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• The Horrible Idea of ‘Premium Ticketing’ Tuesday, 25 May 2010 | 1:18 PM ET

  

  I get it, selling tickets is tough. Tougher in a down economy, and worse yet if you’re a bad team in said down economy. dd an existence in a small or mid-market and a job in the ticket sales department can be akin to selling funeral plots. The Cleveland Indians know this all too well.

• Cold Weather Super Bowls Have Happened Before Tuesday, 25 May 2010 | 9:48 AM ET

  

  Later today, NFL owners could give New York the nod for the 2014 Super Bowl. It’s being reported that it will be the first Super Bowl in a cold weather environment. Not true. It would be the first Super Bowl game being PLAYED in outdoors in a cold weather city, but the Super Bowl is so much more than the game itself for those that actually attend the game.

• Could A Freemium Model Work For A Professional Sports Team? Monday, 24 May 2010 | 3:27 PM ET

  

  To date, no major sports franchise has implemented a sustainable business model where they give away a substantial portion of their tickets away for free to all of their home games. Here are the reasons why I think it could work.

• What Will The Sports Stadium Of The Future Look Like? Monday, 24 May 2010 | 3:25 PM ET

  

  As the cost of constructing these buildings continues to climb, how do you offset the need for greater revenue generation when there is an inherent lack of ability to accommodate additional event days for other uses in these custom, single purpose designs?

• How Television Plays a Huge Role in Whether the NFL Sees a Lockout in 2011 Friday, 21 May 2010 | 4:38 PM ET

  

  Flash-forward to 2011. The NFL is within the throes of a lockout. Players have formed picket lines. Stadiums, once teaming with fans, sit silent. Instead of CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN and the NFL Network showing you games, you’re getting the likes of tennis or bowling as part of replacement programming.

• Hispanic Millennials: The Future of the MLS Thursday, 20 May 2010 | 9:34 AM ET

  

  Major League Soccer’s future success is contingent upon its ability to market its game to first and second generation Hispanic-Americans.

• Money Game For NFL Team Docs Not Adding Up Monday, 17 May 2010 | 10:36 AM ET

  

  One Los Angeles-based orthopedist who has a sports practice and who has been approached by several sports teams says it's not only not worth it from a malpractice perspective — doctors can't possibly find enough malpractice insurance to cover potential losses if a player sues for a career-ending injury based on his future earning potential — but it doesn't make sense financially.

• How Teams Can Be Better With Social Media Friday, 14 May 2010 | 12:12 PM ET

  

  Sports teams and organization are not just in the entertainment business. They are in the relationship business. The idea of developing a fan base is really just about cultivating a relationship. 

• The Paradigm Shift in the Premium Seat Market Friday, 14 May 2010 | 9:30 AM ET

  

  Welcome to the age of the per-event suite. With occupancy rates down at least 10 percent on the premium side, more teams are beginning to tap into selling suites on shorter leases, shared leases, split leases or day of game leases.

• Is it Time to Abolish the NFL Combine? Wednesday, 12 May 2010 | 1:46 PM ET

  If you’re into the NFL Draft, you might have heard of the data put together by University of Chicago economist Richard Thaler and Yale professor Cade Massey. The two say that high-end draft choices are overvalued. Their great piece of data? In their first five years on the field, the odds that a higher pick will outperform the guy selected before him is just 52 percent.

• Parents Naming More Kids Colt Tuesday, 11 May 2010 | 10:29 AM ET

  

  The greatest rise seen in a baby name attributed to a sports figure is Colt, as in former University of Texas quarterback Colt McCoy.

• Taylor Sacked By Nutrisystem Friday, 7 May 2010 | 9:57 AM ET

  

  Weight loss brand Nutrisystem has confirmed it has dropped troubled football great Lawrence Taylor.

• NFL's Beer Deal Doesn't Add Up Thursday, 6 May 2010 | 11:50 AM ET

  

  Earlier this week, Anheuser Busch agreed to make Bud Light the official beer sponsor of the NFL starting in 2011, taking over for current sponsor Coors Light. SportsBusinessJournal put the bill at $1.2 billion, which averages out to $200 million per year - double what its predecessor paid for the deal. So the question is, is it worth it?

• One-On-One With Nike's Charlie Denson Wednesday, 5 May 2010 | 2:00 PM ET

  Nike is holding its first investor conference in three years and they've announced some pretty startling numbers.

• NFL Doesn't Give Washington A Chance Thursday, 29 Apr 2010 | 4:46 PM ET

  

  Out of all those who were draft eligible this past weekend, no one has been labeled by NFL teams more "off limits" than Tony Washington, an offensive tackle from Abilene Christian, who some people had going as early as the late portion of the second round.

• Rookie Jerseys For Sale Monday, 26 Apr 2010 | 2:57 PM ET

  

  The NFL Draft was only a couple days ago, but people are already buying hope in the form of rookie jerseys. So far, Tim Tebow leads all rookie jersey sales on NFLShop.com followed by Ndamukong Suh, Sam Bradford, Eric Berry and Dez Bryant.

• The Ultimate Draft Sleeper: Jared Veldheer Friday, 23 Apr 2010 | 12:58 PM ET

  

  Sports agent Rick Smith of Priority Sports was teaching a seminar last year, when a guy approached him and asked him if he would be interested in taking a look at his brother –- a Division II football player. No one could fault Smith, who has been in the business for 23 years, for saying what came out of his mouth next. “If he can play, the league will find him,” Smith told the guy.

• NFL Draft: Financial Winners & Losers Friday, 23 Apr 2010 | 8:31 AM ET

  

  You've already seen all the grades from the first round of last night's NFL Draft, but who won and lost in the business world? Here's our take.

• Should Nike Drop Big Ben? Thursday, 22 Apr 2010 | 11:54 AM ET

  

  This much is clear. However long Nike's contract with Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is, the allegations against him (even if they won't be prosecuted), will assure us that Nike will never use him in a commercial again.

• NFL Commissioner Goodell on Roethlisberger, Draft Thursday, 22 Apr 2010 | 10:03 AM ET

  

  This morning, in advance of the NFL Draft tonight, I spoke with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on “Squawk Box.” Here’s what the commissioner had to say on some key topics.