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Fox’s Jay Glazer dishes on new Fox Sports 1 show and battles with ESPN
February 2, 2013 · No comments

Fox Sports NFL insider Jay Glazer dishes on his possible new football show for the planned Fox Sports 1 cable channel, the game-changing Mike Pereira, new UFC star 'Rowdy' Ronda Rousey and his battles with ESPN...MORE

CBS to kick off pregame Super Bowl XLVII coverage almost a week in advance
January 14, 2013 · No comments

ESPN must be jealous: CBS will kick off pre-game programming for Super Bowl XLVII six days before the game. CBS' Les Moonves jokes about Janet Jackson. CBS Sports Network's David Berson takes on the WWL and Bill Cowher contradicts himself on a coaching return...MORE

Start saying goodbye to old-time bullpen phones: MLB announces cell phone deal with T-Mobile
January 9, 2013 · 1 comment

You can start saying goodbye to old-fashioned bullpen phones. MLB and T-Mobile announced a deal to provide baseball managers/coaches with cell phones in dugouts and bullpens in 2013...Budweiser's new Black Crown brew to debut spot on Super Bowl XLVII...MORE

Is college football passing baseball as America’s real No. 2 sport?
January 7, 2013 · No comments

Is college football passing baseball as America's real No. 2 sport behind only pro football? Research indicates baseball is still No. 2, but long-term numbers are trending in the direction of the college game...IMG Worldwide acquires Catalyst PR....MORE

Race baiting: ESPN’s Rob Parker asks if RGIII is a ‘cornball brother’ on ESPN’s ‘First Take’
December 14, 2012 · No comments

Rob Parker asks if Robert Griffin III is a "cornball brother" on ESPN because Washington Redskins QB has white fiancee and (gasp) might vote Republican...Mike McCarthy, ex-boss of MSG Networks turned CEO of St. Louis Blues, joins Manhattan Place Entertainment...MORE

Peter King: ESPN would go ‘Bat-Dung’ if Jon Gruden dumps WWL for return to coaching
December 7, 2012 · 1 comment

Peter King of Sports Illustrated and NBC warns ESPN will go 'bat-dung' if Jon Gruden dumps Monday Night Football for a return to coaching in college or the NFL...MORE

Spurs hit with ‘Stern’ fine; should college football players walk?
November 30, 2012 · No comments

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich's lineup on Thursday has cost the team $250,000, courtesy of NBA commissioner David Stern. ... Should college football players leave the field?

NBA takes For-Sale sign off jerseys. But we haven’t heard last of ads on uniforms
November 7, 2012 · No comments

The NBA's backing away from its plan to place For-Sale signs on its jerseys. But you haven't heard the last of pro sports leagues and teams looking to slap more corporate logos on their uniforms as a way to raise ad revenue in the current recession...MORE

Now we’re outsourcing athletic endorsers to China too: D-Wade signs with Li-Ning
October 14, 2012 · No comments

First we outsourced our jobs and economy to China. Now we're outsourcing athletic endorsers too as Dwyane Wade signs with Chinese basketball brand LI-NING...Talk about rubbing salt in the wounds. MLB sends World Series e-mails to Washington Nationals fans...MORE