Last month, Fantasy Sports Ventures, led by NFL’s former new media chief Chris Russo, purchased Pro Football Weekly’s entire digital and print operation including fantasy sites KFFL.com and HoopsWorld.com. 
Russo said he has letters of intent to acquire three more fantasy sites, while affiliate agreements are completed that will allow it to aggregate more […]

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Last week, Mark Zuckerberg shook the entire Internet and business world with the announcement of their new Facebook F8 Platform.  The Facebook Platform allows web companies built custom applications that are embedded within Facebook through user profiles and special “canvas” pages.  Some like to call these applications, Facebook widgets, but the word ‘widgets’ just doesn’t do […]

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The MLS has taken a big step in the right direction by partnering up with Youtube to provide a Major League Soccer Channel.  It’s good to see them take notice of similar moves by NBA, NHL, NFL, and MLB.
The goal here is for Major League Soccer to expand its fan base and attract new fans, […]

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Fantasy college basketball hasn’t quite hit the mainstream yet, because the structure of college basketball itself conflicts with the current infrastructure of fantasy sports leagues.  The folks at Profantasysports.com wrote an interesting article called, “The state of fantasy college basketball,” overviewing solutions for three main problems every fantasy college basketball league has to face:
Problem #1: Too […]

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The outspoken Keyshawn Johnson has recently retired from the NFL, choosing to pursue a career with ESPN instead. Obviously, we are well aware that Johnson has excellent presentation skills. This was exemplified when he came out with the book, Just Give me the Damn Ball, after his rookie season.
The real intrigue is how this affects […]

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Better luck next year Warriors.

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John Hansen of FantasyGuru.com recently participated in another expert draft, check out the first few rounds below:
Round OneWilliam Del Pilar 1 1 Tomlinson LaDainian RBJohn Hansen 1 2 Jackson Steven RBRyan Houston 1 3 Johnson Larry RBAdam Caplan 1 4 Gore Frank RBBob Harris 1 5 Alexander Shaun RBNick Bakay 1 6 Addai Joseph RBLenny Pappano 1 7 Parker Willie RBJamey Eisenberg 1 8 Westbrook Brian RBBrandon Funston 1 9 Johnson Rudi RBJim Lenz 1 10 McGahee Willis RBTodd Ullman 1 11 Brown Ronnie RBRoger Rotter 1 12 Henry Travis RB 
Round TwoRoger Rotter 2 1 Maroney Laurence RBTodd Ullman 2 2 Smith Steve WRJim Lenz 2 3 Jones Thomas RBBrandon Funston 2 4 Manning Peyton QBJamey Eisenberg 2 5 Bush Reggie RBLenny Pappano 2 6 Portis Clinton RBNick Bakay 2 7 Jones-Drew Maurice RBBob Harris 2 8 Lynch Marshawn RBAdam Caplan 2 9 Benson Cedric RBRyan Houston 2 10 Holt Torry WRJohn Hansen 2 11 Johnson Chad WRWilliam Del Pilar 2 12 James Edgerrin RB
Round ThreeWilliam Del Pilar 3 1 McAllister Deuce RBJohn Hansen 3 2 Harrison Marvin WRRyan Houston 3 3 Fitzgerald Larry WRAdam Caplan 3 4 Williams Roy WRBob Harris 3 5 Wayne Reggie WRNick Bakay 3 6 Owens Terrell WRLenny Pappano 3 7 Moss Randy WRJamey Eisenberg 3 8 Boldin Anquan WRBrandon […]

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On the May 21, 2007 edition of ESPN The Magazine, Ultimate Fighting Championship’s Chuck Liddell graces the cover. The article covers mixed martial arts, the UFC, and Liddell himself. If the poster child of mixed martial arts on the cover of a major sports magazine doesn’t signify that the sport has arrived, it probably will […]

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Checkout Jay Srinivasan being interviewed at TiECon 2007. Inquiring minds want to know what Fantasy Sports Matrix is all about!

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Joost, the promising internet tv service from the makers of Skype, has added Indy racing to their lineup of available sports content.  
The IndyCar Series and Indianapolis 500 announced today that they will provide their content on their own IndyVision channels on Joost, including IndyCar Races, Iny 500 Films, and exclusive IndyVision programming.

After receiving […]

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