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CFO July 15, 2008 Kate O'Sullivan |
Going for the Gold Can a savvy finance strategy propel Women's Professional Soccer to post-Olympic glory? |
Sports Central December 17, 2006 Greg Wyshynski |
MLS Grows Up Lamar Hunt's dream of America as a Soccer Nation is still unfolding. But his vision of Major League Soccer as a professional sports league has become a reality. |
AskMen.com Steve Seepersaud |
Least Profitable Sports Leagues Many pro sports leagues are running in the red. Here's a look at some of the least profitable pro sports leagues in recent years. |
Sports Illustrated June 7, 2000 Grant Wahl |
Garber talks Ten months after leaving the NFL to take over as MLS commissioner, Don Garber sat down with me in his Manhattan office on Tuesday for a wide-ranging discussion on MLS, its present and its future.... |
Sports Central October 19, 2011 Vito Curcuru |
How the Players Can Win the NBA Lockout The NBA players need to leverage their talent to win the lockout. |
CFO July 15, 2011 Marielle Segarra |
Alive and Kicking As the world watches the Women's World Cup this month, the U.S. Women's Professional Soccer league hopes to draw in new fans. |
Outside June 2008 Mark Anders |
Turf Battle U.S. soccer fans are turning to homegrown hero Taylor Twellman, the New England Revolution's 28-year-old striker. |
AskMen.com Simon Kuper |
3 Big Questions (And Answers) For Soccer In 2011 Question One: Will Jose Mourinho leave Real Madrid if he fails to take the Spanish title from Barcelona? |
Fast Company April 2014 Josh Dean |
How A Risky Ad Campaign Turned The Portland Timbers Into One Of Pro Sports' Hottest Startups In their short life, the Timbers have quietly become a fixture in the league -- and are changing the way MLS teams think about marketing themselves. |
AskMen.com Rob Fox |
Thierry Henry Won't Save Soccer In America Beyond the money, it's difficult to see why a player of Henry's stature would want to compete in a league that's seen by many outside of North America as a golden retirement home for European and South American pros. |
AskMen.com Dave Golokhov |
David Beckham's MLS Team Since retiring from the sport, Beckham has been searching for the right place to land his MLS expansion team. According to some early reports, he's going to get a discounted rate of $25 million to start up the franchise in Miami. |
Sports Central June 14, 2006 Zach Jones |
The Great Disappearing League Signs the NHL is in decline. |
Sports Central February 25, 2008 Jon Gonzales |
Happy 25th, USFL! (Or What Could've Been) Had the United States Football League continued down the path it was blazing, and had a few breaks gone its way, it likely would have survived to today. |
Sports Illustrated June 17, 2002 Phil Taylor |
No vacancy U.S. has no room for soccer on its full sports plate. |
AskMen.com Steve Seepersaud |
Alternative Leagues Real pro wrestling... New SlamBall season coming soon... Arena Football team value skyrockets... Euroleague hoops immensely popular... |
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Most Profitable Sports Teams Which five squads were the most profitable sports teams in major professional sports during the 2005-06 seasons? Hint: it's not the Yankees or the Red Sox. |
AskMen.com Mark Simmons |
soccer betting What do we think about when high-budget sporting franchises come to mind? Baseball? Basketball? Hockey? Although all of these might be valid answers to the question, soccer should also be added to the list. |
Sports Central July 22, 2014 Brad Oremland |
How to Do an NFL Team in London It's been clear for a couple years now that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wants a team based in London. |
Sports Illustrated July 18, 2001 |
Divided we stand There's a league for everyone these days. Declining TV ratings for individual sports are caused by an increase in choices. |
The Motley Fool May 24, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Hockey's Hard Times At its best, hockey is a beautiful sport, blending brutality with finesse. Now, the league must score with the game's dwindling television audience. |
The Motley Fool January 12, 2007 Rich Duprey |
Soccer Bends It for Beckham Major League Soccer bends its rules to crank up Brand Beckham. |
Sports Central June 3, 2005 Eric Williams |
Let's Make a Deal, Commissioner Stern Message to Mr. Stern: The NBA is on the verge of a lockout. Get a deal done now. There is too much to lose and not nearly enough to gain if there is no NBA next year. Just ask your favorite NHL player. |
Salon.com June 27, 2002 Allen Barra |
If the U.S. won the World Cup An apocalyptic scenario involving Howard Cosell. |
Sports Central April 15, 2013 Adam Russell |
MLB Should Consolidate the Leagues Could there ever be the possibility of MLB proposing a unified organization with consistent rules and a more objective schedule? If enough fans jump on the bandwagon, it most certainly could be possible. |
Sports Central January 20, 2007 Greg Wyshynski |
The Booze, Banter, and Betting Theory A sport's popularity, on a professional or college level, can be directly linked to its fans' ability to debate it, bet it, or use it as the entrance point for a few hours of total inebriation. |
AskMen.com Steve Seepersaud |
Most Profitable Sports Leagues The top five richest pro sports leagues. |
Salon.com May 24, 2002 Allen Barra |
Soccer may be the world's sport, but it will never be America's Every four years soccer officials assure us that if the U.S. men's team makes a run for the World Cup, their sport will finally break through in America. Dream on. |
InternetNews May 5, 2004 Ryan Naraine |
MLBAM Goes Beyond Baseball Diamond Major League Baseball's Internet subsidiary has launched a spin-off company to hawk technical expertise to sports leagues and franchises. |
HBS Working Knowledge June 11, 2014 Carmen Nobel |
In the Future of Sports Investing, Media is the Best Bet Sports investing is no longer just about buying teams and selling beer. Bob Higgins discusses why media, digital devices, and invention of fan-friendly sports are driving next-generation investors. |
The Motley Fool June 10, 2010 Adrian Rush |
NFL Players Throw a Flag A renegotiated deal with the networks has the players' union miffed. |
Sports Central June 5, 2014 Kevin Beane |
The Father of U.S. Soccer U.S. men's soccer coach Jurgen Klinsmann raised some eyebrows in a New York Times profile today when he declared the World Cup unwinnable for the Americans in 2014. |
Sports Illustrated May 16, 2001 Grant Wahl |
Don't send Mathis to Europe yet Just because MetroStars striker Clint Mathis is the hottest U.S. player in years, MLS doesn't want its fans to assume he'll be on the next flight to Europe... |
AskMen.com Steve Seepersaud |
Least Profitable Sports Teams A club will lose money when it overspends on high-priced players who don't deliver or because of flat-out mismanagement. Here are the five major pro sports teams that were the least profitable in 2005-06. |
Sports Central July 22, 2004 Mike Chen |
Bobby Hull's Pipe Dream The Golden Jet, World Hockey Association commissioner believes that the reborn WHA will not only be a viable threat to the NHL, but in the event of an NHL lockout is actually poised to thrive. |
BusinessWeek November 26, 2007 Ronald Grover |
Extra Innings in the Digital Game Digital rights looked like peanuts in 2000. Now some Major League Baseball owners want a bigger share. |
BusinessWeek February 10, 2011 |
Hard Choices: The NHL's Gary Bettman As the National Football League begins labor negotiations, the National Hockey League commissioner recalls his last lockout |
The Motley Fool May 31, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Rink on the Brink ESPN is dropping the NHL, and that could add damage to an already battered league. Investors, take note. |
Sports Central June 29, 2010 Brad Oremland |
Why I Don't Love Soccer Why has the beautiful game of soccer, something easy both to play and to understand, failed to make headway against baseball and basketball and American football? |
Sports Illustrated August 31, 2001 |
Donovan's big chance Every indication is that 19-year-old American soccer player Landon Donovan will get his first World Cup qualifying start on Saturday when the U.S. meets Honduras. |
Sports Illustrated June 6, 2000 Grant Wahl |
Inside Soccer Cobi Jones has suddenly found his scoring touch for the U.S. team |
CRM August 21, 2013 Leonard Klie |
CRM Comes of Age in the Age of Moneyball CRM Evolution panelists uncover the need to use CRM for more than just selling tickets. |
Wired October 2009 Drake Bennett |
Stefan Szymanski and Stephen Ross: Bust Up Big League Sports In the current system, major league team owners are rewarded for mediocrity. How can we demand better? Make teams compete for a spot in the majors. |
Sports Central January 16, 2014 Mike Chen |
Will NHL Overkill its Outdoor Game Plan? What's the sensible path forward here? The league is probably very aware that there's a fine balance between the Golden Goose that is the Winter Classic and overly saturating the market demand. |
Sports Central July 1, 2010 Kevin Beane |
On Soccer, Instant Replay, and Culture Five quick thoughts on the World Cup, and the need for instant reply. |
AskMen.com May 14, 2003 Arash Madani |
The Financial Expansion Of The MLB A year after "contraction" was the buzzword in Major League Baseball, the latest trend is not to diminish the game, but to expand it. |
Sports Central November 9, 2004 Mark Chalifoux |
Bettman's Plan to Save the NHL "Whether or not we miss half a season or three-quarters of a season, or don't have a season at all -- that is not the issue from our standpoint," the national Hockey League commissioner said. "We need a deal that is the right deal to address the problems and let us go forward." |
Sports Central October 19, 2005 Mike Chen |
NHL Back With a Bang, But Will it Survive? The NHL is back in a big way, and with enough momentum to make every sports league consider self-destruction for a year. But the NHL can fall back to earth quickly if it becomes complacent -- or worse, lazy. |
Fast Company September 2015 KC Ifeanyi |
Can the NFL trounce FIFA to define "football" once and for all? The stateside popularity of American pigskin has always been as fierce as soccer's unshakeable foothold in Europe and Latin America. |
AskMen.com February 5, 2003 Mark Simmons |
Why The NFL Is So Fantastic As the NFL powers into the 21st century, it is head and shoulders above all other professional sports circuits. It is firing on all cylinders; both in terms of financial metrics and public relations goodwill. |