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OCNN which covered the Super Bowl this year will now be covering the draft on April 22nd and is expecting a large following.  Ochocinco was expected to pick a top 5 draft pick, and some potential picks included, Sam Bradford, Jimmy Clausen, Eric Berry, Ndamukong Suh, Gerald McCoy, Russell Okung, and Bryan Bulaga. It was [...]

The NBA world-champion Los Angeles Lakers now have a new sponsorship company, and they make trading cards. The Lakers have entered into a multi-year deal with the card manufacturer Panini America, and the two sides are activating their partnership immediately, with a Panini Adrenalyn Night set to occur on April 11th.  More from Beckett Blog, [...]

Looking for new ways to get around a slumping economy?  Juventus, the Italian soccer club, has come up with a very interesting solution. Home and Away Jersey sponsorship. While most clubs play both home and away games with the same jersey sponsor, Juventus has announced plans to sell two different partners the right to brand, [...]

In 2006 the ticket prices to the Masters were almost 70% higher than the tickets sold this year.  It is obvious that the economy effects golf fans, but with Tiger Woods, and the publicity that will be at the Masters you would think that the the increased demand would drive up ticket prices… You’d be [...]

Which sports  do you believe are popular in today’s society?  Wouldn’t you expect swimming, boxing and lacrosse to all be popular sports in the US today?  Wrong, there is a major increase and decrease in the number of Americans participating in various sporting activities.  Here are some statistics that might shock you: Americans who said [...]