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The endless debate rages on as to how and what twitter as a social platform can do for sport. We started the weekend with New York Giants defensive lineman Osi Umenyiora trying to use the medium to help Lawrence Taylor buy back his Super Bowl ring…provided Umenyiora found a million followers. Then we had NASCAR …
It is another test weekend for the star-crossed sports of horse racing and boxing, brought together to the stage in the form of the Kentucky Derby and Saturday’s Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Miguel Cotto fight on pay-per-view. In many ways it is not dissimilar from last May, when Manny Pacquaio’s win over Shane Mosley matched Animal Kingdom’s …
There they were in different parts of the same New Jersey newspaper Thursday, human interest pieces on former Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand and former New Jersey Nets star Jayson Williams. LeGrand, whose amazing story to overcome his injury induced paralysis has inspired hundreds of thousands of people to take stock and ownership of their …
Sab Singh’s Terrific Sports Doing Good newsletter has some of the best practices from around the globe each week. However they just touch on some of the solid, creative projects that deserve a tip of the hat. Here are three of note that have popped up recently. DBacks Fulfill Their School Challenge: Last week the …
It is no secret that as costs escalate and fans clamor for more access and brands for more ROI, that team sports needs to continue to be more creative in finding dollars to meet budget and in giving fans more reasons to engage. So with that in mind it should come as not a huge …
We are now ankle deep in baseball. So here’s a look at five good reads to get baseball start. Just my opinion, and only books I have read thus far, but all are nice companions for the summer game. Wherever I Wind Up by RA Dickey and Wayne Coffey. One of the ways I can …
On May 5, a stones throw from the Empire State building, Jim Miller will battle Nate Diaz before a packed house over close to 15,000 and a national television audience in the latest UFC event to hit the New York area. it will have the hope, the hype and lots of hometown flair, especially for …
Sunday morning Steve Politi in the Newark Star Ledger wrote a great column about the difference between St. Patrick’s High School in Elizabeth, New Jersey and St. Anthony’s High School in Jersey City. The two are legendary basketball powerhouses with national profiles and have been for years. The difference, St. Anthony’s is continuing on while …
As we reach the mid-point of February, a look at some good moves this weekend in the sports branding world. DUNKIN LOVE: Dunkin Donuts continues to find new ways to grow its sports marketing platform, especially around its hometown New England teams. The latest promo involves Boston Bruins star Tyler Seguin, who will host a …
Once again it seems like ideas good, bad and indifferent are flowing in groups the last few days, so here’s a look at some other best practices and some issues. Squashing A Brand: The sport of squash is fast, ultra-athletic and pretty much refined to clubs and select colleges and high schools in the United …
