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Sports and Social Media – Why Should Sponsors Care? 31 August 2010, 9:26 am
Today is the last post in a series with thoughts from some pretty smart folks to try to answer the question of why people should care about the intersection of sports and social media. You can see [...]...
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Sports and Social Media – Why Should Properties Care? 30 August 2010, 7:25 am
Today is the eighth in a series of posts (a new post each day) with thoughts from some pretty smart folks to try to answer the question of why people should care about the intersection of sports and social [...]...
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Sports and Social Media – Why Should Agencies Care? 29 August 2010, 8:40 am
Today is the seventh in a series of posts (a new post each day) with thoughts from some pretty smart folks to try to answer the question of why people should care about the intersection of sports and social media. You [...]...
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Sports and Social Media – Why Should Colleges Care? 28 August 2010, 7:35 am
Today is the sixth in a series of posts (a new post each day) with thoughts from some pretty smart folks to try to answer the question of why people should care about the intersection of sports and social media. You can see [...]...
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Sports and Social Media – Why Should Coaches Care? 27 August 2010, 7:00 am
Today is the fifth in a series of posts (a new post each day) with thoughts from some pretty smart folks to try to answer the question of why people should care about the intersection of sports and social media. You can see the first [...]...
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Sports and Social Media – Why Should Agents Care? 26 August 2010, 7:00 am
Today is the fourth in a series of posts (a new post each day) with thoughts from some pretty smart folks to try to answer the question of why people should care about the intersection of sports and social media. You can see the first three posts [...]...
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Sports and Social Media – Why Should Athletes Care? 25 August 2010, 7:00 am
Today is the third in a series of posts (a new post each day) with thoughts from some pretty smart folks to try to answer the question of why people should care about the intersection of sports and social media. You can see the first two posts below:
why should fans [...]...
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Sports and Social Media – Why Should Teams Care? 24 August 2010, 8:00 am
Today is the second in a series of posts (a new post each day) with thoughts from some pretty smart folks to try to answer the question of why people should care about the intersection of sports and social media. You can see yesterday’s post (why fans should care) here. Even if you [...]...
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Sports and Social Media – Why Should Fans Care? 23 August 2010, 7:45 am
Social Media and Sports – Why should we care?
Social media–the tools, content and platforms that enable better and more efficient communication and collaboration–is changing the way businesses operate and communicate. It’s having a profound impact in the world of sports, and I’ve especially enjoyed following how this is playing out.
I thought it’d be fun to [...]...
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I’m Quitting 10 August 2010, 5:53 pm
Let’s just say I was inspired by the girl who quit her job on dry erase boards…...
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UFC President to Join U.S. Presidents 2 September 2010, 11:00 am
It looks like UFC president, Dana White has a new reason to be smiling. Not only have the last few UFC events been extremely successful and entertaining, accompanied by a sold out and much hyped UFC fan expo in Boston this past weekend, but he was just invited to be the guest speaker this year [...]...
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The State Of Florida Proactive With Agent Law 2 September 2010, 10:00 am
In a recent Associated Press story that continues to be referenced by many in this industry, the authors point out that “more than half of the 42 states with sports agent laws have yet to revoke or suspend a single license, or invoke penalties of any sort.” Don’t count Florida as one of the states [...]...
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Sports Agents = The Issue de Jour 2 September 2010, 9:00 am
The following is a guest post from a good friend and extremely intelligent sports business professional, Marc Isenberg (@marcisenberg). He wrote a great book titled, Money Players, and continues to help student-athletes manage their careers as a part of a new company, INsight Group. College sports has a handful of core problems: “One and done,” [...]...
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No Qualms With NCAA Baseball Questionnaire? 1 September 2010, 9:00 am
I have to admit that I am a little surprised at the lack of responses to my publishing of the Prospective Baseball Student-Athlete Questionnaire. There is no way that you all have no issues with future student-athletes receiving such a document immediately after they choose to not sign with the professional teams that drafted them. [...]...
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End Of September Philadelphia Networking Event 31 August 2010, 9:00 am
Who is excited for the start of September? I sure am, with the start of the college football season and the beginning of the NFL regular season (I really cannot get into pre-season as much as others). There will also be September call-ups in baseball and the resumption of basketball. And if you are in [...]...
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Rookie Duties: From Russia with Love 30 August 2010, 12:00 pm
First off, I want to apologize for my brief absence from SportsAgentBlog.com. If you were following along with the Rookie Duties Facebook Page, after I returned from my trip to Moscow I began to experience some computer issues – the main one being it won’t start up. Anyway, it seems as though I’ll be able [...]...
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Agents Scared Of Having Clients In Miami, Near Rosenhaus 30 August 2010, 10:00 am
Readers who frequent this site are probably familiar with the fairly new column, On To The Next One, where I highlight when an athlete leaves his agent for new representation. I do not cover every switch; not all changes are worth reporting, and I could probably make a post per day due to the high [...]...
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MLB Teams = Big Spenders 30 August 2010, 9:00 am
Immediately following this year’s August 16th MLB First-Year Player Draft signing deadline, I noted that I had heard from various sports agents and sports law scholars, that based on the strong possibility of a future mandatory (instead of the current “recommended”) slotting system, some of the big spending teams (i.e. Red Sox, Yankees) will be [...]...
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Review of Moon Costumes 29 August 2010, 10:47 am
Sponsored Post: With only two months until Halloween, it is smart to start thinking about what you are going to be dressing up as. 1) It starts to become more of a topic of conversation as the date approaches, 2) It is cheaper to buy a costume well in advance of the holiday, and 3) [...]...
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More Details About The Discover Orange Bowl Alliance 27 August 2010, 1:20 pm
Earlier this week, it was announced that the Orange Bowl has a new title sponsor (Discover). rbb Public Relations represents the Orange Bowl, and asked if I would be interested in sending a few questions regarding the new deal. My questions, and answers provided by the Vice President of Communications and Community Outreach for the [...]...
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The Power Of Maybe: LeBron Selling Knicks Tickets 9 March 2010, 1:24 pm
In just a couple of weeks, the New York Knicks have taken deposits on 1,800 new season tickets. For those keeping score at home, that's the fastest the team has sold this many new season tickets in its storied history. Considering the team is heading for another losing season and hasn't won a playoff series in a decade, it can be assumed that all this excitement has to do with the anticipation of the free agents the team is going to sign for next season....
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Criticism of Tebow For Autograph Signing Is Ridiculous 9 March 2010, 11:52 am
I’ve heard a bunch of media types criticizing Tim Tebow for a huge autograph signing this weekend in which he charged $160 for an autograph and $75 for a photo. If I’m doing my math right, based on the tickets sold, Tebow grossed about $120,000 for the signing....
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U.S. Census Spending Starts To Make Sense 8 March 2010, 4:39 pm
The U.S. Census is using sports to try to get the word out that people need to mail in their forms that will arrive in 120 million households next week. Its Super Bowl ad was lambasted for costing $2.5 million and not being to the point and others are now surprised that the Census has signed a $1.2 million deal to be on Greg Biffle’s car for three weeks, beginning this past Sunday....
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Dominique To LeBron: Just Dunk 8 March 2010, 3:49 pm
Dominique Wilkins, winner of the 1985 and 1990 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, thinks LeBron James should step up and dunk one of these years. The contest, which used to feature the game’s biggest names, has taken a hit in recent years. The back-to-back champion after all, Nate Robinson, isn’t even a starter....
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Canadian TV Broadcaster Sees Green In Olympic Theme Song 5 March 2010, 2:27 pm
When executives for Canadian television started dreaming up their coverage for the Olympics in Vancouver, they didn’t just want to commission a theme song to play on its telecasts. They wanted to own it....
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Even Olympic Athletes Can't Seem To Save Wheaties 4 March 2010, 4:10 pm
A couple of years ago, the folks at General Mills sensed trouble for its Wheaties, one of the oldest cereal franchises in the world. Athletes who used to say they would eat their Wheaties, no longer did. And so too followed a general public. Sales first flattened and then fell....
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Wanted: Sidney Crosby's Signature 4 March 2010, 3:31 pm
Not only did Sidney Crosby’s life change when the already popular Pittsburgh Penguins star scored the winning overtime goal in the gold medal game against the United States on Sunday. So too did the life of Brian Ehrenworth....
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LeBron Won’t Make More Money From Jersey Switch 3 March 2010, 1:48 pm
LeBron James is changing his number next year from 23 to 6. Although the Cleveland Cavaliers star says it’s out of respect for Michael Jordan, who wore the number, many cynics have said that James will sell more jerseys and therefore make more money....
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Reebok Finally On The Rebound 3 March 2010, 10:35 am
When adidas bought Reebok for $3.8 billion in 2005, it was thought that the merger would allow adidas to challenge Nike. It didn’t happen. What adidas found out was that Reebok had the NBA and NFL marketing deals, but didn’t really have any proprietary assets....
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Yankees Have To Return Approximately $10,000 Each From World Series Share 2 March 2010, 3:57 pm
Sources told CNBC that Yankees players recently received a letter from the Major League Baseball Players Association that informed them that there was mistake in the calculation of the World Series championship share....
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POLL: Which social media platform do you prefer to use for networking? 31 August 2010, 11:12 pm
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Home Depot Drives Excitement at Braves Games with Tool Race 30 August 2010, 9:48 pm
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adidas and Zidane Team Up to Market New Line of Products 30 August 2010, 9:33 pm
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Dana White Connects Directly with UFC Fans Via Fan Phone 30 August 2010, 8:44 pm
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The FL Panthers and The Eagles Partner on Marketing Efforts 30 August 2010, 7:19 pm
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Air New Zealand Leverages Rugby Partnership with Safety Video 30 August 2010, 8:12 am
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State Parks Open Their Terrain Up to Sponsorships 29 August 2010, 1:06 pm
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August 2010 Partnership Activation 2.0 Newsletter 22 August 2010, 9:25 pm
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Hewlett Packard Celebrates Dallas Cowboys Partnership 17 August 2010, 8:12 am
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Celebrate Unique Team Experiences 17 August 2010, 7:57 am
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France targets US after upset win over defending champion Spain 72-66 3 September 2010, 1:49 am
The French basketball team made the biggest upset in the opening of the World Basketball Championship in Turkey. France beat the defending champion Spain 72-66 in their game to create jolt among the participants in the World Basketball Championship. Despite missing some of its top players lead by San Antonio Spurs point-guard Tony Parker and Chicago Bulls rising power-forward Joachim Noah, France was still able to collectively work together to defeat the favored Spaniards. Unheralded forward Mic...
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Redskins Launch iPad app 1 September 2010, 8:56 pm
Happy to say we have officially launched our first iPad application. Curious on your thoughts.
You can find it here: http://ffd.me/redskinsfeedr
Or you can see press release here:
http://www.extremeskins.com/showthread.php?t=331190
Love to hear if others are close to launching an iPad app for their team.
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Why Should Various People/Entities In Sports Care About Social Media 1 September 2010, 5:29 pm
Hey folks,Just wanted to let you know I just finished a series on my blog called "Social Media and Sports- Why Should We Care."It takes a look at why fans, teams, agents, colleges, and other people within sports should care about social media. I was lucky to have some other smart folks contribute thoughts as well. Check it out if you're interested: http://www.jasonf…...
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Merriman on board when Chargers face Chiefs in NFL opener 28 August 2010, 11:47 am
The San Diego Charger has reasons to feel confident when they face the Kansas City Chiefs in the opening of the 2010 National Football League season on September 13. This developed after the Chargers successfully signed to a one-year $3,269,000 deal, outside linebacker Shawne Merriman in the next NFL season.The signing of Merriman is a great move on the part of the Chargers since he a feared NFL player who can offer stone-wall defence for the NFL franchise in the next season of the pre…...
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Rocket Laucher TaylorMade R9 Driver Review 27 August 2010, 4:17 am
The TaylorMade R9 Driver may not be as long as some of th…...
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Essendon FC Tweet Up Post Analysis 26 August 2010, 11:55 pm
The Essendon Football Club (www.essendonfc.com.au) ran the first ever AFL Tweet Up event in Australia last weekend. We had 50 fans in attendance plus a panel of social media gurus to discuss how Twitter has changed the way the media and teams can engage with fans to make them feel more part of the match day experience. The Tweet Up included a couple of inner sanctum experiences such as meeting a current Essendon FC player and a former premiership/cha…...
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Mailman think Lakers will repeat as champs in next NBA season 26 August 2010, 2:20 pm
A former National Basketball Association (NBA) superstar power-forward believe the Los Angeles Lakers has it take to repeat as NBA champion in the season of the premier professional basketball league in the planet. Karl "Mailman" Malone, a former stalwart of the Utah Jazz believe the Lakers lead by its superstar guard Kobe "Black Mamba" Bryant and veteran coach Phil Jackson will achieve a rare three-peat or three straight championships in the NBA 2010-2011 season.Malone said Bryant, Sp…...
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Brady, Pats bond strong as ever as new NFL season nears 19 August 2010, 2:58 pm
This is Time to celebrate for the global fans of New England Patriots around the world. There is no truth to reports that Patriots superstar quarterback Tom Brady relationship with the National Football League franchise is strained. Recently, Brady, the heart and soul of the Patriots was seen having dinner with Patriots owner Robert Kraft which put the rumor to rest. Brady and the Patriots are also at the moment hammering out a long-time deal that will make the NFL veteran quarterback a member o...
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Rangers gets boost in NHL campaign with signing of Frolov 19 August 2010, 1:37 pm
The New York Rangers quest for a great year in the next season of the National Hockey League got a much needed boost. This developed after the NHL franchise successfully signed into a one-year deal worth $3 million former Los Angeles Kings superstar forward Alexander Frolov. A long-time member of the Kings Frolov decided to take a different direction in his career and sign with the Rangers who are in need of someone who can provide scoring for the team.With the entry of the 28-year-old…...
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Ndamukong Suh ready to roll for Lions in 2010 NFL season 14 August 2010, 9:25 am
After serious negotiations, National Football League 2010 second draft picks Ndamukong Suh is now an official member of the Detroit Lions.Suh has agreed to play for the Lions in the next NFL season and signed a five-year $60 million rookie contract. Lions coach Jim Schawartz is very happy with the decision of Suh to sign with the Lions since he had high hopes for the defensive tackle to perform well for the team in the forthcoming 2010 NFL season. With his decision to sign with the Lions, S&hell...
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Is The Twins’ Joe Mauer Baseball’s Next Big Brand? 30 December 2009, 9:54 am
It is winter and pitchers and catchers are still in the distance, so lets take one last 2009 look at baseball…He is the reigning American League Most Valuable Player. He is a hometown guy playing for his hometown team, a team that constantly overachieves despite being in a small market. He is not [...]...
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Thoughtful Athlete Blogs Give Insight, Make Stars Of Those Who Aren’t 28 December 2009, 8:48 am
Paul Shirley had something to say…now so does Mark Titus. Shirley, a role player for the NBA’s Phoenix Suns, became a bit of a cult hero with a well written, thoughtful blog about life on the fringe of the NBA(which also turned into a book), and now Titus, a walk-on at Ohio State University is [...]...
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NHL Opens, Enlarges It’s Winter Classic Window… 26 December 2009, 9:40 am
As we look toward 2010 and the great events upcoming…the Vancouver Olympics, the World Cup…it is worthy to start with what continues to be one of the best marketing and branding platforms conceived and launched in recent years…the NHL Winter Classic on New Year’s Day. Usually it takes years to develop a signature event [...]...
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Yes, Virginia 24 December 2009, 1:12 pm
THE BEST COLUMN EVER WRITTEN. MERRY CHRISTMAS
Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897. The work of veteran newsman Francis Pharcellus Church has since become history’s most reprinted newspaper editorial, appearing in part or whole in [...]...
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St. John’s Pulls Out Some Nostaligic Threads With “Ugly Sweater Night” 23 December 2009, 2:25 pm
College hoops in New York has been dormant for too many years. The last two years, not one local college even reached the NCAA’s or the NIT, so all the good brand equity and loyal following that had been built over years of success for Rutgers, Seton Hall, St. John’s, Manhattan, Hofstra, Fordham et [...]...
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Can The Ivies Derive Green From Athletic Marketing? 21 December 2009, 9:59 pm
Before the recent economic downturn, the whispers regarding the upgrading of the competitive level of Ivy League athletics were abounding. The large endowments of many of the schools were bringing the institutions to perhaps remove the paperwork and qualification for financial grants and give all students who qualified for enrollment a basic grant [...]...
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Sports Books Worth Reading And Giving From 2009 20 December 2009, 8:31 am
I will be the first to say I am not a strong critic, nor do I read every book out there. However I do read a great deal and try to figure out what are the books that teach me something, even of some of the most public of figures, that I didn’t know [...]...
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Is President Obama Losing His Sports Jones? 17 December 2009, 9:22 pm
One of the smarter moves President Barack Obama used during his campaign to lure the interest of the casual voter was to introduce his athletic side and interests into his platform discussions. It started with shooting baskets with Sports Illustrated’s Scott Price, while discussing his background in and affinity for basketball. He threw [...]...
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The Business of Baseball Never Sleeps… 15 December 2009, 8:52 pm
Maybe it’s because the World Baseball Classic pushed the World Series into November. Maybe its because the winter meetings came at a time this year when the rest of the sports world was Tiger-crazy and not much else was going on. Maybe its because baseball is doing as good a job of strategically [...]...
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Can The Paralympics Be A Marketing Platform For Brands? 14 December 2009, 7:50 pm
As we head toward the Vancouver Olympics and continue to immerse ourselves in the Tiger Woods train wreck, it is interesting to look for other opportunities where a brand like Accenture can potentially look to re-invest the millions just pulled away from Woods. Is the Paralympics an opportunity for Accenture or other brands looking [...]...
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Sponsorship Insights Group eNewsletter Now Online – Lot’s of Big News 20 April 2010, 1:38 pm
First a couple of bits of news from SIG founder, Dan Beeman: SIG – The Agency! is relaunching under the leadership of David Rachell. Soon you will see many new clients, services, alliance partners and a re-vamped website with a new logo! To learn more about David, see his information as featured member in the [...]...
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Manchester United And Sponsorship – An In-Depth Look 29 March 2010, 5:38 pm
Manchester United has been flooding the headlines over the past few weeks with news of debts and takeovers. This article looks at the big money sponsorship deals happening behind the scenes and the Glazer family’s London-based organization that is driving these deals. Read the full article here...
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Formula One Sponsorship At The Chicane 28 March 2010, 6:38 pm
High-profile, high investments, high-speed, high budgets. These are all words synonymous with Formula 1, however recent figures have shown that the recession has taken sponsorship in the sport to a new low. Read the full report detailing the current state of sponsorship in Formula 1 and the most recent trends in the sport here....
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Sponsorship Resources – who are best practice leaders? 25 March 2010, 11:40 am
Yesterday, Emily Taylor of Sponsorpark had a good blog which contained top sponsorship resources. They mentioned Sponsorship Insights Group #2. Thanks for the recognition. Read it here...
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Sponsorship Insights Group March Newsletter Now Online! 24 March 2010, 1:10 pm
It is filled with new jobs, articles, blogs, alliances, conferences, featured member and more! Check it out here Please share with your fellow sponsorship professionals. For more information about me and our services, please click on the links below. Regards, Dan Beeman Sponsorship Insights Group Phone: 818.433.4239 Skype: danbeeman1 We are a global networking group [...]...
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Power Sponsorship brings Seminar to LA’s Petersen Museum soon 22 March 2010, 11:36 am
Get a special discount if you are a member of our group and sign up early. We are co-promoting it and would love to make this a big success as our first in-person gathering for our members. Based on the success of this event, we will be taking it to cities throughout the world where [...]...
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February Sponsorship Insights Group Newsletter Now Online 5 March 2010, 11:18 am
Great new jobs, blogs, articles, conferences and member profile. read it here and share your thoughts! Please share with industry associates who may be interested in the material or joining our group....
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Tiger’s Speech, My Insights 19 February 2010, 12:10 pm
Tiger Notes: He seemed authentic and genuinely full of remorse and accepted full responsibility. Now he needs to rededicate himself and that will be proven over the long-term. Right now, he is an enigma. We are not sure what to believe as his life has been so full of duplicity for that past several years [...]...
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Tiger Talks – My Take 18 February 2010, 12:05 pm
What? No Oprah? In typical Tiger style, he is conducting a press…, sorry, I got that wrong. I guess it was wishful thinking. Tiger will be reading a statement in front of selected media and taking no questions. Which will only lead to MORE questions. See more here and my quote in the LA Times [...]...
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When does sponsorship of a band make sense for a brand? 11 February 2010, 2:41 pm
When they are touring. When they are brand friendly. When they are committed to great causes. When they provide authentic integration. When they have significant reach and range to a targeted audience. When they have not hit bigtime, but are about to… Announcing an amazing opportunity:...
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Facebook, Madden, and You! A social games experiment 1 September 2010, 9:05 am
EA Sports debuted its newest social game on Tuesday. Madden NFL Superstars....
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Jay-Z & Yankees team up to create co-branded merchandise 1 September 2010, 8:30 am
Jay-Z and the New York Yankees have teamed up to create co-branded merchandise. The merchandise will commemorate Jay's concert at Yankee stadium....
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Sponsorship: UPS and the SEC 31 August 2010, 10:25 am
UPS is now the official package delivery sponsor of the SEC....
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Troy Polamalu’s hair is insured for $1 million dollars 31 August 2010, 9:02 am
Dandruff shampoo Head & Shoulders has insured Steelers safety Troy Polamalu's hair for $1 million dollars. The insurance was obtained through Lloyd's of London...
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Geico, the official car insurance of the Orlando Magic 31 August 2010, 8:30 am
GEICO and the Orlando Magic have agreed to a sponsorship deal. The deal is estimated to bring in seven figures a year to the Magic...
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Looking for Writers 30 August 2010, 11:09 am
I'm looking for some writers. Read on....
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LA Dodgers ship Manny Ramirez to White Sox 30 August 2010, 8:15 am
Various sources are reporting that Manny Ramirez will go to the White Sox in a pure waiver claim, meaning the White Sox will pay the rest of Ramirez's $4.3M 2010 salary....
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Indiana Pacers, Fever enter into sponsorship deal with Steak n’ Shake 29 August 2010, 9:28 pm
Fast-food restaurant Steak n' Shake has entered into a partnership deal with the Indiana Pacers and Fever. The terms of the deal were not disclosed....
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Naked Kelly Brook sells Reebok Easy-Tone shoes 27 August 2010, 10:32 am
Reebok's Easy-Tone shoe are selling quite well. Their plan to increase their sales? Billboards with UK Actress/Model Kelly Brook...naked....
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The NHL to create All-Girl league? 27 August 2010, 9:15 am
With womens Olympic hockey being in doubt for 2014 due to North American dominance, might an NHL-assisted womens league be in the works?...
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The complexities of Olympic cost benefit analysis 1 September 2010, 4:16 pm
“On the Olympics she was telling me it was an enormous opportunity. Think of the impact on our young people, on fitness, on sport, on the country’s self belief. I would say, ‘Yes, but suppose we get beaten, and what’s worse, we get beaten by the French and I end up humiliated?’ One day when [...]...
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The Perils of Revenue Sharing 23 August 2010, 9:12 am
This report from ESPN highlights one of the incentive problems associated with revenue sharing. According to leaked financial documents, the Pittsburgh Pirates, despite (or perhaps because of) fielding one of the worst teams in the league, managed to earn large profits in both 2007 and 2008 due to a combination of low payroll and high [...]...
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Jim Ryun, Where Are You? 19 August 2010, 2:58 pm
In “Slow and Steady Loses the Race” in today’s WSJ (subscription required for access to entire article), Cameron Stracher addresses a question of interest to me (see July 2007 post): Why have times for U.S. middle and long distance runners risen, not just relative to their current rivals but relative to American runners of the [...]...
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Bad Sports 16 August 2010, 3:30 pm
Here’s a review of Dave Zirin’s new book, Bad Sports: How Owners are Ruining the Games we Love. This looks to be an interesting polemic on the monetization of professional sports. I’ve ordered it and hope to comment on it myself in short order....
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Less is More 10 August 2010, 4:33 pm
In his most recent post, Bill Simmons from ESPN Page 2 confesses Boredom with the Red Sox , laying the bulk of the blame on the length of MLB games, particularly in the AL. He samples data from Red Sox game lengths over the past 35 years, finding nearly half of their (9 inning) games [...]...
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Favre Rumors Move Futures Markets 7 August 2010, 5:58 am
Guest Post by Andy Weinbach and Rodney Paul August 3rd reports of Favre’s imminent retirement may have been exaggerated, but they did move the NFL futures markets. Week 1 - On August 2nd, Las Vegas Hilton had Minnesota as a 4 point underdog against New Orleans, but by noon on the August 3rd, that pointspread [...]...
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Taxing Away the Stars 6 August 2010, 2:49 pm
From today’s FT.com: Britain is driving away international sports stars and missing opportunities to host lucrative sporting events because of a tax practice that nets the exchequer a paltry £7m a year, a consortium of sports bodies has warned the government. The Inland Revenue’s approach to taxing the money foreign athletes earn from endorsements has [...]...
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So how many people did go to the World Cup? 2 August 2010, 7:30 am
One way in which the economic cost of hosting major sporting events is justified is that it will produce a significant stimulus to the tourist industry. Already the South African government has been making claims about the influx of visitors. A couple of days after the final The South African Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma [...]...
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Inter Milan 3 Manchester City 0 1 August 2010, 3:32 pm
I attended the Inter Milan-Manchester City “friendly” last night at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. Here is an article describing the game. From my somewhat jaded perspective, sitting among the Man City faithful, the referee ruined the game by 1) getting taken in by the unbelievable diving ability of the Inter Milan club, and 2) [...]...
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Got Your Bet Down? 29 July 2010, 7:37 pm
Yesterday the New York Times reported that a bill to legalize internet gambling is making progress in Congress. I would love to be able to get a legal bet down from my living room on derby day, the Super Bowl, or any football weekend, for that matter. Legislation of this sort has been pending, but [...]...
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ESPN Officially Announces BCS Show 3 September 2010, 12:01 am
In its first year as the new home of the Bowl Championship Series, ESPN will give primetime treatment to the release of the weekly BCS rankings.As previously reported, ESPN will air a Sunday night studio show devoted to the release of the BCS rankings beginning October 10. The show, named BCS Countdown, will air on ESPN from 8:15-9 PM ET and ESPNU from 9-9:30 PM.BCS Countdown will also air on...
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Video of the Day 2 September 2010, 9:57 pm
* The relevant portion of the video ends at the 4:08 mark. The first part of ABC's infamous halftime show during Game 6 of the 2003 NBA Finals, featuring Mike Tirico and the late Joel Siegel discussing the summer movie season.The segment, which lasted twelve minutes and featured full-length movie trailers, was called "[o]ne of the most breathtakingly bizarre cross-promotions ever to hit network...
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Ratings Drop For Shaq Vs. Finale 1 September 2010, 8:36 pm
The second season of Shaq Vs. ended on a modest note Tuesday night.Tuesday's season finale of Shaq Vs. drew a 2.4 final rating and 4.257 million viewers on ABC -- down 17% in ratings and 4% in viewership from last year's finale (2.9, 4.432 mil), but up 4% and 11%, respectively, from the previous week (2.3, 3.841 mil).The episode did have an increase in the key adults 18-49 demographic, outdrawing...
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Washington Outsiders: Nationals Dump Dibble, Post Suspends Wise 1 September 2010, 7:52 pm
Two Washington, D.C., sports media personalities will have some unscheduled free time due to recent controversies.MASN analyst Rob Dibble will no longer work Nationals games for the network, the Washington Post reports. The decision was made by the Nationals, not MASN, and comes after Dibble criticized star rookie Stephen Strasburg for leaving a game early due to injury.Dibble was in his second...
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Newly Independent BYU Gets 8-Year ESPN Deal 1 September 2010, 6:53 pm
Fresh off of shedding its conference affiliation, BYU football is headed to ESPN.ESPN has acquired the rights to BYU football home games starting with the 2011 season. The deal is set to run through 2018, with ESPN holding an option for 2019.Under the deal, ESPN/ABC will air a minimum of three BYU games per season, with at least one other game airing on ESPNU. The network will "receive first...
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Weekend Overnights 1 September 2010, 12:30 am
Overnight ratings for sporting events on broadcast last weekend, including preseason NFL action on FOX and CBS, the Little League World Series on ABC and The Barclays on CBS.Overnight ratings for sporting events on broadcastFinal ratings for these events may already be available.Overnights unavailable for MLB on FOX. Football.nobrtable br { display: none } Sport Game/Event...
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The Ratings Game: Mixed Ratings For NFL Preseason on CBS 31 August 2010, 11:54 pm
Recent sports TV ratings news, including the NFL preseason on CBS, The T.O. Show and Ochocinco: The Ultimate Catch on VH1 and strong local ratings for the Little League World Series in Houston.CBS drew a 3.9 final rating and 6.441 million viewers for Saturday's Cowboys/Texans NFL preseason game, up 44% in ratings and 55% in viewership from Chargers/Falcons on the comparable night last year (2.7,...
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FOX Earns 6.1 For NFL Preseason Sunday Night 31 August 2010, 11:29 pm
For the third time this preseason, meaningless NFL action attracted at least 6% of U.S. television homes.FOX drew a 6.1 final rating and 10.127 million viewers for Steelers/Broncos on Sunday night, down 6% in ratings and 2% in viewership from Bears/Broncos on NBC last year (6.5, 10.381 mil), but the highest rated NFL preseason game on FOX since at least 2001.This marks the ninth-highest rated NFL...
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ESPN Has "No Set Plans" To Use Mariotti 31 August 2010, 8:24 pm
Less than two weeks after his felony arrest, Jay Mariotti's future with ESPN is murky at best.ESPN currently has "no set plans to use" Mariotti, ESPN VP/Communications Mike Soltys told USA Today on Tuesday. Mariotti has been a panelist on Around The Horn since the show began eight years ago.Mariotti has not appeared on ESPN since his August 21 arrest, though it should be pointed out that Around...
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Ratings Flat For First Round of WNBA Playoffs 31 August 2010, 5:20 pm
Ratings held steady for the first round of the 2010 WNBA Playoffs on ESPN2.Five first round WNBA Playoff games averaged a 0.23 U.S. rating and 311,000 viewers on ESPN2, flat in ratings and viewership compared to opening round coverage last year (0.23, 312,000), and up 15% and 11%, respectively, from the first round in '08 (0.20, 282,000).The network averaged 262,000 households for first round...
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StubHub partners with Miami & FSU 2 September 2010, 3:36 pm
Just in time for college football season, online ticket marketplace StubHub continues its march across Florida and into the ACC, adding the University of Miami and Florida State to its 15 other college and conference partners. The partnerships mean UM......
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Player Appearance: Meet Mike Stanton and Logan Morrison 2 September 2010, 8:01 am
Florida Marlins rookies Mike Stanton and Logan Morrison are helping celebrate the grand re-opening of a Dunkin’ Donuts in Riviera Beach on Saturday. The store is hosting an open house from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., including kids activities, food......
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Truly Nolen warns of tailgate pests 1 September 2010, 5:30 pm
Just in time for tailgating season with college football getting underway Thursday night, Truly Nolen wants college football fans to be aware that tailgating should be about food and fun, not critters. The pest control company says tailgating fans should......
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Texas has top selling college gear, UF third 31 August 2010, 11:08 pm
Alabama may have won the national championship, but Texas still sells the most gear, Collegiate Licensing Co. reports. For the fifth consecutive year, Texas ranked No. 1 among CLC institutions based on royalties between July 1, 2009 and June 30,......
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Marlins Stadium Update No. 3D 31 August 2010, 8:41 am
The Florida Marlins’ new ballpark sales center offers an impressive look at the team’s new home with actual seats, a full-size suite and 3D views from any seat in the venue. The Marlins have now made those views available online.......
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Party City sponsoring Florida Panthers empty seats 30 August 2010, 9:22 am
Leave it to the Florida Panthers to remind you that everything has a price – even empty arena seats. The team promised it would sell a sponsorship to the coverings on upper level seats that have been added to reduce......
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Miami Dolphins: NFL's biggest loser, Forbes says 29 August 2010, 11:13 am
The value of the Miami Dolphins has remained a steady $1 billion, but the team jumped up to 16th from 18th last year, according to Forbes’ annual list of NFL team values. The Dallas Cowboys and their grand new football......
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Miami-Dade County Mayor: Marlins ballpark contract won't be reopened 27 August 2010, 3:52 pm
It didn’t take long for Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez to respond to County Commissioner Rebeca Sosa’s request to see if the agreement to finance the Florida Marlins' new ballpark could be altered. On Friday, Alvarez issued a carefully worded......
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Miami Dolphins scratch-off tickets best-selling; plus game ticket discounts 26 August 2010, 8:27 pm
The Miami Dolphins scratch-off tickets have sold the most among the state’s three NFL teams since they were unveiled late last month, Florida Lottery officials said. Through last weekend, $5 million worth of Dolphins scratch-off tickets had been sold, compared......
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Discover Orange Bowl’s new name 26 August 2010, 9:20 am
South Florida’s most famous college football game has a new moniker: Discover Orange Bowl. Discover Financial Services, operator of the Discover card, has reached agreement with the Orange Bowl Committee and ESPN to title sponsor the BCS game for the......
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StatTweets Lets You Follow Your Favorite Team on Twitter 17 December 2008, 2:49 pm
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On The Record Sports offers ‘fresh take on fantasy’, and $5M Prize for Guessing the Correct Super Bowl Score 17 December 2008, 2:46 pm
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Online Blog Turns into Anti-Cincinnati Bengals Guerrilla Marketing Campaign 17 December 2008, 2:45 pm
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Duke basketball getting stand-alone Web site 17 December 2008, 2:44 pm
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New Tool Lets Marketers Directly Insert Video Ads Into Emails 17 December 2008, 2:43 pm
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Music Label EMI Launches Personalized Music Discovery Site For Direct-To-Fan Retail 17 December 2008, 2:43 pm
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Highly Influential Macworld Conference May Be Shutting Down 17 December 2008, 2:42 pm
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Taxi Magic: Hail A Cab From Your iPhone At The Push Of A Button 17 December 2008, 2:42 pm
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Ridiculous Item of the Day: If Hockey Was Wrestling 17 December 2008, 2:40 pm
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Strikeforce Not For Sale Despite Rumors, SVS&E CEO Stepping Down 2 September 2010, 8:57 pm
Rumors floating around today involved a Strikeforce sale within the next couple of weeks. Those rumors started swirling yesterday, when Greg Jamison stepped down from his position as CEO and president of Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainement, a group which manages among other entities the San Jose Sharks, HP Pavilion venue, and the MMA promotion Strikeforce. MMARising [...]...
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Strikeforce MMA DVD Set Cover Unveiled 2 September 2010, 4:36 pm
About a month ago, MMAPayout detailed some of Strikeforce’s big plans for the fall, that not only included a big October show, but the release of EA Sports MMA, a new branding strategy, and also the release of their 2 disc DVD set scheduled for October 12. Payout Perspective: Strikeforce fans who have been patiently [...]...
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UFC 118: Disclosed Payouts 2 September 2010, 2:44 pm
MMA Weekly has obtained the basic payout information for UFC 118 from the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission in which a total of $1.428 million was paid out to 20 fighters. MAIN CARD FIGHTERS: -Frankie Edgar: $96,000 (includes $48,000 win bonus) def. B.J. Penn: $150,000 -Randy Couture: $250,000 (no win bonus) def. James Toney: $500,000 -Demian [...]...
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McGuinty: “No Illegal Lobbying” in Ontario 2 September 2010, 2:24 pm
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty is denying reports that any sort of illegal lobbying occurred in order to legalize the sport of mixed martial arts in Ontario, according to a recent Canadian Press article. The NDP has asked Ontario’s integrity watchdog to investigate, and speaking Monday in Kitchener, Ont., McGuinty said he is willing to put [...]...
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FightMetric becomes official provider of stats to the UFC 1 September 2010, 11:54 pm
FightMetric announced today that it became the official statistic and analysis provider for the UFC. The Washington D.C. company will provide live fight statistics for UFC events. Compustrike provides live statistics for Strikeforce and HD Net Fights. According to FightMetric’s news release: “We are very proud to be the official statistics provider of the UFC, [...]...
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Who is the Biggest UFC PPV Draw? – Part 4 1 September 2010, 9:00 am
Welcome to part four of our series on which fighters are the biggest UFC PPV draws. In parts one and two , we compared the average buys for cards featuring specific fighters against the average buyrate for all UFC pay-per-view cards. In part three , we then compared fighters’ numbers against cards that did not [...]...
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Questions, Debt Remain from Shine Fights’ “Worlds Collide” event 1 September 2010, 2:10 am
As Shine Fights prepares for its first event since its cancelled show on May 15th, there remain unanswered questions, unfinished business and owed money from the failed “Worlds Collide” event in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Officially, Shine Fights’ May 15th event would have featured a boxer versus MMA fighter as Ricardo Mayorga was set to fight [...]...
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UFC 118 Aftermath: Storylines, Expectations, & Boston Media Impressions 31 August 2010, 10:54 pm
This week, we’ll be taking a look at the storylines, expectations, and media expressions coming out of UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn II, which was held at the TD BankNorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts on Saturday, August 28th, 2010. Setting Up The Storyline UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn II, was held at the TD BankNorth [...]...
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UFC 118: Prelims Draw .8HH 31 August 2010, 3:02 pm
MMAPayout.com has learned the UFC 118 Prelims on Spike TV earned a 0.8HH rating on the strength of an average of 1.1 million viewers. The broadcast drew a 1.0 in both the M18-34 and M18-49 demographics. The quarterly viewership was as follows: 1,204,000; 1,128,000; 1,062,000; 1,059,000 Payout Perspective: This is the lowest rated UFC Prelim [...]...
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Dana White to Address Oxford Union Society 31 August 2010, 12:17 pm
The Associated Press is reporting that UFC President Dana White will address the Oxford Union Society Debate Club this October while in London, England to promote UFC 120. Malcolm X has spoken there. So have Stephen Hawking, Albert Einstein, the Dalai Lama and Mother Teresa. And now Dana White will take the podium. [...]...
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Does Branding Through Social Media Work for Teams? 2 September 2010, 9:00 am
Sitting on a panel with some of the Bay areas leading social media professionals from teams like the San Francisco Giants and Sacramento Kings, a recurring discussion was the benefits that social media had as a branding tool. While we've seen plenty of examples on how athletes are using social media as a public relations and branding tool, many forget about the teams themselves. With nearly every professional sports team having some presence on Facebook and Twitter, sports teams are faced with t...
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What We Can Learn About Branding from Stephen Strasburg’s Injury 1 September 2010, 9:00 am
Did we just witness the entirety of Stephen Strasburg's professional baseball career in the span of mere months? I doubt it, given that the success rate of Tommy John's surgery is over 90%, but it is a possibility.
Strasburg is one of the most hyped players in professional sports in recent memory and he was living up to the buzz in his first season. Not only was he delivering on the mound, with 98-100 MPH fastballs and dirty curveballs, but he was generating more television viewers, ballpark vi...
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Lessons We Can Learn from the Dallas Cowboys 31 August 2010, 9:00 am
On August 26th, I drove over two hours in my 14-year old car with over 240,000 miles on it (yes, it’s a Honda) on my almost-yearly trek, to attend my beloved Dallas Cowboys training camp at River Ridge Field in Oxnard, CA. Except for the fans who stay at the Marriott Residence Inn next door, the rest of us park in a half dirt/half mud parking lot that really should only allow dune buggies and 4-wheelers.
We all pay $10.00 for a parking space and while we’re watching our Cowboys train, a big...
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Chinese Athletic Brand Makes Sponsorship Splash 30 August 2010, 9:00 am
We have teamed up with Ben Sturner and his extraordinary crew at Leverage Agency to bring you the top five movers and shakers each week in the world of sports sponsorships and marketing.
Top Chinese Athletic Brand Signs NBA’s Evan Turner
For years, we’ve been talking about the importance of American sports brands, including shoe companies like Nike, getting into China. We haven’t talked as much about Chinese shoe companies getting into this country.
That’s about to change. CNBC has ex...
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Loyalty in the National Basketball Association 27 August 2010, 9:00 am
NBA All-Star Chris Bosh of the Miami Heat recently made headlines being quoted for saying that loyalty has no place in free agency. Bosh mentions that at a store, you'd go to a store that has the cheaper price for your item, so how is basketball any different? You go where it makes sense for you.
I admit I was a bit shocked by Bosh's comments because I am a fan of Chris Bosh and I respect everything he does on and off the court. While his new teammate LeBron James was busy rubbing it in Clevel...
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Creating Brand Advocates Through Word of Mouth 26 August 2010, 9:00 am
This is another side to Social Media that is often overlooked, when organisations plan their online approach yet can be as important, if not more so than having a Facebook/Twitter page.
A old approach that has taken on a new meaning and been opened up by social media is creating brand advocates and generating positive 'Word of Mouth'. This is important because you as a brand can only generate a certain amount of trust in what you say to people....
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PGA misses PR Opportunity with Fans 25 August 2010, 9:00 am
A couple of weeks ago I was faced with a challenge unlike anything I’d experienced in the last few years while attending the Professional Golf Association’s premier event – the PGA Championship -- at the beautiful Whistling Straights golf course in Kohler, Wis. I went to the tourney as a fan, not as a member of the media, which limited my communication throughout the day.
According to PGA rules, I was not allowed to bring a phone or mobile device of any kind (which in my case, are one in ...
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How to Become General Manager of a Major League Baseball Team 24 August 2010, 10:41 am
I connected with Mark Shapiro two years ago at the Princeton Sports Symposium, and had a great time getting to know more about his professional career in Major League Baseball. He came from humble upbringings, but through his hard work and perseverance, he worked his way up to become the Vice President and General Manager of the Cleveland Indians and was recently promoted to become team president for the club next season. Mark's journey has been an inspiring one and his rags-to-riches story has ...
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Interception 23 August 2010, 9:00 am
According to Wikipedia, "an interception is a very specialized move that occurs when a quarterback's pass is caught by a player on the opposing team. This leads to an immediate change of possession during the play: the defender who caught the ball immediately assumes the role of the offense and attempts to move the ball as far towards the opposing goal as possible. Following the stoppage of play, if the interceptor retained possession of the ball, their team takes over possession at the spot whe...
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Recap: Social Media Basketball 20 August 2010, 9:00 am
A couple of months ago, NYC-based social media agency Carrot Creative challenged the agency I work for, VaynerMedia to a game of basketball. “Hey @vaynermedia," they tweeted, "Since our comps are the 2 best Sports Social Media Shops It is time to battle it out on the Basketball court! #challenge.” Of course, we accepted the challenge and played the game. VaynerMedia won, 61-41....
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MLS Commissioner Don Garber Confirmed for next Warsaw Center/Sports Business Radio Executive Speaker Series Event 1 September 2010, 7:05 pm
I'm very excited to announce that we've confirmed our featured speaker for our next Warsaw Sports Marketing Center - Sports Business Radio Sports Executive Speaker Series event. Its MLS Commissioner Don Garber and he'll join us at the Multnomah Athletic Club in Portland on September 21st. The event is being presented by adidas and we very much appreciate their partnership. You can get your tickets for the event by clicking here.
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A PHRASE TOO OFTEN HEARD 1 September 2010, 10:51 am
A lot of what we learn in the sports business world comes from what we pick up, whether it be via reading, listening or watching from industry sources. But I think some of the most important lessons, ideas, and thoughts come from our own personal experiences. It's just a matter of taking a step back, looking at the situation and analyzing how we can continue to improve.
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Changing the Past is a Dangerous Game 31 August 2010, 10:59 am
University of Texas head football coach Mack Brown wants to see Vince Young receive the Heisman Trophy award for 2005 since the winner of the Heisman that season, Reggie Bush, has been ruled ineligible for the 2005 season after it was determined he received illegal benefits.
I understand Brown wanting to see his former player receive college football's highest individual honor, but if the Heisman Trophy Trust does indeed award the Heisman Trophy for 2005 to runner-up Vince Young in 2010 its ...
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Facebook Places Equals A Big Opportunity For Savvy Sports Marketers 30 August 2010, 7:19 pm
Heads up sports marketers, this may be the opportunity you’ve been looking for. Now that Facebook has made its long anticipated entry into geo-location space, all of a sudden you have a very relevant new marketing vehicle to explore. Yes, services like Foursquare have been around for a while and perhaps there are a few teams who have experimented with them. But with Facebook Places and its 500 million users entering the arena, this contest may be over sooner rather than later.
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Roger Clemens' High Stakes Poker Game 30 August 2010, 3:00 am
As I often say on Sports Business Radio, there are two courts that judge us - the court of law and the court of public opinion. While some marquee athletes have not been convicted in the court of law, they have been in the court of public opinion (see Tiger Woods and Ben Roethlisberger).
Roger Clemens pleaded not guilty today to a 6-count indictment including perjury charges today in Washington D.C.
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LOOKING BEYOND THE OLYMPICS 27 August 2010, 3:00 am
If you were asked to name countries that have dominated international sports competitions in recent years, a lot of us would probably look first to medal and gold medal counts at recent Olympics. USA (36 Gold, 110 total in 2008), China (51 Gold, 100 total), Russia (23 Gold, 72 total) would probably come to your mind - Big countries which have the "Olympic athlete production factory".
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Rossi and Ducati – Endorsement Deals Don’t Get Much Better Than This 26 August 2010, 3:00 am
Everyone has an opinion about who are the most passionate sports fans.You might think the answer lies somewhere in America - perhaps a college football or basketball team, but Italian motorsport fans have to rank pretty highly on the list.
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Golf Killing Itself with Dumb Rules? 25 August 2010, 3:00 am
Sports have rules for a reason. They provide a framework to allow for organized competition. When enforced appropriately, they ensure fair and honest play. They keep athletes safe.
Golf, however, is killing itself with rules.
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Welcome to the new official home of Sports Business Radio 23 August 2010, 3:00 am
Its been months in the making but the new official home for Sports Business Radio is now complete.
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AUDIO ON DEMAND: Rich Cho - Portland Trail Blazers GM 14 August 2010, 3:00 am
Rich Cho, the new General Manager for the Portland Trail Blazers stopped by to chat with me about his ascension to GM after starting off as an intern for the Seattle SuperSonics 12 years ago.
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In New York -- the ticket law of supply and demand 28 August 2008, 12:28 am
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The LPGA’s English only policy – good business or racist? 27 August 2008, 1:04 am
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The 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics – this is the end my friends 25 August 2008, 12:18 am
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The 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics – credit deserved – NBC’s amazing Olympics 23 August 2008, 12:22 am
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Gene Upshaw – a Giant among men 22 August 2008, 12:06 am
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The 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics – catching up with Michael Phelps 21 August 2008, 12:01 am
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The 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics – What an Olympics for NBC 20 August 2008, 1:19 am
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The 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics – Liu Xiang the other side of Michael Phelps 19 August 2008, 12:02 am
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The 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics – Michael Phelps the Beijing Games Marketing Machine – his lasting legacy 18 August 2008, 12:02 am
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Conference Realignment Western Style: Blood Flows Into the Great Salt Lake 2 September 2010, 2:34 pm
It's often said about departmental politics in colleges and universities that the politics is so brutal because the stakes are so small. Maybe that's why the conference realignment game being played out among the Mountain West, WAC and West Conference Conference seems to be on a whole other plain of duplicity and hard feelings than even the infamous ACC midnight raid on the Big East. At least in that raid, with the exception of the Boston College, there were no expression...
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MLS Gets Adidas to Up Investment, Continues Hot Streak 31 August 2010, 9:47 pm
When you're on a roll, the rule is to ride the hot dice and MLS is certainly doing that. Coming on the heels of a very successful men's World Cup with never before seen fan interest in the US, a successful expansion franchise launch in Philadelphia this year and the opening of new stadia in New York and Philadelphia, MLS could rightly consider itself as well on the way to firmly establishing itself in the nation's sporting firmament. Expect the roll to continue as the league will be expand...
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Wednesday Links 26 August 2010, 7:54 pm
How bad is the economy? Bad enough for even NFL teams to go down in value (Forbes)
Financial Statements of five major league teams were leaked last week: Pittsburgh Pirates,
Tampa Bay Rays, Florida Marlins, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Seattle Mariners,
Texas Rangers (Deadspin)
It takes cojones; Sosa fumes because Cubs haven't retired his number (Hardball Times)
Here's a first, NBC adjust ad breaks to Notre Dame's no-huddle offense (USA Today)
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What is a Big XII Network Worth Without Texas? 26 August 2010, 1:36 am
Eight of the schools that will be remaining in the Big XII next year recently held a meeting with Learfield Sports, a multimedia rights management company which holds contracts with about 50 university athletic departments. They met to discuss the viability of a Big XII network. The results of the meeting are unknown although all involved have characterized it as just preliminary.
There are many hurdles to forming a conference network, one of the most significant is ensuring that t...
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It Pays to be Fast; Usain Bolt Reups With Puma for a Record Contract 25 August 2010, 7:51 pm
Loyalty is often a strange thing in professional sports. It's often dictated by what have you done for me in the last five minutes especially when you're talking about the relationship between an athlete and a company whose product that athlete endorses.
Usain Bolt just re-upped with Puma, a company he has been with since he first started running. The contract, whose terms were not disclosed, is believed to be in the neighborhood of $15 million a year and runs until 2013. That covers the 20...
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Utah State Asking for Do Over; Talking to Mountain West About Joining 23 August 2010, 9:00 am
Utah State found itself in a terrible position last week after it made what it considered to be a principled stand in turning down a bid from the Mountain West Conference to honor an agreement among all of the then current WAC members to stay in the WAC. It was promptly stabbed in the back when Fresno State and Nevada leaped over each over in their hurry to accept MWC bids when offered, conveniently forgetting that solidarity pledge they had made only days before. Shades of the Big E...
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Weekend Reading 22 August 2010, 11:52 am
It's a slow Sunday here in the Bluegrass as not even yesterday's storms have been any help in relieving the oppressive 90+ temps and corresponding 85+ humidity, which has been with us seemingly every day this summer, as my latest electric bill shows.
Good recap of the twists and turns (and necessity of insiders) to bring Sprint Cup to Kentucky (C-J)
Arsenal plans to offer shares to its fans, blunting takeover prospects of Stan Kroenke (Guardian)
A pro agent's case for playing college players (W...
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BYU Does Its ND Imitation; Goes Independent in Football 19 August 2010, 8:00 pm
Brigham Young has not been a very happy member of the Mountain West Conference for a number of years now. It has complained bitterly since the conference left ESPN and formed its own money losing network with its small reach and the resulting movement of the conference's football games to Versus and the CBS College Network, not exactly America's first, second or third choices to get its college football fix.
Once archrival Utah jumped ship to the Pac-10 (12) and upped its TV payout from $1...
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Starbury Alive and Well and Living in China 14 August 2010, 9:40 am
The rumors of the death of the career of Stephon Marbury and with it the demise of his Starbury shoes have proven to be just a bit premature. Last season found Marbury a free agent searching in vain for a NBA team willing to sign him to even a one year contract at anything approaching what he thought he was worth, or as the season went on, to what the teams thought he might be worth. As a result, last January he packed his bags and headed off to China to play for to join Shanxi Zhong...
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Knicks With Amnesia, Hire Isiah Thomas as Consultant; Thomas Stays FIU Coach 11 August 2010, 8:50 am
There are many reasons that the New York Knicks have been as bad as they were before Mike D'Antoni showed up last season, but surely Isiah Thomas was one of the main reasons, so that makes the recent announcement that Thomas is being hired by the Knicks as a consultant all the more curious. Adding to the intrigue, it appears that D'Antoni was not consulted on the decision. Moreover, Knicks vice president and general manager Donnie Walsh opposed the hiring and was said to be livid tha...
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Why We Should Care 1 September 2010, 10:31 am
Jason Peck had a great idea for a series of blog posts based around “Why We Should Care” about social media. The “We” refers to everyone from fans to teams to athletes to agencies and more. I was very pleased that Jason asked me to contribute to this series, and you should visit his site [...]...
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September Networking Events 31 August 2010, 1:59 pm
September is a great month to connect with your fellow sports business peers. Following up on another successful New York networking event, we have THREE more events scheduled for this month:
Atlanta – Tuesday, September 7 from 5:30 to 8:00 PM at Buckhead Bottle Bar (268 E Paces Ferry Road)
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Sports Birthday Wishes 27 August 2010, 10:55 am
Earlier this week, I celebrated one of those larger, round-numbered birthdays (hint – I’m officially “old” now). As expected, I received a few email birthday wishes from the various team and league newsletters that I’ve opted to receive, which is always a nice touch. A birthday email program is easy to operate and can create [...]...
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MLB Financial Statements Revealed 25 August 2010, 10:34 am
The leaking of multiple MLB team financial documents to Deadspin this week has been a big story in the industry. In case you haven’t seen it yet, here are some quick links to catch up to speed:
Deadspin Part 1 – Financial statements from the Pittsburgh Pirates, Tampa Bay Rays, Florida Marlins and Los Angeles Angels
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Fantasy Football Means Dollar Signs for NFL 24 August 2010, 9:10 am
Fantasy Football is here, hallelujah! I’m playing in two leagues this year (both all females) and the first of my two fantasy league drafts took place this past Sunday. Before we were accepted into the league, we had to agree to post at least three times a week on the message board, talk trash, and [...]...
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Tennis, Fashion, Technology and More 17 August 2010, 11:58 am
I don’t write much about tennis here, so when a friend of mine sent me a press release about a tennis partnership that combines a major sporting event (US Open), a top athlete (Venus Williams), cool technology (a virtual interactive clinic), a top fashion line (Polo Ralph Lauren), a premium sponsor (Mercedes-Benz) and fundraising (Women’s [...]...
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SportsBiz Candidate of the Week: Brendan Wilhide 13 August 2010, 8:39 am
It’s time for the SportsBiz Candidate of the Week. Instead of featuring a top job posting, I like to feature a qualified industry professional who it looking for their next opportunity. If you are interested in being a future SportsBiz Candidate of the Week, you can apply here.
Now it’s time to introduce our next candidate, [...]...
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A Direct Mail Mixed Review 12 August 2010, 9:51 am
When I checked my mailbox yesterday, I saw that I had received a direct mail piece from a professional sports team, advertising their 2010 ticket packages. There were some very nice aspects to this mailing, and unfortunately, two problems that could have been avoided. The name of the team has been removed to protect the [...]...
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When Players Don’t Play (Video) 9 August 2010, 9:00 am
I hope you all enjoy my first video blog post. I will mix these in occasionally with our traditional text posts for a quick change-of-pace. Let me know what you think in the comments. Thanks!
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SportsBiz Candidate of the Week: Mario Prosperino 6 August 2010, 9:21 am
I’m excited to introduce a new weekly segment on the site called the SportsBiz Candidate of the Week. Instead of featuring a top job posting, I’d rather take the time to feature a qualified industry professional who it looking for their next opportunity. If you are interested in being a future SportsBiz Candidate of the [...]...
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How To Watch The Olympics LIVE Online (Because NBC Won't Show Them To You) 18 February 2010, 4:19 pm
Are you one of the millions of Americans infuriated that NBC is preventing you from watching the Olympics as they happen? We are, too. Most of the fun of watching live sports events is the suspense of not knowing who won -- and NBC's habit of tape-delaying daytime events is ruining the Olympics for us and millions of other sports fans. But here's some good news. NBC owns the rights to broadcast the Olympics in the U.S., but it does not own the right to prevent you from watching the Olympics live...
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Guide to 2010 Winter Olympics Online 12 February 2010, 4:21 pm
The 2010 Winter Olympics kick off in Vancouver tonight, and for those of you who can’t be tied to your TV every night to watch the opening and closing ceremonies and competitions, here’s a compilation of sites where you can not only watch video highlights of the events but also see pictures, scores, medal counts and news from the Olympics: 1. NBC Olympics:NBC, which is covering the Olympics on TV, has also set up a site where you can catch the latest scores, news and select video coverage of...
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Roadracer - Not Your Everyday Bike Mud Flaps 13 January 2010, 5:21 pm
For bike enthusiasts and serious trainers, the elements of weather can sometimes make riding a bit challenging, especially rain. If you have a sleek carbon bike, chances are you probably don't want to have mud flaps sticking out. Well, Roadracer by Crud Products has developed mud flaps that you actually might want to put on your bike. Traditional mud flap design dictates a sturdy design with bolted fixing. This philosophy has remain unchanged for decades. The CRUD Roadracer turned traditonal mud...
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Smart Balls Reveal How Better Bowlers Get That Strike 11 January 2010, 12:24 pm
Always wondered how some people always manage to get a strike in the bowling alley, while you struggle to keep your shots out of the gutter? Well, a smart training ball might hold the key to the secret. Sports scientist Franz Fuss of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia fitted aluminium tubes in the thumb and finger holes of a regular tenpin bowling ball. Each tube had a strain gauge at the bottom to measure and log the forces the players' fingers were applying on each shot. ...
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A Seat Belt For Your Foot 7 January 2010, 8:32 am
Adidas has launched a new sports shoe focused specifically on tennis - CYD Reflex. This shoe is specifically designed for training rather than competition. Normal running and gym shoes are not designed to withstand or support the sudden movements required in tennis training. In response, Adidas developed the CYD Reflex with Speedcut, an adidas technology designed to reduce the forefoot strain of extreme side-to-side movements so players can maintain speed and performance while reducing the risk ...
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The Decade of Sports Technologies 29 December 2009, 2:14 pm
No sport involves less equipment than swimming, but even that purest of aquatic pursuits was affected by technology in the first decade of the new millennium. And apparently not in a good way. Because FINA, the international governing body for aquatics, has stripped away the rubber and polyurethane full-body suits while deciding its sport is better suited to the previous incarnation. As of Jan. 1, swimmers can wear whatever they want to train in, but competition swimsuits can only be made of tex...
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Ski Instruction For Beginners 22 December 2009, 4:20 pm
Snow Ski Instruction for beginners is easily made possible with the Moticon SkiGo Electronic Skiing System. This snow ski Instruction for beginners is great for those who don't learn well from ski instructors and want to learn how to ski themselves. The Moticon SkiGo Electronic Skiing System records the skiers position in real time with sensors incorporated in the insoles of the ski boot and sends this info back to the skier with immediate audio feedback via headphones. For example, if you're le...
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Gift Ideas For Triathletes 18 December 2009, 11:02 am
Tis the season. Here are a few small gift ideas that any triathlete would enjoy this holiday season. • Help any triathlete save time getting secured in their running shoes with a set of Xtenex Laces. These unique laces have an elastic core and a series of knots along the entire length of the lace at consistent length intervals. Stretch the lace and the knots disappear, release the tension and the knots reappear. The more knots between the eyelets on the shoes lessens the tension; the fewer kno...
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Mountain Hardwear - Radical, Functional and Innovative Gear 17 December 2009, 3:56 pm
Heat your core and charge your electronics - that's the premise behind Mountain Hardwear's new Radiance and Refugium Jackets. Designed to work with the Moshi Power System by Ardica Technologies, Mountain Hardwear's most advanced snowsports jackets provide continuous heat and can charge and power personal electronics. PORTABLE HEAT AND POWER HEAT Enjoy 8.6 hours of continuous heat on the low setting. POWER Runs power on any electronic accessory requiring less than 10 watts - cell phones, MP3 Musi...
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Snowshoeing The Sport 15 December 2009, 1:29 pm
Did you know that you can burn more calories snowshoeing than you can walking, running or cross country skiing at the same pace? The perfect way to stay in shape in the winter, snowshoeing provides cross training adventurers, marathon runners or casual joggers a great alternative to an indoor workout. Tubbs Velocity is a gender neutral, lightweight, easy to use snowshoe great for packed-trail running and walking. Coming in at just 22” long, its slim and sleek design provides the efficiency nee...
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Summer’s Heat wave could help break labor impasse 16 August 2010, 10:33 pm
My August Basketball Times article... LeBron James’ signing with Miami Heat has seemingly polarized the NBA Nation. Most hate everything about it, especially the way the whole thing went down. No need to provide another rundown of all the bad actors in this play. In the end, James was a “free agent,” which, as the name indicates, meant he earned the right to take his services wherever he desired. The marriage between James and Dan Gilbert was dysfunctional and clearly beyond repair. Surely...
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Revisiting John Wooden's life and legacy 3 July 2010, 11:17 am
My most recent Basketball Times article focuses on Coach Wooden's legacy and Sam Gilbert: Wooden must be remembered as teacher-coach – not for Sam Gilbert Marc Isenberg Everyone agreed following John Wooden’s death at age 99 that he was a true American icon. A common refrain to characterize what Wooden did was that “he coached basketball but he taught life.” Several years ago, the National Association of Basketball Coaches passed a resolution that its members be referred to as “teacher...
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Is Sam Gilbert relevant to Coach Wooden's legacy? 10 June 2010, 2:25 pm
"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are." --John Wooden The day before the NCAA sanctions against USC were released, the Los Angeles Times went into its Way-back Machine (we now know it as google) to give us yet another story on Sam Gilbert and his role in UCLA/Wooden basketball dynasty. I have no problem when people speak ill of the dead, if they must, but, goo...
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Coach Wooden Top 10 8 June 2010, 11:23 am
There have been so many wonderful tributes to Coach Wooden since he left us. Eventually, I will write my own. In the meantime, here are 10 of my favorite things I've read and watched on Coach's inspiring life. Coach gets a deserving honor: He's on the cover of this week's Sports Illustrated. 1) Los Angeles Times photo gallery For Coach, a photo is worth 10,000 words. 39 rare photos of Coach. My alltime favorite: John Wooden at Purdue. Chiseled physique. Intense focus. Calculating. John Wooden, t...
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Academic reform at odds with a 96-team tournament 19 May 2010, 1:59 am
From my May 2010 Basketball Times column... March Madness is mostly just great basketball. This season was no exception, capped off with a championship game for the ages. March Madness also stirs the never-ending debate about the often-strange mixture of athletics, amateurism, academics and capitalism. Many, including me, lament the inevitable expansion of the NCAA Tournament from 65 teams to 96. It’s going to kill interest in bracketology. It rewards mediocrity. It diminishes the regular seas...
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The "Punk" QB 19 April 2010, 1:49 pm
T.J. Simers, the longtime LA TImes sportswriter known for unmercifully needling more than a few sports figures, does a wonderful "where is he now" piece on the artist who will forever be known as one of the biggest NFL busts of alltime, Ryan Leaf. Ryan gives his mea culpa. Obviously, these are just words, but I give Leaf a lot of credit for coming honing up to his mistakes. There's no guarantee that even if he was a model citizen, he would have succeed on the field. But, no doubt his p...
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One for all, all for one 19 April 2010, 1:05 am
[This originally ran in my April 2010 Basketball Times column.] In its Feb. 22 issue, Sports Illustrated ran an excellent piece on the Seattle basketball scene, examining the hotbed of talent that has come from the 206 area code. There are problems with basketball development in our country, but I always come back to the fact that kids want to learn to play the game the right way and get better. If the system is screwed up, there’s plenty of blame to go around, but it is definitely not the pla...
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US News Op-Ed on amateurism 27 March 2010, 1:45 pm
Last month, I wrote an Op-Ed in US News & World Report on whether teams who do not graduate at least 40% of its athletes should be banned from the NCAA tourny, a proposal made by US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. I'd like to think the whole article is worth reading, but here's a quick summary: This may sound like a good idea, especially paper. First, it would punish the wrong people...current players, rather than coaches and administrators who brought in these titular student-athletes w...
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Antoine Walker's financial mess 22 March 2010, 2:04 pm
Antoine Walker sat for an extensive interview with ESPN's Mark Schwarz for an Outside the Lines feature on his finances. Walker earned $110 million during his 13-year NBA career, but he now is essentially insolvent. It's the usual suspects: excessive spending, gambling, bad investments and questionable people. It's a sad tale that is still unfolding, but you have to appreciate Walker's willingness to share his story for the benefit of others. Walker invested $10 million in Chicago real estate wi...
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Let bygones eventually become bygones 9 February 2010, 1:54 am
Just found out the NBA will honor former NBA star Spencer Haywood during All-Star Weekend in Dallas. While Mr. Haywood had some great seasons on the court, his greatest contribution to NBA players was in the court. Mr. Haywood entered the League after sophomore season. Back then you didn't "declare" for the NBA Draft. You stayed in school for four years. Mr. Haywood sued the NBA over the fundamental right to be employed as a professional basketball player. And won. This is a big deal, ...
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Featured video on MLB.com of Shane Victorino and his foundation 31 August 2010, 2:19 pm
After overcoming odds, Victorino giving back! Click here for featured video and article from MLB.com. Filed under: Legacy Direct Inc....
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Michael Jordan and the Charlotte Bobcats have donated $250,000 to local middle schools in the Charlotte area! 30 August 2010, 11:15 am
Michael Jordan lends schools a hand! http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/08/29/1650739/michael-jordan-lends-schools-a.html#ixzz0y6MMJtVh Filed under: Legacy Direct Inc....
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“Steve Gregory is the Right Choice at Strong Safety”…Keep at it Steve! 23 August 2010, 10:44 am
The Bleacher Report’s San Diego Chargers vs Dallas Cowboys: Seven Reactions For the Bolts Filed under: Legacy Direct Inc....
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Good luck to Hunter as he gears up for The Barclays and the FedEx CUp Playoffs starting Thursday! 23 August 2010, 10:43 am
Tulsa World Sports Extra’s Hunter Mahan leads slew of former Oklahoma State golfers in successful run | Tulsa World Filed under: Legacy Direct Inc....
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Earn a FREE autographed baseball from Curt Schilling by supporting our D-Day Heroes! 20 August 2010, 4:07 pm
Earn a FREE autographed baseball from Curt Schilling by supporting our D-Day Heroes – Earn Points NOW! http://easycompany.legacyconnect.com/ Filed under: Legacy Direct Inc....
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Chris Draft of the Washington Redskins Reaches Out To Woods Family 19 August 2010, 10:41 am
CINCINNATI — A current NFL player is reaching out to the family of Jovante Woods. Woods, the son of former Cincinnati Bengal Ickey Woods, died last week after suffering an asthma attack. To read the full article and see the News 5 NBC Video, go to: http://www.wlwt.com/r/24681847/detail.html Filed under: Legacy Direct Inc....
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FOX’s ‘Good Day’ and The Shane Victorino Foundation All-Star Celebrity Fashion Show 18 August 2010, 1:41 pm
Shane was on FOX’s ‘Good Day’ talking about the “Shane Victorino Foundation All-Star Celebrity Fashion Show” that took place this past Monday night! Click here to see Shane on FOX’s ‘Good Day’ Filed under: Legacy Direct Inc....
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First 50 people to invite 10 friends will receive a one-of-a-kind BLIND SIDE Poster! 17 August 2010, 1:51 pm
Make your mark by making a difference with Project Blind Side at www.projectblindside.org! First 50 people to invite 10 friends will receive a one-of-a-kind BLIND SIDE Poster! Filed under: Legacy Direct Inc....
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Several Players Help Promote Yankees Hope Week on “TODAY” 16 August 2010, 4:41 pm
Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez, P CC Sabathia and RF Nick Swisher appeared on NBC’s “Today” this morning to promote the team’s second Yankees Hope Week. Sabathia said the team received 1,000 applicants for Hope Week this year, and “we’re only doing five, so we hope that people will go out and see the stories and [...]...
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Check out the Manila Bulletin article about the Miami Heat Head Coach and the NBA FIT Program! 11 August 2010, 10:24 am
Click on the link below to read the Manila Bulletin article about how Miami Heat’s Head Coach Erik Spoelstra is getting involved in the community with the NBA FIT Program! http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/271670/conditioning-fitness-keys-wins-spoelstra Filed under: Legacy Direct Inc....
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