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It’s so rare that a stunt takes off with intentionality these days, but you have to give a giant high five to Major League Eating, Joey Chestnut, Kobayshi, Nathan’s, Impossible Foods and everyone else who executed this week’s sling of announcements, from endorsements, to “bans” to special events in just three days, garnering worldwide coverage …
Stephen A. Smith, Billie Jean King, Clay Travis, Evan Roberts, Mike Greenberg, Charles Barkley, LaMelo Ball and on and on it goes. What do they all have in common? Engaged in narratives about the WNBA, its players and so forth. Some of it is the same old debate we have heard around entitled stars, villainous …
The powers that be had to find dates and locations for the upcoming Presidential debates, ones that will draw the curious and the dedicated to see what to octogenarian candidates will fire back and forth across the stage. The date for the first one? June 27. The conflict that could draw eyeball away? The recently …
The season didn’t end for the Milwaukee Bucks as expected, but there was an offcourt win worth noting…one that came from relationships and being professional and business like in a world where many organizations run and hide for fear of upsetting an athlete who was wrong. For those who don’t know, the Bucks Patrick Beverley …
It’s not often you think of a beekeeper, an oversized athlete and an accomplished but grumpled NBA head coach in the same vein, but we do today. Why? They exemplify the storytelling of sports, two of them embody what smart, quick storytelling in the moment can do, and the third reminds us of the value …
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 …
Last week at the Stanford Sports Business Conference several senior media executives talked about the explosive initiatives tied to sports documentaries and series tied to teams and leagues and athletes. At one point it was mentioned that Netflix had at least 15 in various stages from various sports around the world, while leadership from the …
“Bask not in the glow of all you have accomplished; Enjoy the light just beginning to rise around you as well.” – me ? I was sitting on this early Saturday morning looking at our beautiful tree and thinking how lucky we are to have what we have here in our little spot in New …
Another busy week of learnings. Some highlights below. Learning From Rog: I’m not sure if there is anyone more joyful or entertaining when talking about his craft than Men in Blazers co-host Roger Bennett. For all things football, Bennett is able to weave in humor, logic and all sorts of joyous fandom, which is a …
A Shootout Lost To History: The Great Alaska Shootout was once the premier preseason college basketball tournament. Alas it was lost to history, warm weather and lots of empty ballrooms with 50 people in them disguised as college basketball facilities. I was reminded of the beauty of the Shootout by my Fordham classmate Jim Johnson …
