SportsNewser The Saddest Image of the Kendrick Perkins Trade By Noah Davis on Feb. 25, 2011 - 12:29 PM According to Bill Simmons, Kendrick Perkins “cried for most of the day Thursday” after finding out he was being traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder. That’s heart wrenching. But man, that Twitter feed is crushing ...
SportsNewser | TV Biz Under Armour Debuts E39 By Noah Davis on Feb. 25, 2011 - 12:25 PM Under Armour will debut its latest piece of technology – the E39 – at the NFL Scouting Combine. The 4.5 oz chest button measures acceleration, heart rate, horsepower, and other stats that seem important. What does the ...
SportsNewser Midwestern City Brilliantly Lobbys for US Soccer Game By Noah Davis on Feb. 25, 2011 - 12:14 PM The people of Kansas City – well, some of them at least – want the United States men’s soccer team to play a game in their city during this summer’s Gold Cup. How best to get that information out into the w ...
Ratings | SportsNewser ESPN to Show 10 Hours of The Masters in 3D By Noah Davis on Feb. 24, 2011 - 12:53 PM The already extended Master’s telecast is getting even bigger. ESPN will air 10 hours of the tournament in 3D. The Worldwide Leader will air two hours during each of the four rounds as well as two during Wednesday’s Pa ...
SportsNewser | TV Biz Joe Posnanski Nominated for Blogging Ellie By Noah Davis on Feb. 24, 2011 - 12:24 PM The American Society of Magazine Editors released the nominations for the 2010 Digital Ellies, and one of sports media’s best is among the finalists. The blog of Sport’s Illustrated‘s Joe Posnanski was nominated ...
SportsNewser Indiana Lawmakers Say NFL Work Stoppage Would Have "Devastating Impact" on Economy By Noah Davis on Feb. 24, 2011 - 12:00 PM That headline really says almost everything, now doesn’t it? The Associated Press reports that Indiana “Sens. Dan Coats and Richard Lugar, along with all nine House members from the state” sent a letter to Roger ...
SportsNewser But Seriously, There's No Cheering in the Press Box (or the Media Center) By Noah Davis on Feb. 24, 2011 - 11:35 AM One more for the “Behavior in the press box debate.” Jay Busbee pens a long column discussing why he was offended that many of his colleagues applauded Trevor Bayne in his post-Daytona 500 victory press conference. Loo ...
People | SportsNewser Carmelo Anthony Came to New York and MSG Made an Emotional Ad By Noah Davis on Feb. 23, 2011 - 12:54 PM And not for nothing, but Carmelo Anthony’s wife La La Vazquez – who told her Twitter followers “I wanna thank the city of Denver 4having us for almost 8 wonderful seasons. I wish the team, city & fans the bes ...
SportsNewser Why the NBA Isn't Becoming the English Premier League By Noah Davis on Feb. 23, 2011 - 12:50 PM With all this talk of All-Stars on the move (Melo! D WIll!), it’s fitting that The Wall Street Journal examines the recent trend of the NBA’s biggest stars moving to the league’s biggest markets. Kevin Clark worr ...
SportsNewser Not Even the Washington Nationals Store Cares About the Team By Noah Davis on Feb. 23, 2011 - 10:23 AM A wonderful screencap from the D.C. Sports Blog. We guess that’s what happens when you lose an average of 99.3 games over the past three seasons. But can they spell “Strasburg“?