SportsNewser Row 44 Bringing Live MLB Games To Southwest By Marcus Vanderberg on Aug. 30, 2011 - 4:06 PM Southwest Airlines customers will soon be able to watch their favorite baseball team 30,000 feet in the air. Row 44 Inc., Southwest’s in-flight broadband Internet provider, signed a deal with Major League Baseball that will ...
SportsNewser | TV Biz Hugh Douglas Joins ESPN As Studio Analyst By Marcus Vanderberg on Aug. 1, 2011 - 3:08 PM Former NFL veteran Hugh Douglas is joining ESPN as a studio analyst. The former NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year will provide analysis on SportsCenter, NFL Live, First Take and ESPNEWS. Douglas makes his ESPN debut Monday, includi ...
People | SportsNewser Win $1M or New Truck in DirecTV NASCAR Bracket By Cam Martin on Jul. 26, 2011 - 4:03 PM If you’re like me, you need to be given a damn good reason to take an interest in NASCAR. Well, how about one million reasons? For the second year in a row, DirecTV is running its NASCAR Head2Head Knockout fantasy racing gam ...
People | SportsNewser ESPN The Weekend Ending At Walt Disney Resort By Marcus Vanderberg on Jul. 23, 2011 - 6:41 PM The Walt Disney Resort in Orlando will no longer serve as the home for “ESPN The Weekeend.” Walt Disney World sports media director Darrell Fry made the announcement on the Disney Parks blog: “In order to focus o ...
People | SportsNewser Joe Rogan To Host Relaunch Of Fear Factor By Marcus Vanderberg on Jul. 1, 2011 - 5:08 PM Joe Rogan is returning to his roots. The UFC color commentator will host the relaunch of NBC’s Fear Factor. Rogan hosted the show during its first run from 2001 to 2006. NBC ordered eight episodes and production begins in Au ...
Revolving Door | SportsNewser Video: Regis Grills Michelle Beadle On Internet Porn By Marcus Vanderberg on Jun. 16, 2011 - 12:19 PM Leave it to the 79-year-old Regis Philbin to ask the question sports fans have been wondering: Does Michelle Beadle watch Internet porn? Thanks, Regis. You can officially retire now.
SportsNewser New York Post Basically Ignores World Cup News By Noah Davis on Dec. 1, 2010 - 1:34 PM (Oh boy, that’s Morgan Freeman’s music.) On Thursday, FIFA will award the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to two separate nations. This is massive news. The New York Times has George Vecsey and Jere Longman on the case. Reute ...
People | SportsNewser James Brown: Studio Host, Entreprenuer By Noah Davis on Nov. 19, 2010 - 2:56 PM Fun facts we learned in The New York Times‘s profile of James Brown, who “invested a six-figure sum to start [Brown Technology], which specializes in database management and information security.” He “sold ...
People | SportsNewser Another Bay Area Team Adopts the Misfit Meme By Noah Davis on Nov. 12, 2010 - 11:29 AM Remember when the San Francisco Giants won the hearts and minds of America (oh, and the World Series) as a loveable group of misfits? We were all like, “Who are these guys?” And it was fun, because we love rooting for ...
People | SportsNewser SB Nation Gets Paid By Noah Davis on Nov. 8, 2010 - 1:17 PM Is this the equivalent of a young upstart phenom signing his first big contract? All Things D reports that SB Nation raised $10.5 million in Series C funding. Khosla Ventures led the round. The collection of 290 sports and news si ...