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6 Products and Brands Psyched the Seahawks and Broncos Are in the Super Bowl
Dozens of companies have paid $4 million apiece so their 30-second commercials will be aired during the Super Bowl. But other brands and products are bound to get plenty of attention during the Super Bowl buildup simply due to …
Why Millions of NFL Fans Might Not Be Able to Watch Their Team’s Playoff Games
Due to decades-old blackout rules, fans in three regions hosting NFL playoff games this weekend may not be able to see their teams on TV—including the squad that has probably the league’s most loyal fan base, the Green Bay Packers.
Your Anniversary Just Isn’t Complete Without This
What do a Catholic college in Connecticut, a popular outdoor apparel company, and the state of New Jersey have in common? They all seem to have nothing to do with beer, yet they all have craft beers created in their honor.
Why Investors Should Root for the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series
Call it the Cards Championship Effect: Historically, when the St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series, the stock market tends to go through the roof the following year.
NFL Fans to Owners: Stop Forcing Us to Pay Full Price for Meaningless Preseason Games
In most businesses, it’s smart to cater to your customers, offering them exactly the product they want while excluding extras that are unnecessary and add little value to the proposition. Football works differently. Tickets today are often sold in packages, with fans forced to pay for seats at games they don’t care about just for the …
College Football Encounters Its Biggest Rival: The Couch
The new reality is that some of the biggest, most popular college football programs in the country can’t jack up ticket prices annually, put a decent team on the field, and expect fans to happily pack the stadium week in, week out.
Foodie Havens Where They Once Never Could Have Been Imagined
For years, if your stomach was rumbling at the mall, an airport or a baseball stadium, the pickings tended to be slim, if not grim. Now that the foodie craze has gone fully mainstream, even these destinations are welcoming celebrity chefs and fancy dishes that transcend the old mall food court.
The ‘Time for Nine’ Campaign: To Save Golf, Cut the Game in Half
Some of the golf world’s strongest supporters are doing the unthinkable: They’re encouraging people to play less golf. Well, sort of.
New Game for Baseball Fans: Go to the Ballpark Without Spending a Dime
Watch any Major League Baseball game on TV. More often than not, when a view of the “crowd” pops onto the screen, you’ll see more empty seats than people. And the fans who did actually show up may be spending little or nothing to …
The Major League Baseball Team That’s Made Fans—and an Entire Metro Area—Feel Like Suckers
What with soaring ticket prices and $7 beers, many sports fans complain that their local teams take advantage of them. But no one has it worse than baseball fans in South Florida.
Dunk City & Dollars: Florida Gulf Coast Bandwagon Means Big Bucks
A nation of fans is currently fascinated with an entire team—Florida Gulf Coast, the first No. 15 seed to ever make it to the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament. And the impact goes well beyond soaring team apparel sales.