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
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
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
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