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ThinkstockWith the World Cup in full swing, the interest in soccer is at an all time high in the United States. Each game going forward will be more and more important, with teams all needing points...
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Along with 3 billion other viewers around the world, I plan to tune in for the month-long World Cup to see whether the 22-year old Neymar can withstand the colossal pressure that has been put...
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After the New York Rangers fell into a 3-0 series hole in the Stanley Cup Final, tickets on the secondary market for Game 4 at Madison Square Garden took a nosedive, falling as much as 48%. The...
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Sports fans prefer written content online to video highlights. Of the more than 100 million people who browse the Internet to follow their favorite teams in the U.S., the report estimates that just...
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The Charlotte Hornets are back again. When the NBA franchise moved to New Orleans in 2002, the Charlotte Bobcats were born. But as of last year, the New Orleans team became the Pelicans, so Charlotte...
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When LeBron James had to leave Game 1 of the NBA finals because of leg cramps, fans took to Twitter. Why didn't Gatorade prevent the cramps, they asked? Gatorade tweeted back.
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This week the Houston Astros' Jon Singleton became baseball’s first prospect to ever agree to a long-term deal before playing a game in the major leagues. Worth a guaranteed $10 million over five...
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Last week Steve Ballmer, the former Microsoft CEO, bid $2 billion to buy the Los Angeles Clippers -- a price most experts consider way too high. Is this just a vanity purchase or is there a chance...
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The 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics are both in Brazil and Pelé , the country's greatest soccer star of all time, is ready to take advantage. The retired athlete has inked sponsorship deals...
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The recent partnership between the LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) and the PGA (Professional Golfers' Association) of America may help boost the popularity of women's golf.
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The 2014 MLB Draft is next week, and unlike the NFL Draft, there’s no 24-hour media coverage, ever-changing mock drafts, or babbling analysts. Why?
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Sitting on a fortune estimated to be worth about $20 billion, former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer agreed late Thursday to pay $2 billion for the Los Angeles Clippers. It is the second-highest price...
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via Keith Allison, Flickr.A marketing campaign is only as good as its social media exposure, and sometimes things can go wrong quickly. That’s especially true on today’s Internet, and it’s a...
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ThinkstockIn 2004, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) used an unfamiliar mechanism, known as a Dutch auction, to issue shares of its IPO. Unlike a traditional auction, which lets bidders compete for an item that...
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Image via Floyd Wilde, Flickr.You know the story. The Chicago Cubs haven’t won a World Series since 1908, by far the longest championship drought in baseball. So naturally, fans take this to mean...
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