The Academy of Sport Management

It’s the final countdown to kickoff of Super Bowl XLVII, and the delightful aroma of chicken wings, chile con queso, and chilled malt beverages are likely filling the households of sports fans all over the country.  If you’ve already managed to get your game day delicatessens dialed in, then it’s time to kick back and start consuming [...]

Infographics …as Zoolander’s Mugatu would say…”they’re so hot right now!” So, as the Super Bowl is right around the corner, and as there are plenty of interesting sport business stats to point out, I thought I would bring you the most interesting Super Bowl infographics I could find.

While most should take business into consideration, [...]

If you are like the majority of U.S. sports fans (and by reading this blog, I assume you are) you probably witnessed the chaos that occurred on national television on Monday night.  No, I’m not referring to last night’s pyrotechnic-infused edition of WWE Monday Night Raw, I’m talking about Monday Night Football.

If you happened to miss [...]

So I announced that the NFL would drop its new threads on April 1st, and I was way wrong. Way to go, me… It must have been an April fools joke! Nevertheless, after waiting a day or 2, the NFL decided to showcase  its brand new set of uniforms. The question is, was their introduction [...]

April first is a big day for the NFL, and apparel companies across the United States. ‘Why?’ you ask? Well you should already know.  The NFL has reached the end of its contract with Reebok, and is beginning afresh with Nike (Don’t worry Patriot fans – the above picture is not an account of what he jerseys [...]