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Kelly Cohen

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Florida, New York, Washington, D.C.
As seen in: Boardroom, FanSided, Medium, Business Insider, Fox News, USA Today, ESPN, ESPN Deportes, espnW, Vox, Bleacher Report, The Times of Israel and
Covers:  Sports, Entertainment, Culture, Business, Fashion, Breaking News, Politics
media + comms + content leader, for hire | ex - @applenews @espn @fansided @247sports @usatodaysports @nbcsports @boardroom @sbnation | #mizzoumade

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Hi! I'm Kelly Cohen, a media, content, and communications leader with 13+ years shaping digital storytelling, editorial strategy, and multiplatform content in sports, news, and lifestyle.

I’m seeking senior roles where I can lead, strategize, and inspire. Open to remote, relocation, freelance, or consulting opportunities. 📩 kmc9rb@gmail.com

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Agency: 47% of sports events canceled in 2020

Agency: 47% of sports events canceled in 2020

Sports around the world have only been on hiatus since mid-March, but when the numbers are crunched, the impa…

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Agency: 47% of sports events canceled in 2020

Agency: 47% of sports events canceled in 2020

Sports around the world have been on hiatus only since mid-March, but when the numbers are crunched, the coro…

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Coronavirus, social distancing will change the way we attend games

Coronavirus, social distancing will change the way we attend games

Wearing a face mask to the ballpark to watch your baseball team? What about hand sanitizer at every aisle tha…

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Poll: Fans won't attend games without vaccine

Poll: Fans won't attend games without vaccine

The sports world has been at a standstill due to the coronavirus pandemic for roughly a month, and despite th…

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Tokyo Olympics officially postponed until 2021

Tokyo Olympics officially postponed until 2021

Never before had the Olympic Games been postponed or canceled for something other than war, but rarely has th…

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Favre to N.Y.? MJ to MiLB? Brady's not the first to leave an iconic team

Favre to N.Y.? MJ to MiLB? Brady's not the first to leave an iconic team

Twenty years is quite the commitment. Just ask Tom Brady, who was drafted by the New England Patriots in 2000…

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NIL Is No Longer an Experiment; It’s the Business of College Football

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By Kelly Cohen Verified
| Boardroom Verified
Name, image, and likeness — better known as NIL — is no longer a theoretical shift in college sports. It is an economic force reshaping recruiting, competition, and the business of athletics in real time, with consequences that will stretch far beyond this generation of athletes. The groundwork was laid in September 2019, when California passed the Fair Pay to Play Act, the first state law allowing college athletes to profit from their NIL.
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NIL Is No Longer an Experiment; It’s the Business of College Football

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By Kelly Cohen Verified
| Yahoo Sports Verified
Jamie Schwaberow / Getty Images Name, image, and likeness — better known as NIL — is no longer a theoretical shift in college sports. It is an economic force reshaping recruiting, competition, and the business of athletics in real time, with consequences that will stretch far beyond this generation of athletes. The groundwork was laid in September 2019, when California passed the Fair Pay to Play Act, the first state law allowing college athletes to profit from their NIL.
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What would a lockout mean for the WNBA?

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By Kelly Cohen Verified
| Yahoo Sports Verified
The WNBA is young. And despite feeling drama-filled (it is), the league has not yet had a lockout. The NBA, for example, has experienced a total of four lockouts. The seasons that lost games were the 1998-99 and 2011-12 seasons. Advertisement But given what's been happening in the WNBA right now, a lockout does seem quite possible. And if a lockout does transpire, it could have a devastating impact on the WNBA's growth, which has skyrocketed in recent years.
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