You can rock hard, eat hard, buy merchandise hard, even sleep hard with Hard Rock Cafe International. The company operates the Hard Rock Cafe chain of theme restaurants, which serve up typical American fare, as well as rock-music memorabilia and plenty of Hard Rock-branded merchandise. The chain has more than 125 company-owned and franchised locations in more than 45 countries. The company also has about 10 branded hotels and hotel casinos operated by third-parties, as well as four concert venues in the US and Mexico. Its collection of rock n' roll memorabilia boasts more than 70,000 items. The Hard Rock chain is owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida.

LA Fitness serves some 220,000 members with more than 80 fitness clubs throughout the UK, about 20 of which are in London. The company's facilities offer corporate and personal memberships, as well as personal training services. LA Fitness also hosts classes focusing on strength training and cardio-vascular fitness, including yoga, pilates, and spinning. It offers in club fitness seminars and an online fitness management service LA Fitness @ Work. In addition, the company's city clubs provide 30-minute "fast classes" during the working lunch hour.

HOB Entertainment has the low-down, dirty blues -- and that's a good thing. HOB Entertainment, Inc. owns and operates a dozen House of Blues clubs that offer food, drinks, and live music from some of the top blues and rock performers in the country. In addition to its House of Blues clubs, HOB holdings include the Commodore Ballroom (a small-sized music venue in Vancouver), as well as eight amphitheaters in cities such as Seattle, Los Angeles, and Cleveland. Isaac Tigrett, an American entrepreneur and co-founder of the first Hard Rock Cafe in London, opened the first House of Blues venue in 1992. HOB is now a subsidiary of live music conglomerate Live Nation Entertainment.

The Continental Basketball Association is the grand daddy of pro hoops worldwide. The CBA, founded in 1946, is the oldest professional basketball league in the world, predating the NBA by just a few months. Considered minor league play, the CBA fields ten teams, located primarily in the Midwestern US with names like the Albany (New York) Patroons, Atlanta Krunk, and the Minot (North Dakota) Skyrockets. Most CBA players try to use the league as a launching pad into the NBA, about 600 have succeeded. It also serves as the training ground for officials and coaches who want to make the jump to the big leagues.

MGM Grand Hotel operates one of the world's largest casino resorts. Opened in 1993, the MGM Grand Las Vegas includes four towers with more than 6,000 hotel rooms and some 160,000 sq. ft. of casino space, which includes some 2,500 slot machines and 160 table games. The casino, which takes up an entire city block on the Las Vegas Strip, also serves as a venue for concerts, sporting events, and magic shows. Other attractions include a Cirque du Soleil show, restaurants from celebrity chefs such as Wolfgang Puck and Emeril Lagasse, shopping outlets, a swimming-pool complex, a spa, a wedding chapel, and a lion habitat. MGM Grand is a subsidiary of MGM Resorts International.

Parallel Media Group plc is a leading sports marketing, media and event management Company, founded in 1987 by its Chairman David Ciclitira and listed on the London Stock Exchange's AIM since 2001. Parallel Media Group specialises in executive sports, focusing on golf. Parallel Media Group aims to provide its clients with world class professional service, combining local market knowledge with international business expertise to deliver a new vision for sport.

New Castle Hotels doesn't own any castles, per se, but they do hope you'll feel at home nonetheless. All total, the company operates about 30 hotel properties. It manages some 20 upscale hotels and resorts under the Hilton, Marriott, and Starwood (which includes Sheraton and Westin) banners. Its portfolio also includes nearly 10 independent hotels located in the US and in Canada. New Castle Hotels specializes in what it calls heritage properties, independent hotels with long histories and storied reputations, including Digby Pines Resort and the Keltic Lodge, both in Nova Scotia.

Hurlingham is a publicly-traded shell company, having sold its remaining operating business Bettagrade (which owned a hotel in Perth, Scotland) in 2008. The company has previously been involved in residential real estate development, travel booking, and leisure sectors.

New York Football Giants owns and operates the New York Giants professional football team, one of the oldest and most storied franchises in the National Football League. Started in 1925, the team has played for the league championship a record 18 times, winning seven titles including three Super Bowl championships. The Giants roster has included such Hall of Fame players as Frank Gifford, Sam Huff, Lawrence Taylor, and Y.A. Tittle. The team plays host at New Meadowlands Stadium in New Jersey, which it shares with the New York Jets. Tim Mara paid $500 to found the franchise; the Mara and Tisch families continue to control the team.

The Brighton & Hove Albion Seagulls compete in Football League One (after their relegation from the English League Championship following the 2005-2006 season). In the club's second season of play, the team moved into the Goldstone Ground stadium where it would play until 1995, when the board of directors controversially sold the the stadium before securing an alternative site to play. The Seagulls have worn the blue and white stripes synonymous with the team since 1904. Brighton & Hove Albion temporarily plays its home matches at the Withdean Stadium and is currently in the middle of a quest for a permanent stadium.

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