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The ILR Sports Business Society blog is home to all of our online written content. Our writers publish articles regarding a variety of sports-related content, reflecting interests in basketball, football, baseball, hockey, and much more. In addition, the blog will feature many of our members' responses to follow-up questions distributed after our club-wide debates. For more information on how to get involved, please feel free to contact our President of the Blog Trevor Goldstein at tjg83@cornell.edu.

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What's Behind the NFL's Loss in Viewership?

Ben Drain

4 days ago
2 min

What's Behind the NFL's Loss in Viewership?

As excited as I was for the start of the 2020 NFL season, it doesn’t seem the rest of the country felt the same. Nearly across the board,...

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NFL Roundtable: Football in the 'New Normal'

Trevor Goldstein

Sep 11
8 min

NFL Roundtable: Football in the 'New Normal'

The NFL season kicked off the 2020 season last night in Kansas City. This season is shaping up to be one like no other before with corona...

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European Soccer Was a Model For All Sports During the Pandemic

Isaac Chasen

Aug 19
2 min

European Soccer Was a Model For All Sports During the Pandemic

As we enter the final stages of the Champions League and Europa League, it is time to reflect on how well the restart of soccer in Europe...

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Trevor Goldstein

Jul 13
4 min

It Is Not Ethical to Play Professional Sports in America Right Now

When practically every sports league across the globe shutdown in mid-March as a response to the spread of Covid-19, fans across the worl...

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Zach Welch

May 4
7 min

The Start of the G-League Generation?

On April 16, 2020's top college basketball recruit Jalen Green announced where he intended to take his talents. His talents are so undeni...

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Josh Gershenfeld

Apr 21
14 min

MLB Roundtable: Salvaging a Lost Season

COVID-19 has affected every human on Earth. Chances are you know someone who has had it, and unfortunately, there's a decent chance you ...

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Zach Welch

Apr 21
7 min

All Eyes Turn to the MLB

What was once America's favorite pastime is now a thing of America's past times, or at least that's what the ratings say. But now in a wo...

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Can a Running Back Be Worth $16 Million?

Ben Drain

Apr 21
3 min

Can a Running Back Be Worth $16 Million?

Christian McCaffrey recently signed a 4-year, $64 million extension with the Carolina Panthers, setting a new record as the highest-paid ...

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Zach Welch

Apr 16
6 min

Sports Networks to the Rescue!

In a world where disease has swept across the globe in a matter of months, forcing nations to go under quarantine and sports to be cancel...

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Why the Downfall of the XFL Was Inevitable

Ben Drain

Apr 12
2 min

Why the Downfall of the XFL Was Inevitable

As the Coronavirus pandemic carries on, and the sports industry takes a major hit, many leagues and teams seem unlikely to recover. While...

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We must finish the 2019-20 soccer season

Isaac Chasen

Apr 11
2 min

We must finish the 2019-20 soccer season

The COVID-19 crisis is not going away soon. It is a crisis that will lead to the deaths of hundreds of thousands, if not millions, worldw...

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Josh Gershenfeld

Mar 31
4 min

Ivy League Needs to Amend Grad Rules

I love Ivy League basketball. I love its history. I love how teams only play weekend games. I love when a team swoops in and lands a t...

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What is the True Cost of the Olympics Postponement?

Ben Drain

Mar 26
3 min

What is the True Cost of the Olympics Postponement?

With the 2020 Olympics officially postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, what comes next for the games? While it may seem simple enough ...

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Anna Clemson

Mar 26
4 min

What does Tokyo 2021 mean?

On March 24 it became official that the summer Olympics would be postponed until 2021. The Olympics have never been postponed and they ha...

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Online MLB Content to Keep Us Entertained and Help the Sport Grow

Jakob Richards

Mar 26
3 min

Online MLB Content to Keep Us Entertained and Help the Sport Grow

With the current state of the world and sports, it's easy to find ourselves in need of entertainment content and it's harder to find said...

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Zach Welch

Mar 26
6 min

How Tom Brady Reinvented "The Decision"

In case you live under a rock or haven't had the time to check (let's be honest, we have all the time in the world with our self quaranti...

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MLB Commits $30 Million to Stadium Employees

Anna Clemson

Mar 23
3 min

MLB Commits $30 Million to Stadium Employees

Major League Baseball initially decided to push Opening Day back at least two weeks in light of the Corona Virus pandemic. Following reco...

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Ben Drain

Mar 21
3 min

Coronavirus and Sports: The Week After

Even though the Coronavirus is just starting to spread in the US, the effects on the sports industry have already been monumental. We hav...

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The NFL Offseason Starts with a Bang: Breaking Down the Deandre Hopkins Trade

Ben Drain

Mar 17
4 min

The NFL Offseason Starts with a Bang: Breaking Down the Deandre Hopkins Trade

March 16 marked the beginning of the preliminary stages of NFL free agency. At this point, teams are allowed to contact Unrestricted Free...

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Players Turned Streamers Will Save The NBA From a Content Blackhole

Trevor Goldstein

Mar 16
3 min

Players Turned Streamers Will Save The NBA From a Content Blackhole

The new, and hopefully temporary, reality for many Americans is isolation thanks to the spread of COVID-19. Of course, this includes athl...

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