One of the great in-arena marketing ideas of the last few decades is the “Brickin’ for Chicken” concept, in which fans of a team get a free Chick-Fil-A sandwich — or, in some markets, a different free food item from a fast food chain — if an opposing player misses both free throws on a […]
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The oysters and shrimp cocktail emerge by midmorning, nestled neatly on ice. The pastries look as if they were overnighted from Paris, even as the signature breakfast sandwich — a biscuit with fried chicken, pimento cheese and hot honey — showcases Southern cuisine. An Augusta National Golf Club green jacket hangs on the wall, and […]
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The following news is big for me, personally, as a Clippers fan since the raggedy Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena days of the 1990s. The “other” LA basketball team is finally getting their own venue for the first time in 25 years after sharing Staples Center — fine, “Crypto.com Arena” — with the Lakers. The […]
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The Philadelphia 76ers are feeling good right now, as the team is getting Joel Embiid back from injury just in time for the postseason. Since Embiid returned from a procedure on his meniscus earlier this week, Philly has taken down the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Miami Heat, and while they still have some work […]
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The Los Angeles Clippers are fighting for playoff seeding in the Western Conference. Entering Thursday night’s game against the Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles found itself in fourth place, but there’s only a 2.5-game cushion on the Play-In Tournament. And with Kawhi Leonard out for the game against the defending champions, the Clippers desperately needed someone […]
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