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The Sochi 2014 Winter Games are nearly upon us. Athletes from across the globe will flock to the southwest tip of Russia to represent their countries and compete for medals and the cheers of their fellow countrymen. From skiing and hockey to the luge and halfpipe, the Olympians of America […]

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell once wrote, “…the game of football is about more than making plays on the field… Our commitment to fans and the communities that support us does not end when the final seconds tick off the game clock.” Professional sports purports itself to be hard-hitting action and […]

By far the most unique slice of the sports industry pie, World Wrestling Entertainment has jobs atypical to most sports leagues. The organization handles most everything in-house and earns revenues through a variety of channels – professional wrestling, merchandising, film, music, and more. Over time it has embraced, even embellished, […]

Job loss is tough. It’s emotionally jarring and can be life-altering. It may shake your confidence, and it’s sure to turn your daily clock on its head. It becomes easy to feel sorry for yourself, stay up until two o’clock in the morning, and sleep well into the afternoon. You […]

The insurance business is interwoven into much of our society, from where we live and what we drive to how we pay for our health needs. It protects our families’ lifestyles upon death and allows us to handle hefty hospital bills for our newborns. Insurance transfers risk to a secondary […]

Without question, the three-headed monster of American sports remains football, baseball, and basketball. The National Football League, Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, and NCAA present games that fans love, and sponsors pay heavily to advertise with. There is a second class of team sport in the country that continues […]

Family-owned sports organizations, by their nature, have an element of nepotism (i.e., family favoritism). Though its existence is viewed in a negative light, logically, it makes sense. Whether your parents own and operate the local hardware store or cash flow a professional football franchise, the desire to keep their family […]

The Future of American Sports Business Niral Patel Featured Blogger Sports as a business is more profitable than ever. Long-time owners are cashing out to enjoy their billions allowing a new generation of the financial elite to run teams they once rooted for. Tom Ricketts, a former Wrigley Field bleacher […]

Though athletic games are as low-tech as activities go, the world that surrounds them is on the opposite end of that technological spectrum. The sports business is catching up with other corporate entities in their uses of technology to run their organization and keep athletes at peak performance. The challenge […]

Once upon a time, pro sports franchises were dependent on local and national television networks for video presentations of their teams. Stadium technology, even with the advent of “jumbotron” screens, simply didn’t require teams to need more than the services offered by the networks. Now that we’re in a web-based […]