Too many Americans are in a cycle of overeating and whatever-it-takes workout regimens. Innumerable fast food and delivery options coupled with overscheduled lifestyles make poor dieting, and infrequent exercise seems almost inevitable. According to The Journal of the American Medical Association, more than one-third of US adults are obese, creating […]
The National Football League produces America’s number-one sport. Fans can’t get enough. Fall and winter draw us on to the field, relishing every earth-shaking hit, last-minute touchdown, and stifling defensive stand. Spring brings us the draft and free agency. And the summer is all about the battles of training camp. […]
Can you imagine the paycheck on a contract worth $6 million annually? Me neither. But that’s what Fox Sports will reportedly pay sports media personality Colin Cowherd to leave the Bristol-based Mothership. Ryan Glasspiegel of The Big Lead had the scoop confirming, “ESPN did make an aggressive bid to keep […]
Last summer, I walked the Toronto harbor and discovered some of the city’s gems: vast green space, funky live music, lots of food, and stunning views of Lake Ontario. I later looked over the cityscape from the CN Tower—a striking 147-floor tourist hotspot and telecommunications tower. The overlook offers views […]
Fans simulate the experience of live sports with high-definition television, surround sound audio, and ever-growing screen sizes, but watching games from your couch can’t compete with the energy and action of live sports. The walk through the concourse, the climb to your seats, and the lights, music, and crowd noise […]
Media observers—critics, journalists, broadcasters, and producers—suggest the rise of social media changed the way we talk about sports. Although it fits the broad “social media matters” narrative, the premise isn’t exactly true. Our sports conversations changed, more precisely, because of Twitter. Fans use platforms like Facebook to share sports news […]
Fantasy sports are part of American sports culture; it’s an undeniable fact. Companies like ESPN, Yahoo!, and NFL.com host fantasy leagues for millions of fans around the world. The fantasy craze helped create a multi-billion dollar industry as well as spur demand for thousands of new jobs. Fox Sports, CBS, […]
Not enough sports fans grasp the uniqueness of Houston. Many believe Houstonians wear cowboy boots and hats, drive pickup trucks and eat too much steak and barbeque. And while that may be true, it only scratches the surface of Space City. The city’s visitor website sums it up well: Houston […]
By Featured Blogger Niral Patel The NFL is in crisis mode. Not because it’s dealing with performance-enhancing drugs, heightened awareness of domestic violence issues, and yet another Patriots scandal, although none of that is helping Roger Goodell sleep at night. The supply of top-tier quarterbacks―heck, serviceable quarterbacks―is drying up at […]
This is not the story of Phil Knight, as you know him. The billionaire co-founder of Nike, Inc. is known as many things — an entrepreneur, an iconoclast, a marketing genius, a philanthropist, the most powerful person in sports, and a rich, rich man. His tale as the head of the most […]
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