Sports Media Journal Interviews Maury Brown, President Business of Sports Network
Written by Maury Brown
Thursday, 17 April 2008 19:22
For those interested in how the Business of Sports Network was started, and where it is headed, Sports Media Journal has an interview with me on a broad range of topics.
SMJ Interview- Maury Brown, Business of Sports Network. Here's a sample...
SMJ- What was the impetus, and timeline, in creating the four sports-specific “Biz†sites?
M.B.- The Biz of Baseball was launched in September of 2006 based on the idea that you could have a central location where a vast amount of information in the way of documents, stadium renderings, salary data, etc, could be presented with reporting on daily news, and insight from sports executives. I had been doing interviews for sometime with individuals such as former commissioners Bowie Kuhn and Fay Vincent, along with those working media, such as Bob Costas, and so moving to a model that was built on a foundation for researchers, yet offered dynamic content daily seemed like a model that had not been done before. The baseball site was successfully launched as the pilot, so we followed with The Biz of Football and The Biz of Basketball early last year, and added The Biz of Hockey most recently at the beginning of 2008.
The Business of Sports Network's Sports Challenge for Autism Awareness
Written by Maury Brown
Tuesday, 15 April 2008 19:33
As the Founder and President of the Business of Sports Network, I want to issue a challenge to those in the sports media to a challenge: spread autism awareness. Over the last 48 hours, I have seen mainstream and alternative media rise to this occasion since I made it known publicly that one of our sons has been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) (see details here at When Sports Becomes a Small Matter: A Child and Autism).
Those outlets and individuals include:
Tim Lemke of the Washington Times (Helping Autism Research)
I have also been overwhelmingly touched by personal stories from those with ASD, or parents and family members of someone with ASD, and the well wishes from colleagues and readers. With each correspondence, I have become more educated, and inspired. "Thanks" seems to fall far short of what they mean to our family.
Here is my challenge… Post the following info, or if space does not permit, link to this article. In doing so, you help spread the word about autism and allow parents to get their child diagnosed as early as possible. Remember, my son is Travis. While he will grow up with ASD, he is an individual, as all are that are touched by ASD. I hope you will take up this challenge:
The following information comes by way of the Autism Society of America:
1 out of 150 children in U.S.
1 out of 90 boys
Affects four times as many boys as girls
Lifetime cost of caring for a child with autism: $3.5 to $5 million
If you are interested in blogging about the NHL, WHL, and NCAA Hockey from the prospective of off the ice, then we may have an opening for you. The Biz of Hockey taps into everything from trades and free agent signings, to new stadium development, television and radio deals, analysis, interviews and much more. As part of the Business of Sports Network, we feed links across all of our sites, including The Biz of Baseball, The Biz of Football, and The Biz of Basketball... and beyond.
All our sites are part of the BlogBurst Network, which distributes all of our front page content to mainstream media sites such as USA Today, Reuters, Cox Ohio family of sites, as well as the Internet Broadcast System, which supports a vast array of local television news websites.
If you're interested in getting your name to a broad audience, then we may offer you that opportunity as one of our volunteer bloggers.
BSN Update: Maury Brown to Talk Business of Sports on XM 175, Today at 2:25pm ET
Written by the Staff
Friday, 14 March 2008 15:54
Maury Brown, Founder and President of the Business of Sports Network, of which The Biz of Baseball is a member, will be a guest today at 2:25pm ET (11:25am PT) on Baseball Beat(XM 175) to talk the business of baseball.
Topics include the baseball going green and the Dodgers and Padres games in China, and much more.
If you have XM Satellite Radio, make sure and tune in then.
Business of Sports Network Update: Interviews with John Papuchis of Nebraska, and Jeff Moorad of the Arizona Diamondbacks
Written by the Staff
Monday, 03 March 2008 06:08
In our continuation of interviews with those making news in the business of sports, the Business of Sports Network brings you not one, but two interviews early this week.
Over on The Biz of Football, Bill Jordan interviews John Papuchis, the Defensive Ends Coach for Nebraska. Topics covered in the interview include recruiting, the difference between Pelini and Miles, differences between LSU and Nebraska and how LSU prepared for the National Chamionship Game.
On the baseball side of things, Maury Brown interviews Jeff Moorad, the General Partner and CEO of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Moorad is the first player agent to become an owner of an MLB club. The interview touches in Moorad’s move from the state of the Diamondbacks when he arrived with the organization, his move from player agent to management, how the Diamondbacks approach player acquisition as a mid-level revenue making market, a progress report on the installation of one of the world’s largest high-definition video display at Chase Field, how he and Tom Garfinkel got involved in owning a NASCAR team, whether the D-Backs will work to expand brand through NASCAR, and a PGA sponsorship, the D-Back’s unique community program that offers free season tickets to underprivileged families, and much, much more.
The Biz of Basketball is part of the Business of Sports Network. For details on our interviews, latest new on MLB, the NFL, the NBA,and the NHL from outside the lines, check www.businessofsportsnetwork.com for information and links to the Network's sites.
You have arrived at the latest site of the Business of Sports Network, a series of resources dedicated to the business of sports and all that happens outside the lines.
We are glad you have taken the time to swing by, see what we're all about, and hopefully, become a regular visitor.
If you're into colligate level hockey, we'll be looking to report on NCAA Hockey.
Look for details on player transactions, and that means contract details. As we've done with The Biz of Baseball, this area has always been one of the more popular aspects BSN presents.
Lastly, look for original articles and columns from your's truly and others (See our Author Profiles page for updates)
There will certainly be more. After all, today is just the first day of the site being officially launched.
As the Founder and President of the Business of Sports Network, I want to issue a challenge to those in the sports media to a challenge: spread autism awareness. Over the last 48 hours, I have seen mainstream and alternative media rise to this occasion since I made it known publicly that one of our sons has been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) (see details here at 
In our continuation of interviews with those making news in the business of sports, the 
