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 […]
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You Need Style to Manage Luxury Suites
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 […]
Twitter Changed the Sports Conversation
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 Jobs Are Exploding
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, […]
Houston Sports: Out of This World
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 […]
George Whitfield Jr. Fixing the NFL Crisis One QB at a Time
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 […]
Nike’s Phil Knight Was Born to Run
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 […]
Next Evolution in Sports Betting
Risk is fundamental to the world of sports. Athletes risk injury and, in some cases, death for fame and riches. Coaches expose family members to media scrutiny and fan antagonism. Front office personnel work on short-term contracts, moving like nomads across the country to stay in business. And team owners […]
Why Sports Agents Matter
I don’t have an agent. You don’t have an agent. Your parents, siblings, and friends don’t have agents. Yet seemingly everyone you read about in the sports industry has one. And it’s not just athletes, right? Executives in the team front offices, coaches, sportscasters, writers, and many others pay someone […]
A Fork in the Road to a Sports Job
Many of us grew up playing high school ball, while a gifted few experienced the thrill of college athletics. But nearly all kids dream of hitting buzzer-beaters in Madison Square Garden, crushing home runs into the Wrigley Field bleachers, and catching touchdown passes in frigid Lambeau Field. Only a select […]
