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David Wright #5 3B New York Mets 2013 STATS GM61 HR9 RBI35 R34 OBP.379 AVG.288 NEW YORK -- A New York Mets marketing official courted a dating web site, trying to enlist its help in promoting David Wright as the starting NL third baseman...

A New York Mets marketing official courted a dating web site that pairs older women with younger men, seeking to promote third baseman David Wright's All-Star candidacy.

Marketing specialist Michael Malm defeated the field of 388 to win the eight-game bracelet at the 2013 WSOP.

After all the rumors, anticipation, impeccable marketing campaign gambits, and, oh right, the actual music, Daft Punk's highly anticipated comeback record, Random Access Memories, landed on May 17 into a swirl of love and hate and ubiquity. (A few we...

Under a flawless ride by Hall of Fame comebacker Gary Stevens, Glen Hill Farm's Marketing Mix held off Tiz Flirtatious in Monday's Grade 1, $250,500 Gamely at Hollywood Park, and so made a winning reappearance of her own.

It's not too late for Cam Newton to become a big marketing star, but he'll need a little help from his friends -- or, in this case, his teammates. "The main thing for Cam Newton when it comes to his marketability is, first and foremost, winning,"...

Dick Trickle was so much more than a guy with a funny name. He knew his name was hilarious and often the butt of jokes. It didn't bother him a bit. He embraced it. Trickle realized his name was marketing gold. Former ESPN sportscaster Keith Olb...

Zak Brown has turned down an offer to join the IndyCar Series, choosing instead to remain with the motorsports marketing company he founded.

You may have seen Alex Bowman wheeling a race car in the Nationwide Series. You may have seen Daymond John on "Shark Tank." What do they have in common? Oh, plenty.

We're not privy to the NHL's marketing slogan for the 2013-14 season, but it might be something like "Go Big or Go Home, but Definitely Go Outdoors." Of course, if you read much of the negative commentary surrounding the NHL's decision to multiply...

In the past couple of days, Jason Collins has gone from an NBA afterthought to a person who might be quite marketable if he signs with a team and becomes the first openly gay man to play in a major professional team sport in the U.S. When I firs...

Doug McIntyre speaks with U.S. striker Herculez Gomez about his possible return to MLS from Liga MX. Gomez, whose Mexican-American heritage would be a marketing boon in the U.S., said he'd welcome a return to MLS, though not to KC, which owns his rights.

Blog | Conversation | May 01, 2013

FIFA is under pressure to launch an independent investigation after former president Joao Havelange was discovered to have received bribes through dealings with a Swiss-based marketing agency.

Tim Tebow finds himself in a very different place today than this time last year. He is no longer playing in New York, and he occupies a very different place in the marketing landscape. Just 12 short months ago, Tebow was coming off a season with...

Brooklyn, NY's House of Vans complex hands the mic and the keys to their skatepark warehouse to the public every Wednesday night

The trade market is a long way from evolving, leaving many weeks for the Tampa Bay Rays to determine when they'll begin earnestly marketing David Price, whether it be before the July 31 deadline or in the fall. There's plenty of time for Gi...

Blog | April 25, 2013