Monthly Archives: September 2009

St. Xavier vs. Highlands

We just arrived at Fort Thomas Highlands. Game is at 6:30, but nationally televised on CBS Sports at 8:00pm

St. X to play Louisville Trinity

  The St. Xavier Bombers host Kentucky Class 6A powerhouse Louisville Trinity Shamrocks. This has never been an easy game for the Bombers. Trinity is a well coached team that always come prepared to play. The Shamrocks have won four straight state titles and a Kentucky record 19 total State Championships. When/Where: Friday 7:30pm at [...]

Under Armor’s Recovery Suit

It’s a compression suit that the company has designed for athletes to wear for 24 hours after their big workouts. Under Armour says it helps reduce swelling and soreness time and re-energizes the body for the next workout. “Right now we’re seeing this on athletes across all major sports leagues — NHL, NFL and MLB [...]

The Youth Olympic Games

The Vision The vision of the Youth Olympic Games is to inspire young people around the world to participate in sport and adopt and live by the Olympic values. It was during its session in Guatemala in July 2007 that the IOC decided to create a nw sporting event to educate, engage and influence young [...]

Interview with Saatchi & Saatchi CEO Kevin Roberts

Submitted by Kevin Roberts for Sport Business on Wednesday September 9, 2009 The worldwide CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi’s unique perspective on the changing relationship between sport, media and marketing. Interviewing Kevin Roberts is like driving a sports car for the first time. You may imagine you are in control as you hit the ignition [...]

Sporting Goods Manufacturing Association Report

  Earlier in the summer, I was reading the annual report from the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association. The report details participation trends in sports and provides insight into what sports are growing and what sports are hurting. Recently, I was reading a blog post by Darren Rovell and he presented some interesting numbers. Lacrosse has long [...]

Building Lean Muscle to Boost Metabolism

You may be asking yourself, how will putting on lean muscle mass help me lose weight? It sounds contradictory, but in reality lean muscle mass is the number one way to boost your metabolism. Metabolism, from our last article is simply the rate at which the body carries out chemical processes, which in turn burns [...]

Nike Campus

A few weeks ago, I spent some time at the Nike Campus  in Portland. It’s an unbelievable place and the history that surrounds it makes it special. Here are a few pictures from that day.

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