SportsNewser "Sick Fake" Jon Heyman Tweets False Greinke Trade By Marcus Vanderberg on Dec. 11, 2010 - 6:19 PM What happens when a person with clearly too much time on their hands decides to impersonate Sports Illustrated writer Jon Heyman on Twitter? The baseball world found out Friday night when a fake tweet was sent out claiming that th ...
SportsNewser MLB Announces 2010 Ford C. Frick Award Winner By Noah Davis on Dec. 9, 2010 - 2:03 PM Dave Van Horne spent more than 30 years calling Montreal Expos games. It was worth the effort. On Wednesday, the current voice of the Florida Marlins won the Hall of Fame’s Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in baseball broa ...
SportsNewser Thursday Night Football Returns By Noah Davis on Nov. 9, 2010 - 1:58 PM Football is killing it this year, so you know what we need? No, not more cowbell. More football. Well, you’re in luck. Thursday Night Football returns this week with the Atlanta Falcons taking on the Baltimore Ravens. NFL Ne ...
People | SportsNewser Despite Blowout, SNF Scores 12.4 Overnight Rating By Marcus Vanderberg on Nov. 8, 2010 - 12:40 PM Based on the ratings from Sunday Night Football, folks still love the Dallas Cowboys or are tuning in to watch a train wreck. Last night’s Green Bay-Dallas game earned a 12.4 overnight rating and 19 share, making it the top ...
Ratings | SportsNewser University of Texas Cashing In Thanks To ESPN By Marcus Vanderberg on Nov. 5, 2010 - 2:35 PM ESPN has hooked their horns in the Longhorn Network. According to Orangebloods.com, the University of Texas has reached an agreement with ESPN to distribute the Longhorn Network on cable systems beginning in the fall of 2011, earn ...
SportsNewser HBO Sports Starts Production On UNLV Documentary By Marcus Vanderberg on Nov. 2, 2010 - 5:27 PM HBO Sports has started production on Runnin’ Rebels Of UNLV, a documentary on head coach Jerry Tarkanian and his UNLV men’s basketball teams. Based on the HBO release, this might be one of their best documentaries yet: ...
SportsNewser | WebNewser Pelada Shoots, Scores By Noah Davis on Sep. 22, 2010 - 11:15 AM At its core, soccer is the most social of games. You need little to play – some semblance of a ball, two “posts” for goals – but it does require bodies. Solo kickabouts rarely last. Luke Boughen and Gwendol ...
SportsNewser Post World Cup, America Doesn't Care About Soccer By Noah Davis on Sep. 9, 2010 - 9:32 AM In another life, I work as a reporter covering the United States men’s national soccer team. As you certainly know, the World Cup took place this summer and ratings jumped 41 percent. People cared. So did editors. At least f ...