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Sports Central
January 25, 2006
Diane M. Grassi |
Winter Olympics Athletes Face Double Standard Big media and corporate sponsorship of sporting events in the US have become as big a story these days as the sports and athletes they themselves sponsor, with nary an opportunity missed by advertisers and networks alike to promote themselves.   |
HBS Working Knowledge
March 6, 2006
James Aisner |
Winners and Losers at the Olympics Harvard Business School professor emeritus Stephen Greyser has been studying, teaching, and writing about the business of sports for over 30 years. Here, he discusses his perspectives on the the marketing aspects of the recent Turin Games. |
Sports Central
August 14, 2012
Brad Oremland |
Thumbs Down For Olympic Coverage I mentioned last week that I didn't get into the Summer Olympics as much as usual this year. Much of the reason, I'm afraid, was NBC's television coverage of the London Games. |
Sports Central
September 1, 2004
Diane M. Grassi |
Olympics Coverage Fails U.S. Women's Teams Now that the 2004 Summer Olympic Games have come to a close, it might be the right time to evaluate the television coverage and the accessibility to view the sports U.S. fans most coveted during the Games. |
AskMen.com
Will Brody |
Top 10: Former Olympic Sports There have been many sports that have been dropped over the years. Let's take a look at some of the Olympic sports of yesteryear. |
Sports Central
February 17, 2006
Diane M. Grassi |
Winter Olympics TV Coverage Far From Golden Sports fans are not averse to watching Winter Olympics coverage, but trying to figure out NBC's television schedule has become a sport of Olympic proportions unto itself. |
On Wall Street
August 1, 2012
Lorie Konish |
Olympians Who Became Financial Advisors Discuss Their Lives, Work Most Olympic competitors want to make the most of any wealth that they attain when their physical talents are at their peak. For a select few, like Eric Flaim, this serves as inspiration to become a financial advisor and help other athletes and clients find their financial footing. |
Salon.com
May 30, 2002
Andrew O'Hehir |
The greatest show on earth It's World Cup time again -- when more than a billion people will be enthralled not just by the joy of victory and agony of defeat, but also by the mystery and despair that is championship soccer... |
HBS Working Knowledge
February 5, 2014
Michael Blanding |
Can Putin Score Olympic Gold? With billions of dollars on the line at this year's troubled Winter Olympics, Stephen Greyser breaks down what's at stake for the brands of NBC, key corporate sponsors, Russia -- and Vladimir Putin. |
Fast Company
Chris Gayomali |
The Death Of The Spoiler Alert? What we are likely witnessing is a tectonic shift in the way media companies cover global events like the Olympics. Between television, the web, and mobile, there are now more platforms than ever to reach viewer eyeballs. |
Sports Illustrated
September 23, 2000
Grant Wahl |
Coming of age U.S. men's soccer joins ranks of the world's best... |
Sports Illustrated
May 5, 2000
Brian Cazeneuve |
Olympic burnout factor Q&A on the Olympics: increasing surge of interest rising in the 2000 Games in the U.S. public and media?... How does the United States' shot put, discus and hammer throwers look this year?... Has the IOC ever considered offering "at large" berths to athletes... etc. |
AskMen.com
September 19, 2013
Simon Kuper |
The Real Effect Of Major Sporting Events On Host Cities Since the 1990s many academic economists have researched the effects of hosting these tournaments, and they pretty much agree: Hosting doesn't make you rich. |
Fast Company
June 2010
Austin Carr |
The 2010 FIFA World Cup by the Numbers The World Cup, which takes place June 11 to July 11, may be the be-all-end-all for soccer fans. Compared with other popular sports, it wins in financial terms as well. |
HBS Working Knowledge
May 1, 2008
John Quelch |
The Marketing Challenges of the China Olympics The Olympic Games are normally a marketer's dream. Not so much this year, given widespread protests against the Chinese government. Here are the branding challenges posed by this year's games in Beijing. |
Sports Illustrated
September 13, 2000
Frank Deford |
A culture of 'sus' So overwhelming is the perception that drugs sustain most Olympic athletes, that it really doesn't matter how much the well is poisoned. Almost every record and every winner is sus. Sus, a shortened version of the word "suspicious," is, so far as I know, only used in Olympic circles. |
Search Engine Watch
August 16, 2004
Gary Price |
An Olympic Selection of Search Resources The 2004 Summer Olympics are underway in Athens and the web is home to plenty of information that makes watching the games even more interesting. |
Sports Central
March 9, 2009
Luke Broadbent |
NFL Team in London? Let's Hope Not Talk once again has turned towards the possibility of a permanent NFL team in London. According to a senior league official, London could have their own team within 10-12 years. |
Sports Illustrated
March 24, 2003
Don Yaeger |
Son of Saddam As Iraq's top Olympic official, Uday Hussein is accused of the torture and murder of athletes who fail to win. |
Sports Illustrated
August 16, 2000
Frank Deford |
Sydney Olympics must overcome The Sydney Olympics are a month away, so let's look at the problems they face in attracting their usual high degree of interest in the United States. |
Sports Central
August 13, 2012
Angus Saul |
What London 2012 Was Really About London 2012 was all about passing on the baton. We can only hope that the baton is passed with good grace, and that sport will benefit from such a marvelous event. |
AskMen.com
August 13, 2012
Simon Kuper |
London Olympics Post-Mortem The point of an Olympics isn't an economic legacy. It's to make people happy. Taken on that level, then for people around the world -- but above all for us Brits -- I think London worked. |
CFO
June 15, 2012
Edward Teach |
Let the Games Begin The 2012 Summer Olympic Games start next month in London, and Neil Wood is counting on their success. An interview with Neil Wood, CFO, London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. |
Sports Illustrated
November 3, 2002
Brian Cazeneuve |
The fun has just begun New York's road to 2012 Games is still a long, long one |
Sports Central
March 13, 2010
Vito Curcuru |
Five Ways NHL Can Capitalize on Olympics Here are five ways for the NHL to capitalize on the Olympics and to justify staying in the Olympics. |
AskMen.com
May 13, 2013
James Fell |
Jordan Burroughs Interview Wrestling is as much a part of Olympic history as foot racing, jumping and throwing. How the IOC can cast it aside as a core sport for 2020 boggles the mind. |
Sports Central
March 7, 2007
Will Tidey |
World Cup 2018: U.S.-Bound? U.S. soccer fans seem destined to have the world's greatest sporting event on their doorstep sooner rather than later. |
AskMen.com
Jim Bauer |
5 Things You Didn't Know About The Torino Olympics Five of the more curious things you didn't know about the upcoming 2006 Winter Olympics. |
Fast Company
February 2010
Anne C. Lee |
The Vancouver Olympics by the Numbers Let the Games Begin! More than 80 nations and 5,500 athletes and officials will participate in this year's Winter Games. |
Sports Illustrated
April 5, 2000 |
What's in and what's out Q&A on the Olympics: Anything like Triplecast in the future?... Handball... Surfing... Mary Slaney and Amy Van Dyken... Why no golf?... Michael Bennett... Will Bahamas team win the 4x100-meter relay?... |
Outside
January 2010
Ryan Krogh |
The Rise of Curling Enough with the beer jokes -- curling's quickly gaining on classic Olympic sports like skiing. |
BusinessWeek
August 9, 2004
Katie DeWitt |
NBC's Marathon Of Coverage Spread over seven channels, the network will offer more programming than the past five summer Olympics combined. And for the first time, all 28 Olympic sports will air on TV. Will viewers have the stamina to stay tuned for more than 1,200 hours of Games? |
AskMen.com
Dave Golokhov |
Top 10 Olympic Athletes To Look For In Torino These skiers, skaters and sledders have an excellent chance of making their home countries proud by writing a page in the history books at the Winter Olympics February 2006. |
Salon.com
June 12, 2002
Andrew O'Hehir |
Sacre bleu! Dios mio! It's the Bizarro World Cup! France fades into Sartrean nothingness, Argentina dances the tango of despair and the United States and Japan, titans of world baseball -- sorry, I mean soccer -- rise up. |
Sports Central
July 19, 2012
Kevin Beane |
The Other Nations of the Olympics Since the Olympics see fit to include as many nations as possible, they give out wild card entries to nations that do not have any athletes who qualified through competition. This makes the Olympic Opening Ceremonies a truly global event. |
The Motley Fool
August 30, 2004
Phil Wohl |
Olympics: No Ad Bonanza The showcase for the world's athletes doesn't produce marquee names for advertisers. |
Outside
August 2008 |
The Guide: Beijing Olympics 2008 The 15 things you must know about this year's Olympics in Beijing. |
Finance & Development
March 2010
Andrew Zimbalist |
Is It Worth It? Hosting the Olympic Games and other mega sporting events is an honor many countries aspire to -- but why? |
Sports Central
June 14, 2006
Mark Chalifoux |
World Cup: Getting Hooked in My Sleep This year's World Cup offered a view of Brazil and the world's finest athlete, Ronaldinho, taking on Croatia. |
Sports Central
March 27, 2008
Kevin Beane |
World Soccer Recap Pro soccer teams the world over are compelled to release their players to go play for their country. |
Sports Illustrated
April 28, 2000
Brian Cazeneuve |
Cuban diver sees stars and stripes Will Ramirez make it to the Olympics?... Some thoughts about the difficulties Athens is having as it prepares for the 2004 Olympics... The Sydney organizers are planning to send an Olympic torch into orbit on the shuttle Atlantis... |
Sports Central
September 8, 2006
Diane M. Grassi |
Globalization Defeating the American Athlete The increase of insourcing foreign players in the U.S. may result in sacrificing the best American athletes. |
AskMen.com
April 17, 2002
Mark Simmons |
The Unearthliness Of The World Cup South Korea and Japan have not exactly joined forces in their planning, nor have they pooled resources in their deployment, when it comes to organizing the World Cup Finals in 2002 that they will co-host... |
Registered Rep.
August 29, 2012
Diana Britton |
Cold Call with John McCardell John McCardell works with several athletes and coaches, including Dawn Staley, three-time Olympic gold medalist in U.S. basketball. What types of financial decisions do Olympians have to make post-games? |
BusinessWeek
April 1, 2010
Mike Cohen |
The World Cup: No Winner in South Africa The soccer fest was supposed to help boost the economy, but fans are balking at the travel costs. |
Sports Illustrated
March 3, 2000
Brian Cazeneuve |
Defining the Olympic Spirit Welcome to the first Sydney 2000 Mailbag, where we'll discuss anything and everything relating to the Summer Games.... |
Salon.com
June 22, 2002
Gary Kamiya |
Welcome to the world In defeat, the U.S. soccer team won an epic victory: It brought America into the world of sports. |
InternetNews
February 15, 2008 |
Blogs Get Official Go-ahead For Beijing The International Olympic Committee on Friday gave the green light to allow blogging at the Olympics for the first time, issuing guidelines for this August's Beijing Games. |
Sports Illustrated
February 19, 2002
Janet Maslin |
Medal Worthy NBC's two toughest jobs in broadcasting the Olympics have been guessing what will make the best broadcast and, more important, knowing when to leave well enough alone. So far the network is succeeding at both... |
Sports Central
August 27, 2004
Eric Poole |
An Immodest Proposal It seems we can't get through an Olympics without having some sort of controversy over judging. That's because gymnastics are fundamentally flawed. |
