SportsNewser Peter King: Fans indifferent to this year's NFL draft By Cam Martin on Apr. 25, 2011 - 7:49 AM Are you amped for this week’s NFL draft? Then you’re probably the exception among NFL fans, Peter King of Sports Illustrated reports in his Monday Morning Quarterback column. “There’s a different feel to th ...
SportsNewser A reminder that the British media play by different rules By Cam Martin on Apr. 18, 2011 - 5:00 PM Imagine if Deadspin had run pictures of a married football player’s genitals alongside the name of the woman who had received those pictures – but didn’t print the player’s name because they were forbidden ...
SportsNewser Boston Victory Means Bill Simmons Is Tweeting Again By Marcus Vanderberg on Apr. 8, 2011 - 7:22 PM The Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees 9-6 Friday afternoon for their first win of the season, which means Bill Simmons is back on Twitter. Nice curveball by Simmons with an American Idol tweet instead of talking about t ...
SportsNewser Madden NFL 12 To Emphasize Concussions By Marcus Vanderberg on Apr. 4, 2011 - 10:04 AM The days of returning from a concussion in Madden after only two quarters are over. Madden NFL 12 will emphasize the seriousness of concussions. “Concussions are such a big thing, it has to be a big thing in the video game,& ...
SportsNewser Sunday's NCAA Regional Finals Scores 8.5 Overnight Rating By Marcus Vanderberg on Mar. 28, 2011 - 12:27 PM Through the first two rounds of the 2011 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship, the ratings average-to-date in metered markets is a 6.8/14, up 15 percent from a 5.9/13 for CBS Sports’ 2010 coverage, according to Nielsen. ...
SportsNewser Gus Johnson Doing What Gus Johnson Does By Marcus Vanderberg on Mar. 19, 2011 - 12:32 AM “George Mason making the statement: We are back … and ready!”
SportsNewser Another Charlie Sheen-Related Sports And Twitter Update By Marcus Vanderberg on Mar. 4, 2011 - 12:24 PM Charlie Sheen: 1,556,961 Twitter followers. LeBron James: 1,507,963 Twitter followers. In the span of four days, actor Charlie Sheen has zoomed past LeBron James on Twitter. And based on Miami’s meltdown last night against O ...
SportsNewser WEEI Broadcaster Unhappy About Losing Show By Noah Davis on Feb. 17, 2011 - 12:23 PM On Wednesday, WEEI announced the station was splitting up its Dale & Holley program, match Michael Holley with Glenn Ordway and relegating Dale Arnold to the bench. According to Boston Sports Media Watch, the latter host was u ...
SportsNewser There Will Be a 2011 Women's Professional Soccer Season By Noah Davis on Feb. 17, 2011 - 11:11 AM You know how we know? Because they have a schedule. The troubled Women’s Professional Soccer league kicks off the 2011 season when the Atlanta Beat hose the Boston Breakers on April 9 at Kennesaw State University. “Thi ...
SportsNewser Is Isiah Thomas Returning to the New York Knicks? By Noah Davis on Feb. 16, 2011 - 11:41 AM Isiah Thomas sure sounds like he’s plotting a return to Madison Square Garden. The former coach and team president spoke with Sid Rosenberg on Miami radio Tuesday night and he offered some thoughts about the direction of the ...