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FIFA has not allowed top players to play for years. Baseball, despite putting on a great front with a number of concessions, was never that upset about being pushed out the door following Beijing. Now according to a report in Yahoo Sports Wednesday, the NBA may join the team migration away from the Olympic programme …
If only Brandi Chastain had had a little more forethought. Other than Jim Plamer in the 1970’s for jockey and maybe a little bit of Joe Namath in panty house, no other athlete captured a moment by showing off her undies than Chastain did with her game-winning goal in the Women’s World Cup in 1999. …
There used to be a time in the 1970’s and 1980’s when fans of professional soccer in the United States would find a time to tune in on PBS and hear the legendary announcer Mario Machado call highlights of games gone by in a one or two hour edited show to satisfy the thirst for …
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 …
As we hit the final day of winter, not to mention St. Joseph’s Day (also underrated as a holiday everywhere except Italy and Brooklyn) some good items and thoughts from over the weekend. Warriors Count It Down: Monday night the Golden State Warriors will retire Chris Mullin’s Number 17 jersey and they have done a …
Hockey takes Its Weekend: Five years ago it started with a series of disjointed events with little media attention in hotbeds across the country. However now, with the buy-in of a major corporate sponsor (McDonald’s), the media power of NBC and the marketing if the NHL, “Hockey Weekend In America” is continuing to gather steam. …
Anyone who has turned on a sporting event in the last two weeks has seen the preview of the new Steven Soderbergh movie “Haywire,” which stars among others Michael Douglas, Antonio Banderas and Ewan MacGregor. However one of the biggest crossover stars in the film may just be Gina Carano. The daughter of former Cowboys …
First of all for all those who read or follow the blog, bought my book, or even signup for the newsletter every week, thank you. I have probably gotten more positive feedback and comments in 2011 than ever before, and it is greatly appreciated. The goal is pretty simple…as my grandfather told me, you have …
The cultural and business differences in how digital sports is offered in Europe and North America is in many ways as wide a divide as well, the ocean that separates the two continents. The early growth of mobile and digital platforms by the sports consumer outside of the United States, as well as the passion …
In professional sport in North America you usually don’t think of the facility driving awareness programs, it is usually more the teams or the athletes. The stadiums and facilities do promote programs specific to the event, “Don’t Drank and Drive” etc., but it is really not incumbent on the building for wide reaching programs for …
