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Athletes charged with murder: Pistorius joins Simpson, Lewis and Carruth
February 15, 2013 · No comments

Oscar Pistorius joins O.J. Simpson, Ray Lewis and Rae Carruth on the list of athletes charged with murder. Pistorius' web site yanked a Nike ad with the headline: "I am the bullet in the chamber." Will Madison Avenue cool it on using violent metaphors in ads?...MORE

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

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.

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