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  1. The Metaphysics of Bernie Ecclestone's Meta Modern Mind

    This article is based on the book, Bernie Ecclestone: King of Sport by Terry Lovell and is not an excerpt. The 1930 Great Depression of England had one young entrepreneur hone his natural business ...

    Written by Saraswathi Sirigina about 10 days ago 34 comments

  2. Dana White Explodes Over Licensing Agreement: Koscheck, Velasquez Next To Go?

    In a must-read piece by Yahoo MMA writer Kevin Iole, UFC President Dana White comes apart at the seams and goes off on Jon Fitch and Christian Wellisch, regarding their refusal to sign a lifetime video game agreement...

    Written by Josh Nason about 14 days ago 15 comments

  3. Does the Professional Athlete Deserve Such Massive Contracts?

    The professional athletes make more money in possibly one game than most normal, every-day people make in a year. Just look at Alex Rodriguez, the starting third baseman for the New York Yankees, ...

    Written by Aaron Sharrow about 17 days ago 0 comments

  4. How the Credit Crunch Will Affect Sports

    In the past several months, we have seen what we thought to be impossible actually begin to happen. Century-old institutions such as banks, brokers, automakers, and retailers crumbled and fell at a rate that matched the Great Depression...

    Written by John Fennelly about 19 days ago 4 comments

  5. NHL and Broadcasting: A Match Made in Hell

    (Pictured above: Beelzebub, in one of several modern forms.) Growing up, I always heard the most tired of phrases: “Children should be seen, and not heard...

    Written by Ray Bogusz about 28 days ago 65 comments

  6. NBA Young Money Millionaires: Part One

    We all know the enormous contracts that many of the games best get for playing. But often, most of the biggest stars in the league make more away from the court. LayupDrill.com takes a look at the top moneymakers in the game today...

    Written by D.Michael Lee about about 1 month ago 0 comments

  7. Fathead Scam

    Blasting on my TV this afternoon was a commercial for Fathead, the poster-like items featuring sports stars, celebrities, and superheroes, etc...

    Written by Jersey about about 1 month ago 0 comments

  8. Australian GP Financial Results: Not As Bad, but Some Disturbing Trends

    The Australian Grand Prix Corporation released its 2008 Annual Financial statement, which drew many negative news headlines. For example, the Guardian writes: “The Australian Formula One Grand Prix lost A$40 million in 2008...

    Written by Chung Lee about about 1 month ago 4 comments

  9. Provocative Ads Make B/R Writer Forget What He Was Writing About

    SAN DIEGO, CA—Bleacher Report writer Eric Gomez was settling into his usual routine of sitting in front of the computer. He opened a document with several article ideas and random notes, when something odd and unexpected happened...

    Written by Eric Gomez about about 1 month ago 27 comments

  10. B/R Question Time: Are We Puppets On a String? How Influenced Are We?

    Does the sport we love get attached to us? Does the sportsman/sportswoman/sports team/sports icon get attached to us? In our consciousness, in our thought processes, in our ideology, in our relationships? ...

    Written by Saraswathi Sirigina about about 1 month ago 23 comments

  11. Falling Pins in the Bowling Alley of F1

    It is interesting that people talk about global recession as though the fishes and such that are a part of the globe get effected by such recession. Pardon me! On Madison Avenue, that hallmark of advertising edifice, things are not going well...

    Written by Saraswathi Sirigina about about 1 month ago 2 comments

  12. How Important is Sports in America?

    Like many Americans, I am concerned about the state of our economy. People are losing jobs, 401Ks are taking a hit, and the housing market has never been as bad as it is now. It is depressing to even think about the direction our country is going...

    Written by Christopher Williams about about 1 month ago 2 comments

  13. ING Q3 Earnings Not To Impact F1

    One can never have a pleasant day in these times of crisis without the sky falling off in reality too... What is considered as stable and sound has no meaning any more...

    Written by Saraswathi Sirigina about about 1 month ago 5 comments

  14. Williams F1: Beginning Of The End

    The business side of Formula One is in for more winds of change. The last Lehman report that I made had some contentions with other news trickling in that CVC Capital Partners may be owning the ...

    Written by Saraswathi Sirigina about about 1 month ago 9 comments

  15. Manchester United’s Budweiser Deal

    Budweiser first became a sponsor of Manchester United in 2002, becoming the club’s "official" beer. They have this status with several different teams and sports, ranging from MLS teams to the NBA, Major League Baseball and NASCAR racing...

    Written by TheRepublikOfMancunia.com about about 1 month ago 0 comments

  16. BusinessWeek’s 2008 Power 100

    Around this time last year, when BusinessWeek released its Power 100, documenting the 100 most influential people in the business of sports, I was interested to see various sports agent related names pop up on the list...

    Written by Darren Heitner about about 1 month ago 1 comments

  17. NFLPA Mandatory Insurance

    The cost of being an agent can take quite a toll for someone looking to get into the industry without a large bankroll behind him/her...

    Written by Darren Heitner about about 1 month ago 0 comments

  18. Yankees And Cashman: Why Do Sports Teams Strain To Keep Mediocre Leaders?

    Six days ago, the Lions finally relieved Matt Millen of his duties as General Manager and Team President after seven very long and anguishing years for the Detroit faithful...

    Written by J.C. Hagan about 2 months ago 0 comments

  19. Wall Street Collapse = NHL Collapse?

    As brokers cry into their lattes on Wall Street and politicians spin themselves silly on Capitol Hill, the NHL season is about to begin...

    Written by Spencer Callaghan about 2 months ago 14 comments

  20. Hamed Haddadi Might Be a Box-Office Wonder for the Memphis Grizzlies

    That's right. To the fiery depths with Josh Smith, Elton Brand, Amare Stoudamire, and Carlos Boozer. No disrespect to Kevin Garnett intended, but the "Big Ticket" might be Hamed Haddadi—as far as Memphis is concerned...

    Written by Chip Crain about 2 months ago 0 comments

  21. Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up

    Shabbat Shalom! Rosh Hashanah is right around the corner, followed by Yom Kippur. Nothing like looking forward to a day of no eating and drinking. How about Oregon State last night? Looking good for the Gators...

    Written by Darren Heitner about 2 months ago 0 comments

  22. Random Musings: The Sports Cult

    Overview There is a strong culture of sport in most countries. There is a history of sport, or some sporting activity. The word culture itself is a by-product of C-U-L-T...

    Written by Saraswathi Sirigina about 2 months ago 12 comments

  23. What Is Good For the Goose Is Not Good For the Gander: Formula One Business

    In August, Wall Street was abuzz with news that state-run Korea Development Bank would consider acquiring that ailing edifice of American Investment Banking Lehman Brothers whose history parallels ...

    Written by Saraswathi Sirigina about 2 months ago 0 comments

  24. Learn the Lingo: How to Bet on Football

    By Chadam from Fantasy Football Fools For those who aren’t quite sure on how NFL spreads work, I’ll take you through a little crash course before we begin our weekly column...

    Written by Jacob Sloan about 2 months ago 0 comments

  25. Money Talks. But it doesn't play for the Boston Red Sox.

    It's time, my fellow bean-eating friends. Time to get over it. The Yankees are no longer the Evil Empire. With all due respect to the Brothers Steinbrenner, they are no more evil than Snidely Whiplash, cackling over the damsel tied to the train tracks..

    Written by Tyler Strickland about 3 months ago 1 comments