SportsNewser The Rebranding of French Football By Noah Davis on Jan. 18, 2011 - 8:59 AM The French national team had a disastrous World Cup, one marred by in-fighting, poor coaching, and a general malaise. The squad was in desperate need of a reboot. You know what that means: New uniforms! Nike went all out, producin ...
SportsNewser LeBron James Is Such A Moron By Noah Davis on Jan. 12, 2011 - 8:55 AM This is why athletes shouldn’t havenice thingsTwitter accounts. Or maybe just why athletes that have a complete lack of self-awareness shouldn’t Tweet. Not the smartest move, LBJ. The box score, however, is pretty swee ...
SportsNewser NHL Network Hires ESPN Vet as Executive Producer By Noah Davis on Jan. 10, 2011 - 5:00 PM Mark Preisler, previously executive producer at Sportscenter, is skating to NHL Network as executive producer where he’ll “be involved with all aspects of the Network’s programming and production.” “T ...
SportsNewser ESPN Sets Record Ratings Thanks To BCS Games By Marcus Vanderberg on Jan. 7, 2011 - 8:23 PM ESPN posted its highest-rated and most-viewed day in the network’s 31-plus year history on January 1, thanks to the Rose Bowl and Fiesta Bowl. ESPN averaged a 4.3 rating (6,301,000 viewers, P2+; 4,259,000 homes) on New Year& ...
Ratings | SportsNewser Watch the Future Future Stars of the NFL By Noah Davis on Jan. 5, 2011 - 11:11 AM What’s that? You need more high school football in your life? You’re in luck. At 7 p.m. Wednesday, ESPN will broadcast the Under Armour High School All-America Football Game. (Unfortunately, you already missed the dail ...
SportsNewser ESPN's Ron Franklin Apologizes For His Comments By Marcus Vanderberg on Jan. 3, 2011 - 5:45 PM ESPN announcer Ron Franklin has apologized for his comments directed towards Jeannine Edwards prior to last Friday’s Chick-fil-A Bowl broadcast. “I said some things I shouldn’t have and am sorry,” Franklin ...
SportsNewser Can 2010 Be Summed Up in a Single Tweet? By Noah Davis on Dec. 30, 2010 - 11:14 AM This is about as close as it’s going to get.
SportsNewser Rick Reilly Really Likes the Words "Tiny," "Large," "Very," and "Nice" By Noah Davis on Nov. 11, 2010 - 3:21 PM We’ve mentioned the Harvard Sports Analysis Collective before, but they’ve really outdone themselves with their latest post. Ben Blatt uses a couple complicated formulas to compare the writing styles of luminaries Bill ...
SportsNewser Who Watched the Breeders Cup? By Noah Davis on Nov. 9, 2010 - 12:40 PM Apparently, a lot of people. According to Sports Media Watch, ABC and ESPN saw massive spikes from last year, with their telecasts up 70 percent and well over 100 percent, respectively. They have Zenyatta to thank. The horse came ...
SportsNewser CBS College Sports Network Prepares for Kickoff By Alex Weprin on Aug. 25, 2010 - 2:20 PM CBS College Sports Network will be adding new shows, new faces and new technology to its college football programming lineup this season. Last week SportsNewser spoke to former Texas tech football coach Mike Leach about joining th ...