Rush Olson
Rush Olson has spent two decades directing creative efforts for sports teams and broadcasters. When not writing his Sports Rush blog for the Weekly, he creates television programs, ad campaigns, content marketing, and related creative projects for sports entities and more through Rush Olson Creative & Sports, Mint Farm Films, and FourNine Productions.
Sports Rush: Bucking Convention
Innovation in business necessarily includes the apprehension that comes with taking risks. Sometimes you feel like you’re strapped to the back of pissed-off animal...
Sports Rush: Jay Harris’s Hot Non-Sports Opinions
Each year, I get to work with Jay Harris from ESPN. He generously donates his time to the fundraising efforts of Nancy Lieberman Charities...
Back in the Saddle
Chad Blankenship describes his Professional Bull Riders team’s Rattler Days as “a distinctly hometown event.”
The happening includes the Ariat Texas Rattlers franchise staging their...
Sports Rush: Brooklyn Longhorns
Two former Longhorn football players returned to Texas last weekend to play in a venue that enjoys legendary status within their athletic program.
“It's a...
Sports Rush: Kickin’ It With The Kick
The Kick commands the plaza in front of Frisco’s National Soccer Hall of Fame. It’s a prestigious job, but one that requires steely resolve...
Sports Rush: Volleyball’s Big Hit
This post was co-written by Mia Kovachev
It’s not unusual to see the bleachers of AT&T Stadium packed with a loud crowd and loyal fanbase....
Net Gains
Arlington will host a couple of preseason sporting events this week. We might consider one more meaningful than the other.
Now, to be sure, Friday’s...
Sports Rush: Welcoming Back The World
Logan Farrington enjoyed watching World Cup games this summer.
“It's the World Cup,” he said. “How can you not be excited for it?”
A lot of...
Sports Rush: From the Trinity River to the Riviera
Les Marseillaises, a professional soccer team in Southern France, added a new player to their roster this week. She’s from Southlake.
I saw her the...
Sports Rush: Chicharito’s Role In Growing His Sport
“You saw it yourself during the World Cup—the incredible impact this sport can have.”
So said Javier “Chicharito” Hernández Wednesday at his Atlético Dallas introductory...
