Events | SportsNewser Ron Artest Will Compete In Dancing with the Stars By Marcus Vanderberg on Aug. 29, 2011 - 11:35 PM After back-and-forth rumors, Los Angeles Lakers forward Ron Artest will compete in the 13th season of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. Artest is still interested in playing for Cheshire Jets of the British Basketball League. If ...
View Post SportsNewser First UFC on FOX Card Only One Hour By Marcus Vanderberg on Aug. 20, 2011 - 2:09 PM Hours after formally announcing their new deal with FOX, details were released about the first UFC card on the broadcast network. The UFC on FOX card on Nov. 12 from the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. will feature only two fights ...
SportsNewser Big Lead Sports Jumps To #4 Among Online Sports Properties By Marcus Vanderberg on Aug. 11, 2011 - 1:11 PM Big Lead Sports is moving on up the online sports properties digital ladder. For the month of July, the independent online sports property surpassed 18 million unique visitors and landed the #4 spot among all online sports propert ...
SportsNewser Is Bill Parcells The Latest ESPN NFL Analyst? By Marcus Vanderberg on Aug. 9, 2011 - 9:36 PM With the NFL right around the corner, ESPN has gone on an analysts hiring spree, signing Eric Mangini, Hugh Douglas and Damien Woody. It appears the Worldwide Leader has their eyes set on at least one more big name, according to U ...
SportsNewser Desmond Howard Trashes The NCAA By Marcus Vanderberg on Jul. 29, 2011 - 4:01 PM The NCAA backlash has been gaining momentum and ESPN college football analyst Desmond Howard is the latest to speak out about the current state of collegiate athletics: USA Today has Howard’s scathing comments: “Any sy ...
SportsNewser Doc Emrick Joining NBC/Versus Full-Time By Marcus Vanderberg on Jul. 21, 2011 - 1:06 PM Mike “Doc” Emrick is ending his career as the New Jersey Devils play-by-play announcer to take a full-time position with NBC/Versus. Emrick let New Jersey fans know Thursday via a letter posted on the Devils’ web ...
Events | SportsNewser Reporter: WVU's Stewart Asked Me To Dig Up Dirt on Successor By Cam Martin on Jun. 7, 2011 - 9:08 AM Former Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter Colin Dunlap claimed last night that West Virginia head football coach Bill Stewart called him last December and asked him to dig up dirt on Stewart’s successor-in-waiting, Dana Holgor ...
Revolving Door | SportsNewser Sky Sports Changes Story After Man U's Owen Complains By Cam Martin on May. 25, 2011 - 9:50 PM Manchester United’s Michael Owen has been frustrated by his attempts to make team England in the last few years, but he took exception to a headline on Sky Sports that read “Owen gives up on England” and went on ...
Revolving Door | SportsNewser WNBA to Honor Katie Couric With Inspiration Award By Cam Martin on May. 18, 2011 - 5:27 PM Katie Couric, the first solo female evening news anchor, will be honored with the 2011 WNBA Inspiration Award, the league announced today. Couric will receive the award at a luncheon in New York City next Tuesday, May 24. “K ...
SportsNewser Will Fans in Cowboys Stadium Watch the Super Bowl on Their iPads? By Noah Davis on Feb. 2, 2011 - 11:00 AM In Wired.com’s excellent story detailing the technology at Cowboys Stadium, there’s a brief mention of the effect iPads might have on fandom. And, of course, this being the first Super Bowl since the introduction of th ...