Much talk has been made of the The LPGA looking to put in place a policy that will require all of its players to pass an oral evaluation of their English skills by the end of 2009. Players who fail to speak the language “effectively” will be suspended until they meet the as-yet-undefined standard.

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“Creativity” recently posted an interesting interview with Susan Bonds and Alex Lieu of 42 Entertainmant covering their ARG campaign for The Dark Knight.

Check it out here, and learn more about it at the Dark Knight AGR Wiki here, and for good definition of what exactly is an AGR click here.

Following sports as closely as we do, we’ve always known “The Donald” isn’t Trump – it’s 19 year old tennis phenom Donald Young. He put on a show last night under the lights in the 1st Round of the US Open vs. James Blake. While he didn’t pull it out in the end, this guy has major upside and he’s got that flair to his game that gives him the potential to be a star on tour.

It would be something to see Brad hook up with Donald and put him through the riggers of his strength program, and give him that added edge only a coach that has taken Andre and Andy to #1 in the world can.

Congrats to USA Basketball on bringing the Gold back to where it belongs. We’ve posted a new splash on Blue Planet to congratulate Coach K.

In working with the Duke program over the past year, and getting an upclose look at the Duke Way (our team sat 2 rows behind the bench for last Spring’s home gave vs. UNC – unbelieveable is the only way to describe the experience), you gain a better understanding it’s so much more than just “coaching” that Coach K brings to the table.

CNBC Sports Business reporter Darren Rovell posted a recent entry in his blog on “The 25 Most Marketable Olympians“.

Call us crazy, but you’d think the strategy would be to have an official site in place prior to the Games to capitalize on any buzz and medal achievements the athlete might get. Especially when you’re talking this opp only comes around every 4 years.

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When we first started working with Coach i was sent this book, and i found it to be a quick and very informative read. As you would expect many of the lessons and analogies come from Coach’s basketball experiences, but they relate very well to any business and general leadership roles. 

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