With concussion debate raging, will NFL eventually go the way of boxing and horse racing?
February 4, 2013 · No comments
Thousands of ex-players are suing the NFL. Fewer kids play tackle football each year. The league dropped in popularity in latest Harris Poll. Is it possible that pro football could go the way of boxing and horse racing?…MORE
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
Dan Marino fathered love child with CBS production assistant
January 31, 2013 · No comments
Dan Marino, the married former Miami Dolphins great turned CBS analyst, fathered a love child with a network production assistant in 2005, the New York Post reported Thursday. Marino's scheduled to work CBS' coverage of Super Bowl XLVII Sunday...MORE
Mantai Te’o's finished on Madison Avenue before he even gets started
January 30, 2013 · No comments
Notre Dame middle linebacker Mantai Te'o's NFL endorsement career may be over before it even gets started due to his imaginary girlfriend. "If you can't believe him about his girlfriend, how can you believe him with a product in his hand? asks sports marketing expert Bob Dorfman...MORE
Heads up Peyton and Eli: Harbaughs could be next big sibling endorsers
January 28, 2013 · No comments
Super Bowl XLVII coaches Jim and John Harbaugh could become the next big sibling sports endorsers on Madison Avenue. Their biggest money potential is if they appear together ala the Mannings.
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
Sean Payton’s big reward from Saints sends poor message
December 30, 2012 · No comments
The big question in the Big Easy is “what did we learn?” after the New Orleans Saints agreed to make Sean Payton the NFL’s top-paid coach. My question: What kind of example does this set?
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
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
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