SportsNewser Heat-Mavs Game 6 Scores 15.0 Overnight Rating By Marcus Vanderberg on Jun. 13, 2011 - 11:41 AM Game 6 of the NBA Finals between the Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat earned a 15.0 overnight rating, the highest-rated Game 6 on ABC, according to Nielsen. Sunday’s closeout game was the third highest overnight rating for an ...
SportsNewser | TV Biz Brian Kingrey Is MLB 2K11's $1 Million Winner By Marcus Vanderberg on May. 27, 2011 - 12:18 AM For the second year in a row, a video gamer has won $1 million by pitching a perfect game in MLB 2K11. Brian Kingrey of Hammond, Louisiana, won the “Perfect Game” Challenge after shutting down the Houston Astros with R ...
SportsNewser Joakim Noah Apologizes For Hurling Gay Slur At Fan By Marcus Vanderberg on May. 23, 2011 - 12:49 AM Learning nothing from Kobe Bryant, Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah was caught on camera yelling at gay slur at a fan during Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals. “A fan said something, and I said something back,” N ...
SportsNewser ESPN dropping poker following indictments of gambling sites By Cam Martin on Apr. 19, 2011 - 7:45 AM In the wake of last Friday’s federal indictment of gambling sites including PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, a dragnet that seized millions of dollars of what the U.S. government considers illegal gambling profits, ESPN has a ...
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 Bill Simmons Ramping Up For His New Website By Marcus Vanderberg on Mar. 8, 2011 - 12:04 PM ESPN columnist Bill Simmons recently chatted with Michael McCarthy of USA Today about his new website that’s launching in May. According to “The Sports Guy,” the site will be two-thirds sports; one-third pop cult ...
SportsNewser Bart Scott Body Slams His Wrestling Critics By Marcus Vanderberg on Mar. 7, 2011 - 11:07 AM New York Jets linebacker Bart Scott could care less what you thought about his role on TNA Impact last Thursday. ESPN.com asked Scott what he thought about his wrestling critics: “It would be like going on ‘Dancing Wit ...
SportsNewser Tiger Woods and Golf Digest Part Ways By Noah Davis on Jan. 7, 2011 - 11:53 AM Golf Digest just saved $1 million per year. “Playing editor” Tiger Woods will no longer pen a monthly column nor appear in the exclusive photos that ran alongside the spread. “Golf Digest and Tiger Woods have mut ...
SportsNewser Heisman Ratings Lowest In Four Years For ESPN By Marcus Vanderberg on Dec. 16, 2010 - 5:34 PM While ESPN scored a ratings victory last Saturday night with their final 30 for 30 documentary, Pony Excess, the same can’t be said about the Heisman Trophy ceremony. Ratings and viewership hit a four-year low as ESPN drew a ...