Why Apple’s iTunes Needed The Beatles
There has been speculation for years that the catalog of music from The Beatles was going to be available on Apple’s iTunes music store. For each announcement from Apple that something was going to change with iTunes, people threw up their pre-saved blog posts and reactionary tweets and facebook...
Yes, There Are Still Tickets Available for the Miami Heat Home Opener Tonight
If you go on Ticketmaster right now you can buy tickets to tonight’s Miami Heat home opener against the Orlando Magic and sit in section 102, which is in the corner between the baseline and behind the basket.
Click on the picture to get a clearer view.
Miller Lite Becomes the Official Beer of Fantasy Football…Wait, What?
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Aug 31st, 2010 |
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How does this even happen? Nobody owns Fantasy Football, although apparently Yahoo! Sports thinks it does. I found the below picture on Facebook today and immediately wondered why anyone would think they could sell an official sponsor of Fantasy Football.
Theoretically Bud Light could become the...
Cablevision Needs to Stop Lying
If you are a cable subscriber, no matter which company you get your services from, I’m sure you’ve been bombarded with commercials every day about how much better cable is than Verizon FiOS (or any other phone company television services). They used to club us over the head with how much...
Realizing How Much Money There is Out There…
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Aug 10th, 2010 |
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There were two stories relating to individual wealth this past week that made me truly reconsider what I thought I knew about money. My reactions to the two stories actually originated in a recent discussion I had with my younger brother about how there were so many million dollar apartments in New...
Understanding the “New York” in the New York Knicks’ Plea to LeBron James
While June 22nd may have been the first full day of summer according to the calendar, tomorrow is the first official day of the NBA’s summer as Free Agency 2010 begins in earnest starting at 12:01am. With countless stories about who will meet with LeBron James first and who will begin wooing...
How the College Sports Conference Realignment Should Look
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Jun 11th, 2010 |
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Okay, we get it. 16 teams are required for a power conference in college football sports. We still haven’t been told why 16 is necessary over of a more manageable 12, but fine, whatever. 16 it is. With the University of Colorado joining the Pacific 10 Conference, even though Boulder, Colorado...
Sports Stories We Forgot: The New England Patriots are Moving to Hartford
In today’s sports landscape, new stadiums are all the rage for team owners because it’s a new revenue source that they don’t have to share with other owners. While there are plenty of examples of how this works, the New York Yankees last year proved how much of a boon a new stadium...
Potential Addition to the Naming Rights Longevity List
Sports Business Daily is reporting that the Indianapolis Star is reporting that Conseco Inc. will be changing its corporate name to CNO Financial Group Inc., which should pave the wave for a new name on Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. Home of the NBA’s Indiana Pacers, Conseco Fieldhouse...