SportsNewser Excerpt From ESPN Book–Focusing on Keith Olbermann–Published in GQ By Alex Weprin on May. 16, 2011 - 10:40 AM The first excerpt from the highly-anticipated upcoming book about ESPN, Those Guys Have All the Fun, has been published in GQ. The excerpt focuses on former “SportsCenter” anchor Keith Olbermann, who comes across as a ...
SportsNewser Nothing Says March Madness Like Kings Of Leon By Marcus Vanderberg on Mar. 3, 2011 - 8:07 PM Starting on Friday, CBS and Turner Sports will roll out a multiplatform campaign featuring the rock band Kings of Leon in order to promote the NCAA Tournament. Tournament footage will be weaved into the band’s video, “ ...
SportsNewser But Seriously, There's No Cheering in the Press Box (or the Media Center) By Noah Davis on Feb. 24, 2011 - 11:35 AM One more for the “Behavior in the press box debate.” Jay Busbee pens a long column discussing why he was offended that many of his colleagues applauded Trevor Bayne in his post-Daytona 500 victory press conference. Loo ...
SportsNewser Athletes, Citizenship, and The New York Times By Noah Davis on Oct. 11, 2010 - 11:43 AM In Sunday’s The New York Times, Alison Gregor tells the tale of Erick De Leon, a Mexican-born, Detroit-based boxer who’s racing to get his citizenship so he can compete for the United States in the 2012 Olympics. The 1 ...
SportsNewser Dana White Auctioning Off Twitter Follow For Charity By Marcus Vanderberg on Sep. 16, 2010 - 1:17 PM We all have that one celebrity/athlete/media personality that you wish would follow you on Twitter. (Personally, mine was Amy K. Nelson. Hi @AmyKNelson) But would you actually spend money in order to get that person to follow you? ...