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Last year maybe we have had enough of fake news, because April Fools Day, at least on the sports side, was certainly toned down compared to recent years. This year though some athletes…Tom Brady again…a little LeBron James, The Buffalo Bills with alternate uniforms, and the most viral was now retired womens soccer star Carli Lloyd …
Monday was Pi Day, the day that celebrates the mathematical constant ? (3.14). Pi Day was founded by Physicist Larry Shaw in 1988 and has grown in every area of science, especially as areas like gaming and analytics continue to be even more interesting to a younger demo. Maybe it wasn’t what Dr. Shaw had in …
“Be a lifter, not just a leader.” That quote from WISE Women of the Year honoree, Disney/ESPN’s Rosalyn Durant really struck me as what’s needed as our industry gloriously and steadily moves back to the breakneck, in person business we have all loved. While bumpy roads still lie ahead and always will, the ability for …
There is a scene in the TV show “The Odd Couple” where Felix and Oscar are trying to fly to Houston together to help eliminate Felix’s fear of flying. It was optimal as Oscar was going to cover a Houston vs. San Diego NFL game and they could travel together. The problem was the plane was …
I love listening and learning from young people about what they see, what they enjoy and what makes a difference to them in the industry. Case in point was this week when I got to visit Keith Green’s class at Montclair State University. The beginning of the class was a discussion on the unusual things …
It wasn’t quite like pre-Pandemic years in terms of size and scope, but it was a clear return to the road to normalcy, if you can call it that. It was Radio Row and the ancillary activities in and around the LA Convention Center, and after a year away for us at least, it was …
The bye weekend for the NFL was taken over by the Olympics, the NHL All-Star Game, and NASCAR’s latest forward-thinking event (at the LA Coliseum), but for those with a jones for football you had the Pro Bowl…and the Reese’s Senior Bowl. Two events that maybe the casual fan would not ordinarily dial in to, …
It has been an interesting and insightful first month of the year, capped off for me by a word…and a theme…that continues to pop up in a glass hall full start to 2022. Joy. I thought about joy many times this month, when I read Jon Wertheim’s great piece in Sports Illustrated on Tom Brady. …
It’s an interesting question that teams, leagues brands wrestle with for the consumer, but especially for the sports fan. We need to drive more revenue, but how do we make sure the user experience is good and that we are giving fans both buzz and value as we battle for their discretionary income. We continue …
The NFL rode the added 17th week into what plans to be a great offseason with markets and storylines galore. While we all look forward to playoff action, kudos to some of the best business initiatives that shouldn’t be missed from this past fall, all of which again are noteworthy and remind us how the …