The 'Cross that bridge when we come to it' edition of the newsletter...

We had an amazing eight days in Italy, including catching a perfect night to look back to the Ponte Vecchio in Florence. If anyone is looking for someone to plan a really custom trip to Italy, let me know...i have a person lol. Now we head towards Thanksgiving and the beginning of the holiday season. Let's enjoy all this time, we don't get it back. We continue to welcome story items and posts from outside the U.S. Please send along what you are reading, watching and listening to, as this is a collection of your best…just try and keep us away from paywalls if possible so we can easily share. If you want to add anyone, send their email address to [email protected],?or they can subscribe to the LinkedIn feed. We welcome the notes, the feedback, and the content. Please keep it going. Follow me on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram. My site is joefavorito.com. Thanks for all the support, and on we go.

Thought for the Week

"Everything is static; we are always colliding with those around us, and there is so much always to be learned, to be tried, to be experienced. The world is constantly shifting all around us. That is, in its most foundational form, what life is." -- Will Leitch

? Cup o Joe

This week we chimed in about Movember, looked at brands our younger folks are following and chimed in on the continued need for relevance in all we do.

Some Articles You May Have Missed

• Article: Athlete ownership in American soccer

• WWE's NIL plans

• The growth of hockey in Utah

• Flag football's Olympic path

• The World Cup road runs through the president-elect

• The remaking of a classic hip-hop tune

• The many interests of Donovan Mitchell

• Feature: Cycling knows no age limits

• The storytelling that helped swing the election

• The importance of one small rubber ball

Worth a Look or Listen

• Report: October women's sports by the numbers

• The NBA's "haunted" hotel

Sports Cause of the Week – by @sportsandchange

Liverpool FC a green leader

Liverpool FC has joined GOAL, a sustainability-driven membership network for sports and entertainment venues, and is taking a leadership role in the environment. In the club's first year in GOAL, it has won 12 GOAL medals.

Diverse Voices - by Sportivo

• The comeback of Destiny Howell

Have a great rest of the week. Joe Favorito @joe