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: Teaching Football with Fútbol (And Vice Versa)
Near the end of Tuesday’s Sports with Us clinic, emcee Kristi Scales asked the assembled children whose favorite sport coming into the event was...
Sports Rush: Former NBA Players Bring The Birds
I visited with some former NBA players in Fort Worth this morning. What were they doing?
“Passing out turkeys and all of the trimmings to...
Sports Rush: A Hard Road to Hardball
Yesterday, I attended a screening of a documentary film about baseball. Do you know what the game footage scenes looked like?
They looked like baseball.
They...
Sports Rush: Championship Sunday
When people in the United States consider a standalone event a really big deal, we call it “The Super Bowl of ___.”
Like “Make America...
Sports Rush: Batting From Both Sides
Curtis Wilkerson, Cecil Espy, and Mark McLemore know about being versatile with a bat in their hands. All three switch-hit during their big league...
Sports Rush: Deuces Wild For USMNT
Saturday night, a soccer podcast discussed how a number of the USMNT’s best players had come through the North Texas area in their development...
Sports Rush: Exploring Private Equity in College Sports
One could find a lot to learn about the business of sport at this past week’s Global Sports Business Summit, presented by SMU and...
Sports Rush: Watching The Wings
When the Dallas Wings open their 2025 WNBA season May 16 at Arlington’s College Park Center, they’ll play on national television. It’s an indicator...
Sports Rush: Mastering Mega Sporting Events
Dan Hunt learned as a teenager what a mega event in Dallas looked like.
“I was lucky enough to be a ball boy in the...
Sports Rush: Mindset Matters For Sports Business Careers
Near the beginning of this past weekend’s 2025 Black Sports Professionals North Texas Summit, Scottie Rodgers, the organization’s marketing & communications committee chair, commented...
