SportsNewser | TV Biz ESPN RISE is Renamed ESPN High School By Cam Martin on Aug. 1, 2011 - 11:01 AM ESPN RISE, a multiplatform brand launched in 2008 to produce and air content relevant to high school sports fans, has been renamed ESPN High School. “ESPN is committed to providing the best high school sports content for fan ...
SportsNewser Cover of SEC Football Media Guide is No. 5 Jersey By Cam Martin on Jul. 19, 2011 - 11:31 AM In case the No. 5 jersey on the cover of the SEC football media guide was too subtle, the cover also includes the helpful line, “Home of FIVE consecutive BCS National Champions.” Can you name all five? I’ll give ...
SportsNewser Video: Rick Carlisle Doesn't Know Who Jason Whitlock Is By Marcus Vanderberg on Jun. 8, 2011 - 1:49 PM The postgame press conferences during the NBA Finals have been just as entertaining as the action on the floor. On the heels of the awkward Gregg Doyel/LeBron James exchange, Jason Whitlock and Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Car ...
SportsNewser Sugar Ray Leonard Alleges Sexual Abuse By Olympic Coach In New Book By Cam Martin on May. 17, 2011 - 8:13 PM In his forthcoming autobiography, “The Big Fight: My Life In and Out of the Ring,” which will be published in June by Viking, former boxing great Sugar Ray Leonard alleges that he was sexually abused as a young fighter ...
SportsNewser Ross Greenburg Not Fired From HBO Sports By Marcus Vanderberg on May. 6, 2011 - 10:09 PM BoxingScene.com reported Friday morning that longtime HBO executive Ross Greenburg had been fired by the network and his replacement was Yahoo executive vice president Ross Levinsohn. Unfortunately for the boxing website, that rep ...
SportsNewser Surprise: NFL Draft Ratings Down From 2010 By Marcus Vanderberg on Apr. 29, 2011 - 3:38 PM Coverage of the 2011 NFL Draft on ESPN and the NFL Network combined for a 5.1 rating and 7 million viewers. Those numbers were down 22 percent and 16 percent respectively from 2010. Despite the ratings slide, it’s still the ...
SportsNewser Tom Brady, Under Armour Team Up For NFL Draft Chat By Marcus Vanderberg on Apr. 15, 2011 - 11:23 AM New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and Under Armour are teaming up for a consumer promotion during the NFL Draft using Facebook. Under Armour will host the first-ever Tom Brady Draft Chat on April 29, a lengthy conversatio ...
SportsNewser ESPN Offering Facebook Fans Sneak Preview Of The Fab Five By Marcus Vanderberg on Mar. 8, 2011 - 1:14 PM For fans anticipating The Fab Five documentary (March 13 at 9 pm on ESPN), you can catch a sneak preview Tuesday night on ESPN’s Facebook page. Following the extended clip, former Michigan guard Jalen Rose will host a live v ...
SportsNewser Dan Snyder Is Off Limits On The Tony Kornheiser Show By Marcus Vanderberg on Feb. 17, 2011 - 12:26 AM If you’re expecting Tony Kornheiser or his guests to be critical of Washington Redskins owner Daniel Synder, think again. John Feinstein explained that the radio host and Pardon the Interruption co-host put the squabash on b ...
SportsNewser NFL and ESPN to Start Negotiating for Monday Night Football? By Noah Davis on Oct. 11, 2010 - 10:57 AM ESPN snagged the Monday Night Football broadcast rights in 2006 for over $1 billion per year, and the network doesn’t want to let the franchise go. According to Pro Football Talk, the Worldwide Leader will begin negotiating ...