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A New Bible for Interactive Designers: 'The Times' Innovation Portfolio

The New York Times interactive group creates an online encyclopedia of all their stunning inventions. But what's the motive?READ MORE

Baseball and Business: How The Two Are Alike

I’m really excited about the start of the Major League Baseball season this week! Part of the reason is that our offices in San Diego overlook Petco Park, the home of our beloved Padres.  We’ve got an unfettered overhead view ...READ MORE

Sports Business: The New Yankees Boss

Over the past two decades, Yankees principal owner George Steinbrenner has ceded more and more of his role as team spokesman to his PR consigliere Howard Rubenstein. More recently, as speculation on his deteriorating health has ...READ MORE

Sports: The Owners Club

An article in The Chicago Tribune earlier this week speculated that local businessman John A. Canning Jr. may be the leading candidate to purchase the Cubs when the season ends, even if he is not the highest bidder. His ...READ MORE

For-Fee XM Radio and the Enjoyment of For-Free Experiences

I've spent a lot of time this week, at the urging of FC, commenting on various news items that struck my fancy. Do please allow me now to share a somewhat lengthy story of a more personal nature. (I trust the indulgence worth the ...READ MORE

Baseball's Fantasy World Meets Reality

It turns out that Major League Baseball doesn't have a monopoly on everything. A federal court judge yesterday ruled that companies who run fantasy leagues don't have to pay MLB to use players' names and statistics. Earlier this ...READ MORE

The Secret Power of Space

If you're a Set Designer at heart, you probably have people tell you that office space doesn't really matter. "People can work anywhere," they'll tell you. "Just give them a desk and a comfortable chair." Those skeptics a haven't ...READ MORE

Sony Lands Live Streaming MLB Games on PlayStation 3

As if we needed another bullet point in the "why you should get rid of cable" argument, Sony just announced that they're bringing live MLB games to the PS3.READ MORE

Infographic of the Day: Which Baseball Teams Have the Best Fans?

Red Sox fans, prepare to break something; Yankees fans, you can continue your smug gloating.READ MORE

Damn Yankees

Well, it happened. The rivalry that Michael mentioned has played itself out. The Boston Red Sox, the team with the second-highest payroll ($130 million), beat the New York Yankees, the team with the highest payroll ($180 million). ...READ MORE

Yankees, Red Sox, and the Business of Rivalry

Assuming you've been alive the past week, you've likely heard something about a Yankees-Red Sox baseball series. This year's episode has been played out in two operatic acts: Yankee domination in the first three games, followed by a ...READ MORE

The Most Valuable Team

In 2005, Malcolm Glazer bought the Manchester United Football Club for $1.5 billion, creating enormous controversy. Glazer designed his takeover of Man U so as to make himself a majority shareholder (now 75%), ending the team's ...READ MORE

Google Streamlines, Targets Search: Its Biggest Change in Years

Google Search has just undergone a major change, both aesthetic and functional, and I've got to say, I like it. It'll make the power of Google Search easier to understand for neophytes, but shouldn't take anything away from power users.READ MORE

Change the Baseball Schedule

Five of the fifteen games on the major league baseball schedule today are rained out (so far). A week ago, the Seattle Mariners and Cleveland Indians had a four-game series snowed out. And according to Billy-Ball, a daily rundown ...READ MORE

Keepsake Skateboards Produce Brand Impressions

As a vehicle for branding and promotion, the skateboard is anything but a slacker.READ MORE

When Baseball Meets the Largest Cable Television Channel Launch in History

First, a bit of an introduction. As the president and founder of the Business of Sports Network, I have been working as a sports busness analyst for about a decade now. The Biz of Baseball, The Biz of Basketball, The Biz of Hockey, ...READ MORE

The Texas Rangers' Young GM

Jon Daniels is a geek who last played organized ball in Little League. Just 30, he's MLB's youngest GM, leading the Texas Rangers -- and a new breed of baseball execs.READ MORE

Infographic of the Day: Yankees vs. Phillies as They (Probably) Face Off in the World Series

If the Yankees win to tonight, they'll bag the American League Pennant, and head to the World Series, where they'll face the Philadelphia Phillies, with game 1 next Wednesday. You can expect a brain-deadening amount of analysis--all ...READ MORE

MIT Uses Smartphone Sensors to Improve Red Sox Players' Performances

Can researchers pinpoint what's keeping Josh Beckett from being pitch-perfect or keep Daisuke Matsuzaka from getting re-injured?READ MORE

The Latest Win, From the New York Yankees of Infographics

The New York Times produces a massive graphic showing how Americans spend every minute of the day.READ MORE

Three Lessons in "Rational" Prices Raising Ethical Questions

1. Mets Play Hardball More than any other major-league baseball team, the New York Mets have tinkered with variable ticket prices that fluctuate in tandem with "platinum" game times (say, summer weekends) and ...READ MORE

Underwhelmed

I was at Opening Day in New York last week, attending the first official game at the new Yankee Stadium last week. Honestly, I was underwhelmed. Considering that the Yankees spend $1.5 billion dollars to build the ballpark, I ...READ MORE

Innovators Reveal Cool, Creative Spots in Seattle

Where are the cool and the creative? Nine Seattleites on the places that inspire them in their hometown.READ MORE

The Six Best Sports Insider Blogs

Sports blogs are among the most widely read, but most of them aren't worth reading. Here, Fast Company takes a look at the six best sports blogs written by those who actually live the sports life -- athletes, owners, managers, and front-office executives.READ MORE

Buy Now or Later: SeatGeek Predicts the Next Hot Ticket

SeatGeek answers the big question of sports and concert tickets: Buy now or later?READ MORE