18 Apr
Posted by Michael Vu as Business, Fantasy Sports
Fannation.com has put up a splash page announcing that they will re-launch their site on Monday, April 23rd. They missed their previously scheduled re-launch date of April 16, announced by Paul Fichtenbaum at Time Inc.’s digital briefing a few weeks ago. It’s going to be interesting to see what they’ll have to offer after […]
Vince Young appeared on the Jimmy Kimmel Show yesterday and confirmed rumors about his face being on the cover of the new Madden ‘08. Quite a predicament for last year’s NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year as The infamous Madden Curse will have yet another player to feast upon. Check out the list […]
USC Football coach Pete Carroll recently swam against actor Will Ferrell at a charity event for the school. Check it out below:
Not long after Sports Illustrated announced that their NFL Draft video portal, FilmRoom, would be powered by Gotuit, the NHL has just followed suit. Their network, NHL On The Fly: Final, features nightly-wrap ups of league events, highlights, and analysis. Gotuit’s video search technology continues to pose as a very enticing solution for […]
With our beta launch sneaking up, we decided to leak out a few teaser screenshots for everyone to see. We’re definitely excited about our developments and simply cannot wait to share it with the world. If you would like to be part of our private beta launch, please submit your email now at […]
NFL bad boys, beware. Commissioner Roger Goodell is taking a get-tough stance on off-the-field behavior, as exemplified by the one-year suspension of Tennessee Titan Adam “Pacman” Jones and Cincinnati Bengal Chris Henry’s 8 game suspension. Jones was involved in a fight and shooting outside a Las Vegas strip club in February. Henry was arrested 4 […]
No more spiking the football after a play unless it’s a touchdown, according to new NFL rules.
This appears to be in line with the NFL’s current “get tough” policies to uphold sportsmanship and prevent grandstanding by players. Many of these rules appeared targeted to players like Chad Johnson or Steve Smith, who have exhibited creative […]
Radio shock jock Don Imus was fired today by CBS after he made derogatory statements about the Rutgers University women’s basketball team . He had apologized but with advertisers pulling their accounts from CBS and prominent black leaders calling for him to resign, the network had little choice but to cave to the public clamor […]
12 Apr
Posted by Michael Vu as Basketball, Technology
Rivals.com, a college sports network established in 2001 is about to be acquired by Yahoo for anywhere between $50 million to $100 million. According to PaidContent.org, who broke the story first, The company received $75 million in venture capital during startup and currently employs 300 people.
The new acquisition would be a boost to Yahoo […]
(from Sports Illustrated)