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There is a story I thought was a bit of an urban sports legend. Way back when Title IX came into being, the NCAA realized that each men’s sport had to have a companion women’s sport…baseball to softball etc. However football had no women’s football so volleyball was designated against it for any number of …
A version of this story originally appeared on Portada. We have long seen and heard the talk: women’s sports, or better yet, sports where the competitors are female, are growing. Women control a growing influential segment of the brand decision making, girls who play and follow sports are more likely to do better in …
There we were at the NBA Draft Thursday night, the next stop in a journey for a handful of elite athletes, many of whom had spent most of their lives in the “all on” era of today, where everyone with a cell phone is “the media,” capturing their every moment. On recent years the Draft …
The following was written by colleague Jerry Milani and appeared on Portada While beach volleyball, morphed from the indoor version of the American-invented game, traces its “organized” history back to the post-World War II era—even gaining Olympic status in 1993 for its first inclusion in the Atlanta Games in 1996—beach soccer’s origins are a bit …
Two things the world has enough of are sand and water, and more than enough resorts and beaches to try and lure tourists. However making those elements into a viable global standalone sporting competition has proved challenging, even in a time where unique content is the premium for any slew of carriers looking to draw …
We love charities that zig while most zag…here is one… The Side-Out Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Fairfax, VA that harnesses the power of volleyball players to host Dig Pink® volleyball tournaments that raise money for critical research of late stage metastatic breast cancer – the least funded form of breast cancer scientific …
A few weeks ago I wrote a post about being 10 years out from Madison Square Garden, and the lessons learned along the way. This past week was one of the most unique I can ever remember, and not only did we get through it but we thrived on it. Now not that this can …
Two things the world has enough of are sand and water, and more than enough resorts and beaches to try and lure tourists. So with the United States pushing to try and host the 2024 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, it makes great sense that the trial balloon of the World Beach Games will be …
Two weeks ago I was invited to PPL Park in Chester, Pa. to take a look at a test event for a sport that has a big grassroots following in the US, has been played in some form on the college and high school level for ages, and is a massive sport in its more …
The eyeglass market is not an easy one to cut through in sports. Oakley, Ray Ban and others spend millions marketing, signing athletes and then creating custom product to engage fans and gain market share. However there are brands that can disrupt and find ways to cut through the clutter with some unique platforms. Maui …
