SportsNewser | TV Biz ESPN RISE is Renamed ESPN High School By Cam Martin on Aug. 1, 2011 - 11:01 AM ESPN RISE, a multiplatform brand launched in 2008 to produce and air content relevant to high school sports fans, has been renamed ESPN High School. “ESPN is committed to providing the best high school sports content for fan ...
SportsNewser | TV Biz Video: Yao Ming's Retirement Gets The NMA Treatment By Marcus Vanderberg on Jul. 20, 2011 - 7:52 PM You know Yao Ming’s retirement is a major news story when he gets the Taiwanese news animation treatment. Love the animated version of Charles Barkley kissing the ass of a donkey. [H/T The Big Lead]
SportsNewser Twitter tennis tiff: Young player rips USTA By Cam Martin on Apr. 26, 2011 - 7:53 AM Patrick McEnroe, the respected tennis commentator and head of the USTA’s player development program, took exception to Donald Young, a 21-year-old relative unknown, who went on Twitter and blasted the organization for not gi ...
SportsNewser | WebNewser Jean Pascal, Bernard Hopkins Mix It Up At Presser By Marcus Vanderberg on Mar. 28, 2011 - 11:05 PM It’s been a while since we’ve had a good boxing press conference, but Jean Pascal and Bernard Hopkins delivered Monday in Montreal. Pascal, 28 (and young enough to be Hopkins’ son) questioned whether the 46-year- ...
SportsNewser Former ESPN Analyst Pleads Guilty To Child Porn By Marcus Vanderberg on Feb. 11, 2011 - 1:38 PM Former ESPN NFL analyst Jeremy Green pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography in Superior Court on Thursday in New Britain, Conn. As part of his plea agreement, Green is expected to be sentenced on April 14 t ...
SportsNewser ESPN Hires Former Cavs Coach Mike Brown By Marcus Vanderberg on Dec. 24, 2010 - 4:04 PM Former Cleveland Cavaliers coach Mike Brown is the latest addition to the ESPN roster. Brown has been hired as a NBA analyst and will begin his television stint on Christmas Day for the New York-Chicago telecast on ESPN 3D. He wil ...
SportsNewser Greg Anthony Joins NBA TV As Guest Analyst By Marcus Vanderberg on Nov. 1, 2010 - 3:01 PM Greg Anthony is the latest addition to the NBA TV roster, as the former point guard will make select appearances throughout the year as a regular guest analyst. Anthony will join Matt Winer and Kenny Smith on NBA Gametime on Wedne ...
SportsNewser Jay Mariotti Is Back On Twitter By Marcus Vanderberg on Oct. 27, 2010 - 12:41 AM Let’s start anew today, hopefully devoid of the hacker(s) who got into the account (@jaymariotti) we had to deactivate.less than a minute ago via Twitter for iPad Jay Mariottirealjaymariotti He’s baaaaaaaack.
SportsNewser Charles Barkley Offers a Curious Defense of Brett Favre By Noah Davis on Oct. 13, 2010 - 3:55 PM Brett Favre found a hero: Charles Barkley. The outspoken TNT analyst thinks the media should leave the much-maligned Minnesota Vikings quarterback alone. “This is just the media trying to make it a story because they’v ...
SportsNewser Washington Nationals Part Ways With Rob Dibble By Noah Davis on Sep. 1, 2010 - 6:51 PM Rob Dibble, who took time off from his position as Washington Nationals color commentator after drawing fire for criticizing phenom Stephen Strasburg, will not return to the broadcast booth. Dibble last appeared on August 25. He m ...