SportsNewser Women's World Cup Final Sets Tweets Per Second Record By Cam Martin on Jul. 18, 2011 - 9:37 AM Twitter announced in a tweet yesterday that the Women’s World Cup final between the United States and Japan, which Japan won in a shootout, set a record for most tweets per second with 7196. In the same tweet, Twitter also a ...
SportsNewser J.J. Barea Takes Swipe At Kobe Bryant In Billboard By Marcus Vanderberg on Jun. 7, 2011 - 1:31 PM This Sprite billboard was spotted in Puerto Rico, the home country of Dallas Mavericks guard J.J. Barea. What does it say in English? “Only my ribs hurt, but for Kobe, it’s his ego.” Ouch. [H/T The Basketball Jon ...
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 Thayer Evans Might Need A New Cell Phone Number By Marcus Vanderberg on Nov. 18, 2010 - 1:45 PM Fox Sports reporter Thayer Evans messed with the wrong professor at the University of Auburn. Evans was reportedly calling professors in order to get dirt on star quarterback Cam Newton. Evans has made it clear he has it out for N ...
People | SportsNewser | TV Biz Take mediabistro.com's 'Boot Camp for Journalists' By Alex Weprin on Nov. 1, 2010 - 12:57 PM Attention aspiring sportswriters! Have you been published in Sports Illustrated recently? ESPN the Magazine? Do you want to hone your skills and get published in bigger and better magazines and outlets? Then mediabistro.com has th ...
SportsNewser Stan Lee, NHL Creating Hockey Superhero Franchise By Alex Weprin on Oct. 7, 2010 - 11:10 AM Sure, Spiderman can shoot webs out of hands, but can he body check the bad guys? Well, there may be some new superheroes in town that do just that. The National Hockey League and comic-book legend Stan Lee announced today that the ...