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Vermont Pulls Out Of North Carolina Game, Isn’t It Better To Play And Activate?

August 26, 2016 by eastwin5

This past week The University of Vermont canceled a women’s basketball game at North Carolina, scheduled for Dec. 28, due to concern over the state’s HB2 law, known as the “Bathroom Bill,” and it follows a steady stream of news, including the NBA’s decision to pull the 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte and The University …

Ratings, Sponsors, Rule Innovations, Maybe The Pro Bowl Does Work?

January 25, 2015 by eastwin5

This week the usual lament when on that has flowed the Pro Bowl almost since its existence; after all Vince Lombardi once called it “The Toilet Bowl” because of its lack of insignificance, and Bill Parcells often found ways around coaching in the game because the losers of the NFC and AFC title games are …

The NASCAR Glass Is More Than Half Full…

March 1, 2012 by eastwin5

For all the hand wringing over the weekend, no brand could have had a better start to its season than the resurgent folks at NASCAR. The rain that pushed the Daytona 500 into a unique Monday night start, coupled with crashes, rivalries relaunched, new territory in social media and the continued birth of new faces, …