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Rush Olson

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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.
Rush Olson and Toby Keith

Sports Rush: What I Know About Toby Keith

I met Toby Keith a handful of times. I didn’t truly know the man, just interacted with him in a (mostly) professional capacity. But...
Ed Olson coaches basketball at TWC

Sports Rush: Longtime Wesleyan AD Coached More Than Sports

The man who served as Texas Wesleyan’s athletic director for many years died this month at the age of 86 after prolonged health issues.   Family...
Swinging For A Cause at Globe Life Field

Sports Rush: The Proper Placement Of Boundaries In Sports

Boundaries have a role in sports. Sidelines, rules, and unspoken codes of ethics represent boundaries needed to ensure a match proceeds in an orderly fashion. But...
NCAA soccer match

Soccer, Football, and Conference Realignment

College sports’ conference realignments tend to revolve around football. To clarify that statement for non-US readers, we mean American football, not association football. But it...
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Sports Rush: Wade Reflects on Dirk and His Fellow Hall of Famers

If your Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement ceremony happened in two days, would you find yourself a bundle of nerves? If soon-to-be...
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Sports Rush: Mavericks Make History in Women’s Basketball

At the time when Cynt Marshall became CEO of the Dallas Mavericks, the franchise faced a lot of obstacles to earning the trust of...
Opal Lee and LaDondra Wilson, courtesy Dallas Wings

Sports Rush: Getting The Message At A Basketball Game

“If people can taught to hate, they can be taught to love. And it’s up to you, young people, to change minds.” - Dr. Opal...
Major League Cricket

Sports Rush: Pushing Sports Boundaries in Texas

The newest professional sports franchise in North Texas featured players of whom most of you have never heard, playing a sport for which you...
Dallas Jackals warm up

Sports Rush: Rugby’s Future

The city of Coventry, located some 15 miles from the town of Rugby, has no team in its country’s top flight in the sport...
Dallas Wings huddle

Sports Rush: Winging It

Tuesday night at Arlington’s College Park Center, the Dallas Wings played their third game in five days. The contest against the Minnesota Lynx followed road...