20 years ago today, an undersized quarterback named Doug Flutie improbably threw a 48-yard touchdown pass in the waning seconds to beat Miami in what is arguably the best play in college football history. (A BC grad myself, that play ...READ»
A source has told Yahoo! Sports that former University of Southern California running back Reggie Bush has reached a cheap Nike shoes settlement in a civil case brought by Lloyd Lake, one of the financiers of failed marketing ...READ»
If you knew who Marcus Katz was, you would probably think he's crazy. Katz is a San Diego entrepreneur who made his money in private school loans. And now he's committed $75 million to start a new professional football ...READ»
College football is dead to me. And, apparently, if TV ratings are any type of accurate gauge, more and more sports fans share that sentiment.
The average ratings for Fox's four Bowl Championship Series (BCS) games fell 13 percent ...READ»
Andrews has treated thousands of athletes in his 35-year career. How many of the 88 Hall of Famers, all-stars, and up-and-comers do you recognize?READ»
Tens of millions of Baby Boomers will be retiring over the next decade. Organizations are working diligently to plan for their replacements as leaders as well as hiring new recruits to fill new positions that open up due to ...READ»
A Sea of Red and Green
Not having gone to a big football college, I was excited to get a ticket to this year's 96th Rose Bowl game, a classic match-up between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Oregon Ducks. Almost 100,000 college ...READ»
Leaders do not always get to choose the issues they will
face. Sometimes they need to put out the fire before they can move forward.
Case in point is David Brandon, newly appointed athletic director
for the ...READ»
Active players compose Michael Adams, J.J. Arrington, Monty Beisel, Bertrand Berry, Anquan Boldin, Alan Branch, Steve Breaston, Elton Brown, Levi Brown, Ralph Brown, Calais Campbell, Tim Castille, Karlos Dansby, Darnell Dockett, Early ...READ»
Never let it be said that Eddie Cruz isn’t loyal to his city. Eddie has been putting his Los Angeles pride front and center when designing his offerings to Nike’s East vs West Rivals Pack. We have already seen his Lakers Air Force ...READ»
James Andrews has become a hidden force in sports -- rescuing careers, changing the outcome of games, and making billions for stars and teams -- by mending the world's best athletes (like the 62 pros on the previous pages) and driving medical innovation.READ»
Korea
Greeting soldiers during an all-hands call at the U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsan
New York
Backstage with Jon Stewart before a January appearance on The Daily Show
George Washington University
Using what he ...READ»
Kevin Plank's improbable hit -- a sweat-wicking undershirt -- kicked off the fastest-growing category of sportswear. Now Nike and other megabrands are in hot pursuit of Under Armour. Welcome to the disrupter's dilemma.READ»
Athletic sports have been widened over the world for a long time, and these sport things are all urban instantly and they even become stronger and stronger. Football fixture, as the newest sport piece on the world has been a part of ...READ»
Hey, here's an idea: This isn't kausfiles or Andrew Sullivan's site, so I'm going to venture into the humble, peaceful world that I like to call work.
Specifically, the question today is whether you should accept an offer to return ...READ»
So what can a retired collegiate football coach who has not coached a game since the 1989 season teach us about leadership? Plenty, if you are Bo Schembechler, head coach at the University of Michigan from 1969 to 1989.
His lessons ...READ»
Nike's new mantra should be Just Re-Do It.
In recent years they've successfully tackled everything from Olympic running shoes to swimsuits, to creating a essentially an elaborate pedometer that plays music, the Nike Plus.
Next up, ...READ»
Sean Brawley is an "ego less" coach. That means it's much more important to him that his clients succeed than that he be right. I could learn a thing or two from him in that area.
Anyway, we were recently speaking and I was telling ...READ»
I was unimpressed with most/all of the advertising during last night's Superbowl -- and I know I am not alone. There are, of course, several different lines of attack I could level against the brand and advertising ...READ»
It’s getting to the end of the year, and my annual two week holiday. I will blog this week, and then take off for two weeks. My first post of 2009 will appear on Monday, January 5. So that means I will be working very hard at ...READ»
