The 2nd episode of The Business of Sports Live will start tonight at 7:30pm EST (4:30pm EST). My guest is Erica Boeke from GoGameFace.com and co-author of the book “Gameface: The Kick-Ass Guide for Women Who Love Pro Sports.” You can watch the stream below, or you can click here to visit the The Business [...]

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Today ESPN officially launched their second regional sports website, ESPNBoston.com, timed perfectly with the first New England Patriots game of the year on Monday Night Football (another ESPN production). Their first regional effort, ESPNChicago.com, went online back in April and has already become a top site for Chicago sports fans, reaching over 700,000 visitors per month. [...]

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We have three upcoming Business of Sports events on the schedule that I wanted to remind everyone about: 1.  The 2nd episode of The Business of Sports Live on Ustream – Tomorrow (Tuesday) at 7:30PM EST (4:30PM PST).  The topic of the day will be sports marketing for a female audience, and I’ll be talking [...]

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It’s time for this week’s edition of Sports Careers Saturday! Career Tip: Interview Follow Up You just finished your interview and of course followed up with a thank you note. The next step is to sit back and wait for some sort of confirmation. During this stage of the game patience is the key to [...]

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With last night’s start of the 2009 NFL season, a noticed a few new sports-related commercials for the first time. So instead of the typical Friday news links, I wanted to share a couple of these ads and learn what you thought of them. 1.  Sears – “Brett Favre Cold Feet” – By far, the [...]

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Today’s post is courtesy of guest blogger Tim Newman, Associate Professor of Sport Management at York College. I started my career in the sports industry as a certified athletic trainer.  While earning my Master’s degree in Athletic Training at the University of Virginia, Joe Gieck, long-time Head Athletic Trainer said something I will never forget. [...]

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Forbes recently released their annual list of NFL franchise valuations. Here is the list in order from most (Dallas at $1.7B) to least (Oakland at $797M) valuable: Dallas Cowboys Washington Redskins New England Patriots New York Giants New York Jets Houston Texans Philadelphia Eagles Tampa Bay Buccaneers Chicago Bears Denver Broncos Baltimore Ravens Carolina Panthers Cleveland Browns [...]

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Welcome to the 2nd weekly installment of Sports Careers Saturday, featuring a new career tip from Mark Tudi and five hot job listings courtesy of SportsCareers.com. Career Tip of the Week – Informational Interviews “I know I could get a job if I only had a network in the industry. They always say it is [...]

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It’s been a busy week in the sports industry, so here are a few of the most interesting stories in this week’s “Five for Friday.” 1.  NHL’s Coyote Ugly Courtroom Battle Continues - Jim Balsille still wants to own the Phoenix Coyotes and move then to Ontario, bidding $212.5 million for the franchise. The other team owners [...]

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In the past few days, I’ve seen a couple of great promotions from schools in the Pac-10 that I’d like to share: Arizona State – You Are ASU: The Sun Devils created a couple of life-sized ASU trading card cutouts that can be found in prime locations around the Tempe area.  They’re encouraging fans to [...]

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