SportsNewser ESPN Suspends Bruce Feldman for Contributing to Mike Leach Book By Cam Martin on Jul. 15, 2011 - 9:15 AM ESPN the Magazine college football writer Bruce Feldman has been suspended indefinitely by the World Wide Leader for contributing to Swing Your Sword, the new book by former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach, who allegedly lost his job ...
SportsNewser Here Is The 'Moneyball' Trailer, in Glorious HD By Alex Weprin on Jun. 16, 2011 - 3:47 PM It looks like “Entertainment Tonight” got scooped by the Internet. The trailer for “Moneyball” was supposed to debut on the show this evening, but it has hit YouTube and Yahoo! trailers already. Check it ou ...
SportsNewser Vancouver-Boston Sets Viewership Record In Canada By Marcus Vanderberg on Jun. 3, 2011 - 1:50 AM Not only did Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final doing well in the United States, but Canada as well. The opening game between Vancouver and Boston was the highest-rated NHL game in the history of CBC’s Hockey Night In Canada wi ...
People | SportsNewser Orlando Sentinel Responds To Dwight Howard By Marcus Vanderberg on May. 16, 2011 - 12:04 PM Orlando Sentinel editor Mark Russell responded to Dwight Howard’s allegations that the newspaper was trying to run the Magic center out of town. First, some background on how the newsroom works. Sports reporters cover the Ma ...
SportsNewser 14.5 Million Viewers Watch 137th Kentucky Derby By Marcus Vanderberg on May. 10, 2011 - 12:50 PM The final numbers are in and NBC Sports’ coverage of the 137th Kentucky Derby drew 14.54 million viewers, the fourth most-watched Derby in 21 years, according to The Nielsen Company. Saturday’s race is down 12 percent ...
SportsNewser Pat Summerall’s Grandson Looks To Enter Broadcasting By Cam Martin on May. 6, 2011 - 7:47 PM It must be difficult to enter the same profession as your world-renowned grandfather. Add in the fact that 18-year-old Pat Summerall shares the same name as his grandfather and, well, those are big shoes to fill. The young Summera ...
SportsNewser TNT has record viewership in NBA first round By Cam Martin on May. 2, 2011 - 12:40 PM Viewership was up 32 percent for the first round of the NBA playoffs on TNT, with 4.2 million average viewers versus the 3.1 million on average who watched last year’s first round games. In the numbers released Monday, TNT o ...
SportsNewser 2011 Women's NCAA Title Game Earns 2.7 Rating By Marcus Vanderberg on Apr. 7, 2011 - 8:00 AM The 2011 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship game between Texas A&M and Notre Dame on ESPN earned a 2.8 Nielsen rating with an average audience of 3.8 million viewers – – up slightly from a 2.7 rating and 3. ...
SportsNewser ESPN Files Lawsuit Against Conference USA By Marcus Vanderberg on Mar. 30, 2011 - 5:36 PM ESPN filed a lawsuit against Conference USA in Manhattan federal court Wednesday. The network claims the conference did not fulfill its contractual obligations, according to John Ourand of Sports Business Daily. The lawsuit claims ...
People | SportsNewser Groupon Enters the Sports Advertising Market By Noah Davis on Jan. 10, 2011 - 11:04 AM If advertising during the world’s biggest sporting events means a company has gone legit, than welcome to the fray, Groupon. The deal-selling service that recently spurned $6 billion from Google will advertise during the Sup ...