SportsNewser Sunday Night Football Tops Ratings For Fifth Week By Marcus Vanderberg on Oct. 11, 2010 - 1:00 PM For the fifth straight week, Sunday Night Football was the top rated program on Sunday night, earning an 11.7 overnight rating and 19 share. San Francisco vs. Philadelphia was eight percent higher than last year’s Sunday Nig ...
People | SportsNewser | WebNewser Rangers Sign $1.6 Billion Extension With Fox By Marcus Vanderberg on Sep. 28, 2010 - 2:58 PM Fresh off their first playoff birth since 1999, the Texas Rangers have agreed to a 20-year contract extension with Fox Sports Southwest beginning in 2015. The deal is reportedly worth $1.6 billion and is among the most lucrative i ...
SportsNewser Will Football's Brain Injury Problems Extend to College and Younger? By Noah Davis on Sep. 14, 2010 - 12:24 PM In April, a University of Pennsylvania football player killed himself. Doctors at Boston University examined Owen Thomas’ brain and found early stages of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, “a disease linked to depressio ...