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Athletes charged with murder: Pistorius joins Simpson, Lewis and Carruth
February 15, 2013 · No comments

Oscar Pistorius joins O.J. Simpson, Ray Lewis and Rae Carruth on the list of athletes charged with murder. Pistorius' web site yanked a Nike ad with the headline: "I am the bullet in the chamber." Will Madison Avenue cool it on using violent metaphors in ads?...MORE

With concussion debate raging, will NFL eventually go the way of boxing and horse racing?
February 4, 2013 · No comments

Thousands of ex-players are suing the NFL. Fewer kids play tackle football each year. The league dropped in popularity in latest Harris Poll. Is it possible that pro football could go the way of boxing and horse racing?...MORE

Mantai Te’o’s finished on Madison Avenue before he even gets started
January 30, 2013 · No comments

Notre Dame middle linebacker Mantai Te'o's NFL endorsement career may be over before it even gets started due to his imaginary girlfriend. "If you can't believe him about his girlfriend, how can you believe him with a product in his hand? asks sports marketing expert Bob Dorfman...MORE

Heads up Peyton and Eli: Harbaughs could be next big sibling endorsers
January 28, 2013 · No comments

Super Bowl XLVII coaches Jim and John Harbaugh could become the next big sibling sports endorsers on Madison Avenue. Their biggest money potential is if they appear together ala the Mannings.

CBS to kick off pregame Super Bowl XLVII coverage almost a week in advance
January 14, 2013 · No comments

ESPN must be jealous: CBS will kick off pre-game programming for Super Bowl XLVII six days before the game. CBS' Les Moonves jokes about Janet Jackson. CBS Sports Network's David Berson takes on the WWL and Bill Cowher contradicts himself on a coaching return...MORE

Start saying goodbye to old-time bullpen phones: MLB announces cell phone deal with T-Mobile
January 9, 2013 · 1 comment

You can start saying goodbye to old-fashioned bullpen phones. MLB and T-Mobile announced a deal to provide baseball managers/coaches with cell phones in dugouts and bullpens in 2013...Budweiser's new Black Crown brew to debut spot on Super Bowl XLVII...MORE

Danica Patrick divorcing husband Paul Hospenthal after seven years of bliss
November 21, 2012 · No comments

Danica Patrick is divorcing Paul Hospenthal after seven years of marriage. The 30-year old NASCAR driver will star in two Super Bowl spots for GoDaddy...Mike McCarthy reports for Newsday on Rutgers' jump to Big Ten...Sports Biz USA's candid Sage Steele interview featured in Deadspin's ESPN-Tim Tebow story...MORE

NBA takes For-Sale sign off jerseys. But we haven’t heard last of ads on uniforms
November 7, 2012 · No comments

The NBA's backing away from its plan to place For-Sale signs on its jerseys. But you haven't heard the last of pro sports leagues and teams looking to slap more corporate logos on their uniforms as a way to raise ad revenue in the current recession...MORE

Domino Effect: Lance Armstrong’s fall could spark global exodus of cycling sponsors
October 21, 2012 · 1 comment

Pro cycling is in trouble following Lance Armstrong's crash and burn. Dutch Rabobank pulled its sponsorship Friday, saying "it's no longer convinced that the international professional world of cycling can make this a clean and fair sport."