"Going Off The Grid" is a weekly survey of sports execs and personalities offering their thoughts on a handful of pressing (and trivial) issues in sports and pop culture. This week, our panel opines on what they think President Trump's impact on sports will be, as well as their favorite March Madness memories.
- Learfield Senior VP/Integrated Marketing Keisha Taylor
– Keeps up with pop culture through BuzzFeed, Bossip and TMZ -- in that order.
- Drone Racing League Founder & CEO Nicholas Horbaczewski
– Gets his news from the BBC.
- Proskauer Associate Frank Saviano
– Pop culture interest limited to his wife's celebrity-filled Instagram.
- NHL Kings VP/Kings Care Foundation & Community Relations Jennifer Pope
– Loves watching E!, Instagram news stories and "Access Hollywood."
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President Trump's impact on sports will be... |
Favorite March Madness memory |
"Bad News Bears" or "The Sandlot" |
Board game of choice |
Must-have trait for a sports commissioner |
Taylor |
The least of our concerns. More important things to tweet about |
Hampton's '01 upset over Iowa State - proud HU alum! |
"The Sandlot" |
Scrabble |
Discernment |
Horbaczewski |
Limited |
Harvard beating Cincinnati in '14 |
The original "Bad News Bears" |
Settlers of Catan |
An open mind to evolving sports as audiences change |
Saviano |
As impossible to predict as he is |
Being glued to CBS as a kid for all the action |
"The Sandlot" - you're killing me, Smalls! |
Trouble with my 4-year-old |
Poise |
Pope |
Too soon to tell, but sports will always bring people together |
Watching Syracuse's John Wallace in the '96 title game |
"The Sandlot" |
Hungry Hungry Hippos - my kids love it |
Progressive |
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