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How to play fantasy basketball

With the start of the NBA season underway, NBA fans across the country are lining up to play fantasy basketball. The two most popular formats used include seasonal fantasy leagues and daily NBA fantasy contests. Both formats are available online through popular sports sites like Yahoo.com, NBA.com, DraftKings.com, and FanDuel.com, among others. Each format requires…

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Present to a multi-generational audience

These can be tough times for corporate speakers and trainers. The children of Baby Boomers are beginning to flood the workforce, and for the first time, organizations are faced with the need to manage four different generations in the office. Those generations—seniors, boomers, Gen X, and millennials (also called Gen Y)—each pose a different challenge…

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Little league ball, big league box office

About 25,000 fans turned out at Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday, August 2. 20, to watch the hometown Phillies take on the Seattle Mariners. Across the state and a few hours later, more than 34,000 people came out to cheer on another Philadelphia team as it took on a Las Vegas team. The struggling…

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Eight classic rock songs that feature a banjo

While attending a ballgame recently, I had a bit of a disagreement with a fellow spectator. Our dispute did not stem from a controversial managerial move or botched umpire call, as one would expect in a baseball game. The Kinks’ classic hit “Lola” blared over the speakers between innings and I commented to my daughter…

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General sports trivia

As sports fans, we spend a lot of time enjoying our favorite hobbies. We sit with friends in bars, living rooms, or sports venues to talk about the teams, players, and highlights. Here are some fun sports facts and snippets of general sports trivia to add to the next conversation. FOOTBALL Ticket prices for the…