‘I went to a fight and a hockey game broke out!’ That is the old joke in regards to the frequent fighting that used to define the NHL. Years have gone by and the fighting remains, albeit with fewer bench clearing, epic beat downs the sport witnessed in the early years through the 1980s. After […]
NHL
Atlanta Goes 0 for 2 with the NHL
Well it’s finally official, the Atlanta Thrashers are moving to Winnipeg. Atlanta becomes the first city to go “0 for 2” for NHL franchises. Previously, the Flames left Atlanta back in 1980 for greener (or multi-colored, like Canadian money) pastures and Nelson Skalbania’s check book in Calgary. The failure of hockey in Atlanta will ultimately […]
Sports TV News
Potential Game Changer in Regional Sports Networks
Look out Fox Sports Net, Comcast SportsNet and other regional sports networks, there could be a new bully in your neighborhood. According to Multichannel News, Screen Capital International has launched a new affiliate, RSN Partners, whose goal is to help teams establish their own regional sports networks. Networks like YES and NESN, owned at least partially by […]
College Basketball
Title Game for the Dogs
If you stayed up to watch the NCAA Title game between UConn and Butler, you probably woke up with a big, fat hangover sans the booze. For one of the most exciting, entertaining NCAA Tournaments in recent history, this game was for the dogs. ESPN’s Jay Bilas offered the perfect summation. ”If Tom Rinaldi read the […]
College Football
NFL Draft Boycott a Silly Idea
The NFL off-season under normal circumstances is a time of free-agent rumors and players complaining about their contracts. We’re used to it. This off-season rumors take on a new light as they surround the future of the on-field product as we know it. Rumors are by definition gossip, but if there is any truth to the reported NFLPA ‘boycott’ of the […]
College Basketball
NCAA March Madness on Demand Gets an Assist from Ball State Sports Link
The upcoming NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament will have unprecedented coverage with every game being broadcast in its entirety and a new ‘March Madness Social Arena’ – powered by a newly formed partnership between Turner Sports, the NCAA and Ball State University. “Turner Sports has selected Ball State University as its school to partner for the inaugural launch […]
College Basketball
Hoops and the Harm?
Forget Thanksgiving, Christmas or Super Bowl Sunday. The best day of the year (in my opinion) is the first day of the NCAA Men’s basketball tournament. The buzz of being in a newsroom that day is pretty special. All games are on, and despite trying to be unbiased journalists, everyone is cheering for their alma mater or […]
College Basketball
Sports Media Misses the Point of the BYU Honor Code
BYU’s Brandon Davies suspended for the rest of the College Basketball season after honor code violation (photo courtesy: Associated Press) I usually don’t write about stuff like this. First, it’s dealing with religion, second, it’s a team I don’t care about (Sorry, BYU) and I don’t follow college sports as, um, religiously as I do […]
NFL
The NFL Owners Take Their Ball and Go Home
The Green Bay Packers won the first ever Super Bowl. They may have also won the last ever Super Bowl if yesterday’s meeting between the NFL owners’ and the NFLPA was any indication. Good bye, NFL… It was fun while it lasted. The NFL owners walked out of a negotiating session with the NFLPA yesterday […]
College Football
National Flip-Flopping Day
This past Wednesday was National Letter of Intent day for college football. It has become a near national holiday to some and a huge money making business for others. Back in the 90s when I did sports talk radio, the industry consisted of newsletter subscriptions. Recruiting gurus such as Max Emfinger and Max Howell […]
Job/Career Fairs
Cleveland Cavaliers Sports Career Fair
Looking to launch your career in the Sports Industry? The 2011 Cleveland Cavaliers Career fair is your chance to network with over 25 sports businesses representing public relations, sales/business development, marketing, broadcasting, finance, journalism, advertising, sports medicine, and more. The Career Fair is 1-4 pm at Quicken Loans Arena on February 23rd, admission includes a game ticket to the […]
