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An “Open” Remembrance of 9/11

September 9, 2011 by eastwin5

Once in a while we stray from topic…below is a recollection and some thoughts of the fall of 2001, when I was at the USTA and then the Knicks… Many people have said that the events of Sept. 11, 2001 are to those less than 55 today what Pearl Harbor was to “The Greatest Generation.” …

The Value of Taking Notes…

August 7, 2011 by eastwin5

A brief digression from best practices of others for a moment. This past Sunday Pamela Paul had a New York Times Style cover piece on the death or new birth of the paper calendar and the filo fax. Then this past week I heard a graduate student complain that the wireless signal on campus at …

We Love Team Sports…But Not Every Sport Is For Teams…

April 24, 2011 by eastwin5

This past week the Sports Business Journal had an extensive report of the financial failure of the World Boxing League, which limped home following its first season. The WBL launched last year with city by city team boxing, hoping to pit young stars trained in cities like Los Angeles and Miami against other global cities …