There has been so much media attention around Tiger coming back to professional golf to play in the Master’s this week. Most of the attention is on whether or not his wife will be there, how Tiger will handle the pressure of media crush, or what the reaction from the fans will be like… What I have found most interesting though was …
It’s March, and the Madness Has Begun. Just Ask Brittney Griner.
Some of you know I’m a big hoops fan. I appreciate the game for the fast-pace, skill, diversity and excitement that accompanies most every event. I grew up playing basketball and it just so happens that my high school coach also coached Brittney Griner, the 6’8″ phenom who is now a freshman at Baylor University. Brittney has made national news …
An Olympic Challenge: Managing Talent in the Home Country for 2014
The Vancouver Olympics of 2010 are over and winter athletes are now looking forward to 2014 in Sochi, Russia. Well, maybe all winter athletes except the Russians as their political leaders reportedly are grievously disappointed with their performances at the 2010 Games. As reported by USA Today: Coming into the Games, the Moscow daily Izvestia said authorities, in an internal …
Best Places To Work: ESPN Edition
For regular readers of FOT, you’ll notice that we have an affinity for the ESPN show Pardon The Interruption (PTI) where hosts Tony Kornheiser and Mike Wilbon face-off during a half-hour show devoted to commenting on sports – basically it’s two knowledgeable (and funny) sports guys having an opinion of what’s going on each day in sports. For the most …