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Maybe we think its July 4th, when Joey Chestnut and all the newer faces again dominated the airwaves at the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest and beyond, but in reality, National Hot Dog Day is actually the third Wednesday in July. For all its innovation and brand creativity baseball has yet to have an official hot dog …
As we start the third quarter of 2024, some good listens for the beach, the lake or the drive. We hope you find them informative, fun and worthwhile and you can hear all our podcasts updated each week here. The biggest ‘Ally’ in Women’s Sports. We welcomed program alum Stephanie Marciano, Head of Sports and …
Let’s get something straight. The business of gaming is booming. That does not mean the golden ring that has been chased around ‘esports’ per say. It means everything from Madden to FIFA to Wordle to console games on a global scale. Those who understand the business, scale appropriately, take the time to engage in the …
“One thing is for sure, you never f#ck with a streak.” Crash Davis’s line in Bull Durham obviously speaks to the superstitions and the razor thin line of success in and around any kind of athletic competition, and who knows what really works and doesn’t, but that’s part of the fun right? More important …
Freshness and relevance are the two toughest things to find in annual events, especially when they are successful. Rince and repeat can become pretty easy. Not always successful, but much easier to do. Less risk, and usually a known reward. Personally i find that boring, and so do the New York Yankees, a legacy brand …
“What do you think of the transfer portal?” It wasn’t the first question I was expecting from almost 105-year-old Sister Jean Delores Schmidt as I sat in her office at Loyola University on a warm Tuesday morning in Chicago, but then again sometimes when you just show up, you have to expect what isn’t on …
It was quite a ten days…from Normandy to London then back here for the Cricket World Cup on Wednesday. While there were many cultural, emotional, familial, and business learnings, here are four visuals of note in best practices to share. Sports unifies on the darkest days. Amidst the emotions going through the exhibits and beaches …
This past Sunday a capacity crowd of over 35, 000 watched Cricket…on Long Island, while over 55K, the largest crowd for an MLB game this season, cheered until a ninth inning bases loaded double play ended a game between the Mets and the Phillies…in London. The two games almost on opposite sides of the world …
Last month I read an amazing piece in the New York Times by Jessica Shattuck, about of all things, playing catch, and how this simplest f acts connected her with her son in times when there was sometimes a void between them, She was not a helicopter parent or a sports fanatic, she didn’t know …
Sometimes the nontraditional thought sparks a “Why Not” idea. Case in point orth revisiting as we get more intimate back on the field… A few years ago, colleague Jim DeLorenzo had actor Thomas Ian Nicholas, star of the cult film Rookie of the Year and The American Pie Movies, coming into Philadelphia for an event. The Phillies were ready …
