New ‘Boost’ running shoe cushioning could be game-changer for adidas
February 16, 2013 · No comments
My BS detector goes off when marketers promise a new product will change a category forever. But adidas has a contender with its new Boost running shoe cushioning.
How Yahoo! and Fox powered past ESPN.com in comScore rankings
February 14, 2013 · No comments
Yahoo! Sports and FoxSports.com both powered past ESPN.com in the latest comScore rankings. We ask Ken Fuchs and Brian Marshall of Yahoo! what they're doing different from the WWL...MORE
The pros weigh in: How concussions will impact future of NFL and contact sports
February 7, 2013 · No comments
Will concussions destroy the NFL? Sports Biz USA asks a panel of experts: Justin Tuck of the NY Giants; Phil Simms of CBS; Walt Frazier of MSG Network; ex- NY Rangers star Adam Graves and columnist Dan Wetzel of Yahoo! Sports..MORE
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
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.
MSG auctioning paintings of Justin Tuck, Tyson Chandler and cast of The Sopranos
January 23, 2013 · No comments
Madison Square Garden auctioning autographed paintings of Justin Tuck, Tyson Chandler, Henrik Lundqvist and The Sopranos...Giants' Tuck likes Ravens over 49ers...Lance Armstrong finished as endorser on Madison Avenue...Budweiser salutes Stan "The Man" Musial...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
60 Minutes Sports: Lance Armstrong tried to ‘donate’ $250,000 to USADA
January 9, 2013 · No comments
The new '60 Minutes Sports' reports tonight that Lance Armstrong tried to "donate" $250,000 to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. Travis Tygart of USADA also likens Armstrong and his enablers to a "Mafia" that intimidated other riders into doping...MORE
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