Behind the Mic: What’s in a Name?
The US Patent and Trademark Office has canceled the Washington Redskins’ trademark registration. They did it because they considered the name “disparaging to Native Americans.” This would mean that the team would NOT have exclusive rights to the trademark, thus allowing others to sell merchandise using the Redskins’ logo – possibly a PR and…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: Free Admittance is so Much Cheaper
One of the really nice perks about my job is the free admittance to sporting events. Granted, I have to “work” once I get there, but purchasing a ticket to an event is pretty foreign to me. Add to that the fact that I have a good seat; I get to talk to the…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: BML Playoff Primer
It has been another great season for the Blue Mountain League—especially when you consider that it is an expansion year. Entering the final week of the regular season, there are still many important games yet to be played that will determine which teams will make the 2014 playoffs. And to be clear, even with…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: The End of the Innocence
The End of the Innocence Remember when the days were long And rolled beneath a deep blue sky Didn’t have a care in the world…. But “Happily ever after” fails And we’ve been poisoned by these fairy tales The lawyers dwell on small details Since daddy had to fly We’ll sit and watch the clouds…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: That’s Why You Play the Game
“That’s why you play the game.” This phrase has been spoken many times in the sporting world after a huge underdog leaves the arena of competition with an almost unimaginable victory. For example, in the early 1900’s, Man o’ War had never lost a horse race in its career until it was defeated by a…
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