The News Review:
- How to write a sports movie
- Take notice of Latinas as leaders in the sports world
- The World’s Top Sports Brands
How to write a sports movie
ESPN – Sep 27, 2007
Whether you like the product or not according to many movie execs you have one man to thank for the proliferation of inspirational sports films in today’s movie houses: Gregory Allen Howard. Howard is the original writer on “Ali” an uncredited scribe on “Glory Road” and the author of several upcoming sports flicks. But to understand why 21st century moviegoers are now wading through a vast pool of true sports stories — from “The Rookie” to “Pride” — you need to go back to 2000 the year “Remember the Titans” hit the big screen.
Take notice of Latinas as leaders in the sports world
ESPN – Sep 27, 2007
addVariable(“width” “300″); so. addVariable(“adminOver” “3564912″); so. write(“player”);Ochoa Cruises to 1st Major Win When we talk about diversity in America too often the conversation is limited to African-Americans and whites. The dimensions of diversity have expanded to include different racial and ethnic groups disabilities sexual orientations and other distinctions but too often when we think about diversity it is only in that two-dimensional field. The celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month is important because it gives us the opportunity to reflect on how much we can learn about Hispanic or Latino athletes. At the DeVos Sport Business Management Program at the University of Central Florida we have 60 of the brightest sports management students in the country. I recently asked them to name 20 current athletes in America who are white 20 who are African-American and 20 who are Latino.
The World’s Top Sports Brands
Forbes – Sep 27, 2007
Tiger Woods earned $87 million from endorsements last year $48 million more than Phil Mickelson golf’s next-highest earner. Manchester United’s merchandise revenue was $23. 6 million more than any other team in England’s Premiership. Walt Disney’s ESPN charges an average monthly subscription fee of $3.
