It has been a pleasure covering this summer’s “Five for Friday” posts here at The Business of Sports but it is officially time for me to sign off. I want to thank Russell Scibetti again for the opportunity to work alongside him this summer and look forward to returning as a guest in the future. [...]

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This week on “Five for Friday” we discuss President Obama’s thoughts on how NASCAR can help American automakers, Michael Vick’s jersey back in production, and a contract extension between the NFL and NBC. We also look into the story behind Shaquille O’Neal taking a former teammates idea for a reality television show and the marketing [...]

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Over the course of this past week we have had some of the most interesting sports business stories of the year. We have seen plenty of Michael Vick and the Philadelphia Eagles’ decision to sign the quarterback, Rick Pitino admitting to an affair outside his marriage, and the New Jersey Nets decision to give away [...]

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This week’s “Five for Friday” encompasses a lot of new. We feature the newest and possibly biggest Twitter story yet, the future end to Lowe’s Motor Speedway, and the new naming rights for the new Orlando Magic arena. We also cover the new Tennessee Volunteers  football recruiting billboards and the “party passes” that the new [...]

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We have a great “Five for Friday” lined up for you folks today which includes a story of Anna Rawson and her attempt to sell sex on the LPGA tour as well as the return of Michael Jordan to Gatorade. We also have news on a new Twitter for NBA players, the potential fall of [...]

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This week on “Five for Friday” we bring you two home videos from a Florida Marlins marketing campaign that are better than the LeBron James dunk tape, the new strategy behind the PGA’s FedEx Cup commercials, and a new type of breakfast for champions. We’ll also cover RadioShack’s sponsorship of Lance Armstrong and Under Armour’s [...]

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According to PCMAG.com, Twitter has increased 1,382 percent last year based on research done in March. Most interestingly, the use of Twitter has played a enormous role inside sports. Players and fans now have a much easier and more direct way to communicate via this 140 character message limit platform. Not only do professional players tweet [...]

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With the MLB All-Star game behind us, this week’s “Five for Friday” looks into the future of the NHL and NBA. We also bring you the latest news regarding sports technology via Under Armour’s new recovery suit.

1. NHL’s Winter Classic set for Fenway Park – It has been confirmed that Fenway Park will host the Flyers [...]

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Twitter has become so big over the past year that new articles are surfacing online about how it will no longer serve a practical use. Too many people are using the platform for personal marketing which ruins the entire purpose of logging on to find quick and useful information. Whether these claims are accurate, they [...]

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Facebook is far and away the largest social networking community in existence, and as such, it is a prime location for sports organizations to communicate with their fans.  Most do this through fan pages, which are profiles that can be created on behalf of a company, team, website, product, celebrity or anything really.
Back in February, [...]

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