SportsNewser | TV Biz Under Armour Debuts E39 By Noah Davis on Feb. 25, 2011 - 12:25 PM Under Armour will debut its latest piece of technology – the E39 – at the NFL Scouting Combine. The 4.5 oz chest button measures acceleration, heart rate, horsepower, and other stats that seem important. What does the ...
Ratings | SportsNewser ESPN to Show 10 Hours of The Masters in 3D By Noah Davis on Feb. 24, 2011 - 12:53 PM The already extended Master’s telecast is getting even bigger. ESPN will air 10 hours of the tournament in 3D. The Worldwide Leader will air two hours during each of the four rounds as well as two during Wednesday’s Pa ...
SportsNewser | TV Biz Joe Posnanski Nominated for Blogging Ellie By Noah Davis on Feb. 24, 2011 - 12:24 PM The American Society of Magazine Editors released the nominations for the 2010 Digital Ellies, and one of sports media’s best is among the finalists. The blog of Sport’s Illustrated‘s Joe Posnanski was nominated ...
SportsNewser Indiana Lawmakers Say NFL Work Stoppage Would Have "Devastating Impact" on Economy By Noah Davis on Feb. 24, 2011 - 12:00 PM That headline really says almost everything, now doesn’t it? The Associated Press reports that Indiana “Sens. Dan Coats and Richard Lugar, along with all nine House members from the state” sent a letter to Roger ...
SportsNewser 2011 NBA All-Star Game Ratings Highest Since '03 By Marcus Vanderberg on Feb. 21, 2011 - 11:07 PM Sunday’s 2011 NBA All-Star Game scored 9.1 million total viewers, 6 million households and a 5.2 U.S. HH rating, the highest numbers since Michael Jordan’s last All-Star appearance in 2003. Compared to last year’ ...
SportsNewser Dan Snyder Is Off Limits On The Tony Kornheiser Show By Marcus Vanderberg on Feb. 17, 2011 - 12:26 AM If you’re expecting Tony Kornheiser or his guests to be critical of Washington Redskins owner Daniel Synder, think again. John Feinstein explained that the radio host and Pardon the Interruption co-host put the squabash on b ...
SportsNewser Jake Plummer Drinks Bud Light Clamato? By Noah Davis on Feb. 10, 2011 - 12:06 PM Chris Ballard’s wonderful profile of Jake Plummer is a reportorial tour de force full of great nuggets about the quarterback-turned-handball player. But if you read it online, you’d miss one of the best pieces of info. ...
ABC | Ratings | SportsNewser Road to the Super Bowl Kicks of 41st Year on Sunday By Noah Davis on Jan. 31, 2011 - 12:03 PM What do you get when you take 1.7 million feet of game film and reduce it to 980? Tired interns for one. Also, the 2010 (2011?) edition of Road to the Super Bowl. The one-hour special debuts at noon on Super Bowl Sunday. The longe ...
SportsNewser ESPN In The Process Of Hiring New Ombudsman By Marcus Vanderberg on Jan. 20, 2011 - 5:16 PM The Don Ohlmeyer era as ESPN ombudsman is coming to an end. According to Richard Deitsch of Sports Illustrated, Ohlmeyer will write his final column in the next couple of weeks and the network is in the process of hiring his repla ...
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 ...