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Bob Sparks is President of Ramos and Sparks Group, a Tallahassee-based business and political consulting firm. During his career, he has directed media relations and managed events for professional baseball, served as chief spokesperson for the Republican Party of Florida as well as the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Attorney General of Florida. After serving as Executive Deputy Chief of Staff for Governor Charlie Crist, he returned to the private sector working with clients including the Republican National Committee and political candidates in Japan. He lives in Tallahassee with his wife, Sue and can be reached at [email protected].

NASCAR/International Speedway Corp. must do more to prevent a spectator tragedy

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Along with the recent trend of reduced attendance, ticket revenue and television ratings, NASCAR has another more fundamental issue to address. Sunday night’s/Monday morning’s Coke Zero 400 ended at 2:41 a.m. with the 88 car of Dale Earnhardt, Jr. in Victory Lane and what was left of the number 3 car of Austin Dillon resting on its roof after a horrific crash at the Daytona International Speedway. Spectators were hit with flying parts. The first set of issues involves boardroom…

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At least for now, Carli Lloyd as popular as Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

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Sports fans faced a choice of what to watch on Sunday evening. Would it be the U.S. National Women’s team playing in the World Cup Final in Vancouver, British Columbia? Or perhaps NASCAR’s Coke Zero (formerly Firecracker) 400 from Daytona? In the end, fans of both events were spared the dilemma by Mother Nature. A long rain delay in Daytona gave the women the sports stage all to themselves. Perhaps things would have been different if Father Nature was in…

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Election season almost over in Major League Baseball

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The campaigns are over. The votes are in. All that remains is to declare the winners. While the big elections are next year, one involving sports has made big news. Welcome to the modern day selection process of Major League Baseball’s All-Star teams. Baseball fans play the major role in determining the rosters for the 85th All-Star Game at Cincinnati’s Great American Ballpark on July 12. Between May 1 and July 2, fans could cast votes to determine the 8…

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U.S. women take advantage of opportunities to advance to World Cup Final

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The United States women’s soccer team is one step closer to achieving multiple goals in this year’s World Cup. One of those was to reach the finals. With Tuesday’s 2-0 victory over top-seeded Germany, the Americans can put a check mark beside that item. They also desired the chance to play Japan to avenge their heartbreaking loss in the 2011 finals to the Japanese. The Americans have kept their part of the bargain with the win over Germany. Japan must…

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Bubba Watson is becoming a major force in golfing world

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Bubba Watson has the knack of surprising people. We always know what is going on with Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy and, lately, Jordan Spieth. With little fanfare, Watson is making a name for himself. Sunday’s victory at the Travelers Championship was Watson’s second of the season and the second time he has won that event (2010). Only Spieth, with three wins this year, has more. Bubba also became only the sixth golfer to win this event more than…

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Present-day NBA draft has both the good and the bad

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On Thursday, the NBA held their annual player draft in Brooklyn, NY. There were no huge surprises or blockbuster trades. Far from the spectacle of the NFL draft where 7 rounds stretch over three days (thanks to ESPN), professional basketball lasts only two rounds and is completed in about 5 hours. The NBA draft is actually closer to calling players up from the minor leagues than elevating college players. While NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell mostly announces the names of college…

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Door to Cooperstown closing on Pete Rose

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Pete Rose was back in the news this week for the wrong reasons. Banned for life in 1988 for betting on baseball, Rose first denied the accusations entirely, before finally backing off that stance. It took 15 years to finally admit to ABC’s Charlie Gibson that he bet on baseball and his Cincinnati Reds team while he was their manager. Rule 21, posted in professional baseball clubhouses, is baseball’s foremost rule that promises a lifetime ban for gambling on the…

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