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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 […]

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 […]

The landscape of sports media is ever-changing. Local newspapers, radio stations, and television broadcasts were once the primary outlets for fans’ sports needs. The ubiquitous internet and growing number of niche television channels have created an almost infinitesimal number of places readers can look to for sports news, analysis and […]

While some of us enter the sports industry immediately after high school or college, many of us attempt the career transition after toiling in a different field for years. Jon Acuff’s book, titled Quitter, has application for those of us looking to make that eventual transition. Its subtitle explains its […]

Every industry has its own jargon, and the sports business is certainly no exception. Speaking the language and understanding the terminology will aid you in crafting a well-worded resume, acing a job interview, and overcoming the learning curve of a first job. Simply put, if you don’t sound educated about […]