intern Luke Silpe, venture to The National a few weeks ago and report on his findings… Overall Impressions from The National Walking into the National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago, I knew it was going to be big. I expected the rows and rows of cards, the packed …
The media landscape continues to shift, as we have seen with the NFL’s investments in media partners like ESPN and CBS this week, as well as properties going to platforms many might not have thought of just a few years ago. Why? The only event one needs to watch live…is sports. WWE’s mammoth deal with …
