09 Jun
Posted by Jay Srinivasan as Baseball, Basketball, Football, Videos
The question isn’t rhetorical and the answer is simply, “Better to watch!”
As the NBA Finals and Euro ‘08 are going on I find myself watching a lot more television than usual. However, this isn’t limited to live sports as I’ve also been watching a lot of classics such as Lakers vs Celtics from the 1980’s. […]
08 Apr
Posted by Jim Nguyen as Basketball, Business, Media, NCAA, Streaming Games, Technology
It might be April on the calendar, but the NCAA Tournament proved to be a boon for sites about and related to March Madness. According to Compete.com, the two main college basketball destinations, NCAAsports.com and CBS Sportsline (home of the popular live streaming March Madness on Demand) both saw a traffic increase of over 1000% […]
28 Mar
Posted by Jim Nguyen as Athletes, Baseball, Basketball, Blogs, Business, Media, News, Social Media, Technology
Happy Friday, everyone! Here are some interesting news stories for today:
Takkle.com launches rankings for high school boys and girls - The site now features top 100 rankings of boys and girls lacrosse and baseball players.
CraveOnline acquires two basketball niche sites - They’ve now acquired HoopsVibe and StreetBallTalk - growing the b-ball empire, it appears.
What’s so […]
25 Mar
Posted by Jim Nguyen as Athletes, Baseball, Basketball, Blogs, Business, Fantasy Sports, MLB, Media, News, Social Media, Technology
Here are some interesting stories for today, Tuesday, March 25:
Mr. Mediocre shares about his fantasies - according to ESPN’s Matthew Berry, the internet and fantasy sports are the perfect combination.
It’s time to foster fantasy baseball - A fantasy baseball enthusiast shares his thoughts now that the season has officially begun.
Rotohog.com unveils 2008 Fantasy Baseball Championship […]
21 Mar
Posted by Jim Nguyen as Basketball, Business, NCAA, News
As reported by Techcrunch, users of the popular CBS Sports/Facebook application that allows picks of NCAA basketball tournament brackets is coming under fire for not working properly. For instance, the brackets on Facebook were showing that Texas A&M had lost to BYU, when in fact the opposite occurred, Texas A&M won that game. This was […]
20 Mar
Posted by Jim Nguyen as Baseball, Basketball, Business, Legal, NCAA, News, Social Media, Technology, Video Games
Here are some interesting links from around the web for March 20th:
What Happens When a Video Game Gets a Player’s Race Wrong? - Gary Glover, is portrayed in MLB 2K8 as a black man, while in real life, he is white - can he sue?
MLB.com IPO: You Can Just “Strike Out” The Idea - It […]
19 Mar
Posted by Jim Nguyen as Baseball, Basketball, Business, Media, News, Social Media, Technology, Virtual Sports
The day before the NCAA basketball tournament and the news is predictably flavored with stories on March Madness. Some top stories we aggregated for you this Wednesday, March 19, 2008:
Yahoo Drives March Madness Mobile - Yahoo! announced yesterday that it is offering an array of mobile news and search-related services designed for fans of the […]
15 Mar
Posted by Jim Nguyen as Basketball, Business, News
People who organize a pool of players of the Facebook NCAA Tournament Bracket game could face legal action. That’s right, if you are organizing a pool of people for the popular basketball tournament and you charge a fee to play and provide monetary payouts, you could be running afoul of federal gambling laws. Internet gambling […]
Coke Zero has teamed up with the NCAA and is offering four lucky fans the opportunity of a college basketball lifetime. It’s not some random contest either. If you’re a college hoops enthusiast then you have shot, all you need to do is apply!
This is your chance to spend 24/7 in TV-viewing lockdown - […]
If you were watching the NBA All Star game yesterday then you saw Craig Sager interviewing Steve Nash about his new kicks. Dubbed the Nike “Trash Talk,” the shoe is made primarily from recycled materials.
The shoe’s top is constructed from leather and synthetic leather waste from the factory floor. The midsole uses scrap-ground […]