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Value menus and new food options have led to an overall sales increase for McDonald's, despite declining U.S. numbers. read more

The Super Bowl party event belongs to the almost decade long battle between the men's skin mags, Playboy vs. Maxim. read more

Congrats to the real winners of Super Bowl XLIV: CBS. This year’s Super Bowl was reportedly the most-watched TV event ever. CBS estimates that the game was watched by 106.5 million viewers, which is 600,000 more than watched the previous record-ho... read more

What could possibly be better than learning Sports Law during ... read more

Just found out the NBA will honor former NBA star Spencer Haywood during All-Star Weekend in Dallas. While Mr. Haywood had some great seasons on the court, his greatest contribution to NBA players was in the court. Mr. Haywood entered the League ... read more

Brad Evans of Yahoo Sports is singing Wisconsin's praises in his latest Bracket Big Board, saying a Final Four run for the Badgers "isn't some outrageous big fish story." Evans points to Wisconsin's adjusted defensive efficiency (fifth i... read more

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Maybe it was the bad weather that blanketed much of the Middle Eastern states, or the rain that hit the Western United States.  Maybe it was the allure of a quarterback who has been able to flourish as a marketing maven for brands like Oreo and Di... read more

Financial turmoil has roiled Greece over the past several weeks. There is real concern that budget deficits in that country will lead to its government defaulting on its debt and in the worst-case scenario the potential unraveling of euro currency... read more

Could Chris Berman be the latest longtime ESPN personality to jump ship?The Big Lead reported Monday that Berman is being "heavily pursued" by NFL Network. According to the report, it is "[not] a sure thing" that Berman will remain with ESPN, wher... read more

So…what’s your favorite sport? Cause you only have a year and a half left to enjoy it. In case you didn’t get the memo, American sports are ending in 2011 (the Mayan Calendar was a year off, who knew?).  Collective bargaining agreements, revenue ... read more

Time to recap the Super Bowl with a special Sports Business Winners and Losers breakdown. I’ll also try to capture most of the questions I posed in my “Pre-Super Bowl Thoughts” post from Friday: Winner – Drew Brees – An easy selection for the play... read more

I hadn’t planned on writing anything here tonight, but I found two excellent examples of how companies are using Twitter for specific initiatives to add value to sports fans’ experiences of events. I wanted to share them with you and would love to... read more

I suppose it was inevitable.  After all, when companies are spending millions of dollars on athletes' endorsements and subjected multiple millions more to the risk of those same athletes doing something that would then tarnish the image of th... read more

Couldn’t resist sharing this photo. Amy and I got to go on sidelines after Colts clinched AFC Championship. Snapped photo one handed with Blackberry. read more

If I can make it thereI'll make it anywhereIt's up to you, New York, New York.Call it the law. It’s the most basic rule when it comes to selling tickets to sports events – (or any event) make sure the demand for tickets is greater than the supply ... read more