Deion Sanders: Don’t Let Past Mistakes Define Future Performance
It’s counterintuitive. But maybe that’s the point.
Author: Don Yaeger
Define Your Narrative: How The Indianapolis Colts Tuned Out The Noise
When the 2025 NFL season began, one of the teams many thought would impress right out of the gate was the Las Vegas Raiders. During the offseason, the iconic franchise, which boasts Tom Brady amongst its co-owners, hired Super Bowl-winning coach Pete Carroll and traded for Pro Bowl QB Geno Smith. So, when schedule forecasters looked at Vegas’ week five matchup against the maligned Indianapolis Colts, they likely expected...
Buy-In Leads To Blowouts, The Risk And Reward Of NFL Coach Dan Campbell’s Philosophy
On Sunday afternoon, the Detroit Lions found themselves in the middle of a familiar setting. Late in the game, fourth quarter, fourth down. Except in this particular setup against the Cleveland Browns, the Lions weren’t going for it on fourth, as has become their signature. Instead, the Browns had the ball and they were punting it to the Lions. When Detroit’s Khalid Raymond received the kick, he raced it back 65 yards...
Cal Raleigh Is Doing The Unthinkable, Unless You Learn To Think Like Your Opponent
On a hot, sticky Saturday night in Houston, Texas this weekend, Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh stepped to the plate in the top of the third inning against the rival Astros. Quickly, the opposing pitcher got two strikes on the switch-hitting All-Star, who was batting from the right side. On the next offer, the catcher known as “Big Dumper” because of his sizable bottom, smacked the ball the opposite way to right...
How Green Bay Packers Quarterback Jordan Love Won By Waiting
Waiting isn’t sexy. You can’t package it or hype it up. But it might just be the most important commodity in sports…or business. When an NFL team selects a quarterback in the first round of the draft, you can almost hear the fanbase salivating. The question becomes: How good can this guy be right now? Fans—and even some upper management—don’t want to think about realistic timetables. They don’t want to hear about the...
Selfishness Costs Teams: From NFL Sidelines To College Upsets
When it comes to sports, the idea of teamwork is synonymous with sacrifice. Nowhere is this more apparent than football, the ultimate team game. Yet time and again, players on the field seem to suffer the “disease of me” and forget they are part of a unit. Over the weekend, we saw this happen twice. There were two occasions—one in the NFL and another two days later in college—that displayed corrosive acts of selfi...
From Alabama’s Loss To Ohio State’s Title Run: Why Patience Beats Overreaction
It happens every year. Each college football season we see a top-ranked school fall to a lesser opponent in the opening week. The most famous example this century came when unknown Appalachian State defeated No. 5 Michigan 34-32 on September 1, 2007. That loss stunned the sports world. But a result last Saturday now rivals it. Students in Tallahassee stormed the field over the weekend when the unranked Florida State...
Mentoring Ensures Novak Djokovic Wins Beyond The Court
The U.S. Open is underway, and Novak Djokovic is chasing his 25th major title. For two decades, he has carved out a résumé that would make him the frontrunner in any debate about the greatest men’s tennis player of all time. He has won more than one hundred singles titles. He has won a record seven year-end championships and placed second on that front twice. Djokovic is only man to win a triple Career Grand Slam....
Even All-Stars Drop The Ball: What Business Leaders Can Learn From Julio Rodríguez And The Little League World Series
On Sunday night, one of the best events in all of sports unfolded—not because of the standings, but because of the setting. The New York Mets defeated the Seattle Mariners in the MLB Little League Classic, a game played at the Journey Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, annual home of the Little League World Series.