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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

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

NBA and Adidas’ ‘Big Color’ jerseys help ignite Black Friday retail sales
November 26, 2012 · No comments

The NBA's new 'Big Color' jerseys from Adidas helped drive the league's best-ever Black Friday sales at NBAStore.com and the NBA's Fifth Avenue store in Manhattan...Superfan 'Fireman Ed' turns in his helmet before he gets punched out by angry NY Jets fans...MORE

5-Hour ENERGY possibly linked to 13 deaths — and ‘spontaneous abortion’
November 16, 2012 · No comments

5-Hour ENERGY, sponsor of PGA Tour star Jim Furyk, has been possibly linked to 13 deaths and a 'spontaneous abortion' by the Food and Drug Administration, according to the New York Times. But 5-Hour ENERGY counters it's unaware of any deaths proven to have been caused by the product ... MORE

Pro wrestling’s ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper remembers ‘Piper’s Pit’ and birth of WrestleMania at MSG
November 9, 2012 · Comments Off

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper, pro wrestling's greatest 'heel,' or villain, remembers 'Piper's Pit,' the late Frank Williams and the birth of WrestleMania at Madison Square Garden...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

MSG’s notorious ‘Blue Seats’ return Friday as NY Knicks take on LeBron James
November 1, 2012 · No comments

The arena equivalent of the Chicago Cubs' Bleacher Bums make a comeback Friday as Madison Square Garden brings back its raucous 'Blue Seats' section for fans. Meanwhile, Lexus has signed on as sponsor of the new Madison Suites, only 23 rows from the playing surface.