SportsNewser FIFA: 1 Billion People Saw Part Of World Cup Final By Marcus Vanderberg on Jul. 11, 2011 - 2:58 PM FIFA announced Monday that the 2010 World Cup final was seen by at least 1 billion people. FIFA research shows that 909.6 million television viewers watched at least one minute of the match between Spain and the Netherlands. When ...
SportsNewser Dick Enberg Working His Final Wimbledon By Marcus Vanderberg on Jun. 20, 2011 - 1:45 PM Legendary announcer Dick Enberg will call his 32nd and final Wimbledon tournament starting Monday. “It’s part of 5 decades, starting in 1979, a total of 32 Wimbledons,” Enberg told the San Diego Union-Tribune via ...
People | SportsNewser Video: Jim Tressel's Wife Slams Door On TV Reporter By Marcus Vanderberg on May. 30, 2011 - 3:46 PM WSYX-TV reporter Steve Levine had the assignment of getting reaction from Jim Tressel’s family following his resignation from Ohio State University. Jim’s wife, Ellen, wasn’t in a talkative mood and slammed the d ...
SportsNewser Rangers Re-Assign Play-By-Play Announcer Rhadigan By Cam Martin on May. 27, 2011 - 5:31 PM The Texas Rangers have removed John Rhadigan as play-by-play announcer after only 50 games on the job and replaced him with Dave Barnett. Rhadigan, who replaced Josh Lewin before this season, had no previous play-by-experience and ...
SportsNewser NBA Finals Gives American Airlines Millions in Free Advertising By Cam Martin on May. 27, 2011 - 11:45 AM Beyond playing together in the NBA Finals, the Dallas Mavericks and the Miami Heat share something else in common: a home stadium sponsored by American Airlines. The Mavericks play at American Airlines Center, while the Heat play ...
People | SportsNewser New Jersey Nets Owner Can Backflip a Jetski By Noah Davis on Oct. 29, 2010 - 11:30 AM The New York Times Magazine publishes a long feature with New Jersey Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov. It checks in at 8,500 words, most of them awesome. Chip Brown’s piece details how the enormous Russian made his billions (in ...