Update: CBS, ESPN Spar Over Record Soccer Web Totals
It turns out that Landon Donovan’s got nothing on Billy Donovan.
ESPN said in a press release yesterday that the U.S. soccer team’s dramatic win over Algeria on Wednesday (June 23) was the most-viewed single live sports event in the history of the Internet. Not so fast, says CBS.
According to CBS officials, a game between Florida (coached by former Providence star Billy Donovan) and Brigham Young University during the NCAA men’s basketball tournament drew an audience of 1,115,097 online viewers.
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