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January 22, 2018 Politics / Sports

Diplomacy on the Playing Field: 2018 Winter Olympics

Soon the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea will captivate millions of viewers around the globe featuring sporting events

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August 19, 2014 Business / Education / Entertainment / Health / Pop Culture / Sports

ALS’ Ice Bucket Challenge Is Raising Awareness, Money Too. But Is It Enough?

Many people have seen videos of family and friends taking the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, which helps raise awareness of

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June 9, 2014 Business / Media / Sports

The Good and Bad of Phil Mickelson’s Insider Trading Scandal 

Phil Mickelson’s squeaky clean image has come under scrutiny as the golf hall of famer is confronted with accusations of

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May 27, 2014 Business / Politics / Pop Culture / Sports

IndyCar to Drive Fan Interest

Sunday marked the 98th running of the Indianapolis 500, an event billed as the “greatest spectacle in racing.”  One can

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May 7, 2014 Business / Pop Culture / Sports

NBA’s Strong Arm in Black and White

Just as the dust began to settle last week after NBA Commissioner Adam Silver banned Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald

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February 20, 2014 Business / Politics / Pop Culture / Sports

Putin’s $50B Ad Campaign

It’s just a few days until the XXII Olympic Winter Games will come to an end and the world will

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November 5, 2013 Business / Media / Politics / Pop Culture / Sports

The Power of the Media and the NFL’s ‘Skins’ Game

Sunday’s overtime win against the San Diego Chargers gave the Washington Redskins a reason to celebrate, at least temporarily, as

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August 12, 2013 Business / Entertainment / Media / Pop Culture / Sports

The Rise of the Cyber Athlete

Video gaming isn’t always easy for the average player.  Quick hand-eye coordinated skills are needed to properly slay an extraterritorial

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July 29, 2013 Business / Sports

Golf Picks Up the Pace

The talk of this year’s U.S. Open, one of four coveted annual tournaments including last week’s Open Championship held in

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February 27, 2013 Business / Media / Politics / Pop Culture / Sports

The President’s Push Fore Daytime TV

President Obama Playing Golf President Obama and Tiger Woods are a lot alike.  Both are worldwide icons who have seen

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October 1, 2012 Media / Politics / Pop Culture / Sports

Mitt Romney Should Learn from the NFL

The national media spotlight turned on the NFL this week as replacement referees botched a call on “Monday Night Football,”

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February 26, 2012 Business / Media / Pop Culture / Sports

‘Chink in the Armor’ Headline Catapults Linsanity to New Heights

New York Knick Jeremy Lin at a press conference. Photo: Courtesy of ESPN. There’s been a lot of media and

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November 27, 2011 Business / Media / Politics / Pop Culture / Sports

Basketball Comes a Little Late This Christmas

Basketball fans are relieved to know that this year’s NBA season will officially begin on December 25, 2011. Players and

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February 6, 2011 Business / Entertainment / Pop Culture / Sports

Don’t use the word Super Bowl

More than 100 million viewers watched Super Bowl XLV, not to mention the snazzy,  eye-catching commercials.   No doubt the Super

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June 20, 2010 Pop Culture / Sports

Good Thing for Vuvuzelas at the 2010 World Cup

The big news out of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa wasn’t rivalry, it was horn blowing. Tens of

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February 21, 2010 Sports

Olympics Shine as NBC Builds its Brand, Despite Loss

It’s hard not to get caught up in the excitement surrounding this year’s Olympics. Watching players score points by curling

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November 29, 2009 Sports

Woods Needs to Get His Story Straight

The media frenzy continues around Tiger Woods’ car crash early Friday morning outside his Windermere, Florida mansion.  The number one

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September 25, 2009 Business / Sports

Tiger Alone Cannot Save Golf, PGA Must Find Personalities

Tiger Woods brings the drama.  No question the world’s best golfer positively impacts the game. Television ratings increase as more people

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August 25, 2009 Business / Education / Pop Culture / Sports

Budweiser’s New College Color Campaign Gets Canned for Back to School

 Budweiser’s new marketing campaign of painting Bud Light cans with college-team colors has come under intense scrutiny not only by the

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August 2, 2009 Business / Sports

NFL Star Michael Vick Gets the Slip

Former Atlanta Falcon quarterback Michael Vick was reinstated last week by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after serving a 23-month sentence

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July 1, 2009 Business / Sports

More Rivalries are Just What the NBA Needs

Everyone likes a good rivalry.  Coke vs. Pepsi.  Chevy vs. Ford.  Ali vs. Frazier.  It creates excitement within a particular

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