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It is now the dog days for most indoor sports like hockey and hoops, so keeping fans at any level engaged in a long season with mixed results is always a challenge. So bravo once again to Northwestern and Georgetown, two programs which continue to generate buzz with some fun repeat promos. First there are …
One of the things we keep going back to at Columbia, and in the industry, is to give more young women a chance in this male dominated business. I have been lucky enough to have learned a great deal from a wide swath of women on the professional side of sports, and have had the …
There was a time not too long ago when you said athletes were juicing and scandal broke out, suspensions issued and careers were cast away. Now juicing has a while different take, with a growing number of athletes, teams and medical staffs looking to create the right mixes to do everything from rehydrate to bulk …
They may not be going to the playoffs, but the Dallas Cowboys unusual partnership with the Salvation Army still scored big cause marketing points this holiday season. Last season, Ezekiel Elliott caused a social media stir when he jumped into the Salvation Army kettles which adorn the back of the end zone at AT and …
It’s that time of year where we can find the good in everything, especially those who look to every opportunity to make lemonade with lemons. First there is Houston Texans defensive end Jadeveon Clowney who created a firestorm in the social space early last week by calling Jacksonville Jaguars Blake Bortles “trash” following their …
We deal with an ever-growing amount of nonsense every day, so cutting through the clutter and trying to find those really striving to make a difference is always welcomed. One of those on the watch is ESPN’s Maria Taylor. Taylor and business partner Corinne Milien have started The Winning Edge Leadership Academy, which will develop …
It started as a simple way for players to tell their story last season, one which drew the ire of the NFL as a uniform violation, but one which has grown to be much more of a platform as players continue to find more of a social voice and express themselves in a positive and …
We have written about some this before; how we as a culture and sports and entertainment as industries are always looking to get younger and faster. It’s why there is a huge rush for esports, engaged mostly by those under 30, vs. a bigger audience of gaming and casual games, which is actually a larger …
This past week saw the axe fall at places like BuzzFeed and ESPN, where several hundred folks in the media industry were left to try and figure out what’s next for them as their careers take a shift in the very fluid and still volatile industry world we’ re in today. No matter where you …
A year ago today the sports world learned that former Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca passed away at the age of 90. Thought it was worthwhile revisiting this piece.While Branca was known more for his infamous pitch to the New York Giants Bobby Thomson that game NY the National League pennant in 1951 , the …