The End Of April Edition Of The Newsletter...

"Live From New York." Spent Tuesday afternoon at the Women's Sports Business Summit, held at the legendary Studio 8H at 30 Rock, also known as the home of "Saturday Night Live." If these walls and that stage could talk.

As we move through quarter number two of this amazing year, just a reminder to keep sending ideas, thoughts, events needing support and causes. This newsletter is only as good as all of you fine folks keeping us up to date on how we can help each other. We hope all are enjoying the content, but we are always looking for feedback, new outlets, brands to connect with (especially causes) and other help we can provide.?Email me, follow me on?Twitter ,?LinkedIn ,?Facebook , Tumblr,?Instagram . My site is?joefavorito.com . Have a great week!

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THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK "The paradox of a life in sports is that the goal cannot really be the goal. If it were -- if the only thing that truly mattered was winning a championship -- then most people would be miserable. Almost everyone loses in the end."?-- Tyler Kepner

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CUP O' JOE: This week we looked at the?value streaming has had on fandom,? offered some thoughts on the?power of storytelling? tied to our late friend Rick Wolff, and chimed in on?where crypto fits ?in the sports world today.

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SOME ARTICLES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

How the movies portray sportswriters Full Story:?New York Post ?(4/15)?

Soccer's Andres Cantor keeps scoring Full Story:?Barrett Sports Media ?(4/16)?

A shoe success story: Hokas is a big hit Full Story:?The New York Times ?(4/23)?

The rising cost of global sports rights Full Story:?TV Tech ?(4/12)?

Magic that makes magicians say, "Wow" Full Story:?National Geographic (tiered subscription model) ?(4/7)?

Soccer star's twin sister makes her own way Full Story:?GQ ?(4/12)?

Beer, baseball and Washington, D.C. Full Story:?The Washington Post ?(4/11)?

Hockey lifts up kids in need Full Story:?Bleacher Report ?(3/29)?

F1's great American hope Full Story:?The Ringer ?(4/13)?

NFL reporter Rapoport connects to horse racing Full Story:?America's Best Racing ?(4/18)?

How UmpCam was built Full Story:?Sports Video Group ?(4/13)?

WORTH A LOOK OR LISTEN

J.R. Smith talks golf, hoops and life Full Story:?Apple Podcasts ?(4/13)?

How Orangetheory became a force in fitness Full Story:?Apple Podcasts ?(4/10)?

SPORTS CAUSE OF THE WEEK – BY @SPORTSANDCHANGE

A fundraising boost for the visually impaired In British Columbia, a pair of blind skiers rattled off an incredible 25,000 vertical feet in a single day to raise money for the Braille Mountain Initiative, a nonprofit organization for inspiring blind and visually impaired people to access the backcountry. Details?here .

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The evolution of Madison Hammond Full Story:?Andscape ?(3/24)?

Have a great end of April! Joe Favorito (@joefav)