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There is a story I heard this year during the US Open. A media colleague of mine looked at the expanses of empty seats in the massive Bud Collins Media Center and harkened back to when it was opened way back at the end of the last century…aka before 2OOO…and sighed. ‘This was state of …
For all the talk about NIL and the money flowing into pockets, the reality is for most athletes the dollar is smaller, and sometimes goes towards causes they support. Case in point is MOVEMBER, and the global charity’s recent partnership with Opendorse to help athletes raise dollars for mental health awareness and causes like prostate …
Baseball gets dinged a lot…too slow, too quaint, caters to an older generation etc. etc. The truth is baseball is doing just fine, and while there are always going to be issues in a game without a clock that tells you when things end, the human drama of the sport is why millions turn out. …
“It’s not your fault, Santa Claus has more publicity.” And “Well, let’s face it; Santa Claus has had more publicity, but being number two, perhaps you try harder.” Linus in letter to The Great Pumpkin and his conversation with Sally Brown. I love hearing Linus’ struggles to get attention this time of year as he …
A few weeks ago, my brother Chris was at CitiField for a Mets game and one of the twins was doing what she likes to do at a game…keep score. An usher walked by, looked down and asked her why she was doing homework at a game. When she explained she was keeping score of …
If you hear about something randomly (and listening again is so key) maybe it’s a random thought. If you hear about something three times maybe its becoming something buzzworthy…if you hear about something four or five times…and once is from the pulpit…maybe it is really a thing. Case in point is letterwriting, its value, and its …
As we turn the page to another month, a few good listens on careers, leadership…and The Masters. You can find all our podcasts from the last seven years here. Almost all are under an hour, and we hope you walk away from the first as well as the last so far, learning a little bit …
We did our play “Lombardi” 14 years ago at Circle in the Square theater, one of the characters who people learned the most from was Marie Lombardi, Vince’s wife, played by the great Judith Light. Marie gave fans an insight into the persona of the Hall of Fame coach that few knew about, and it really helped …
Twenty three years later still remains a very tough day for many. I have written about our experience that day at the USTA, and linked to the story that we played here, with both the positive and the negative. We lost 39 from Fordham and 26 from my high school Xaverian as well as so many …
Earlier this week I ventured out to Jets preseason camp in Florham Park, NJ for some meetings and to watch the rituals of NFL practice. I am always amazed and try to learn from the nuances of preparation, and this time followed the punts and the returners and their meticulous attention to catching a ball …
