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If you want a good look at the future of sports journalism, take less than four minutes and watch this incredible World Series time lapse through the lenses of 26-year-old photographer Robert Caplin.
NCAA Football
Last week, we applauded Boise State’s idea of selling stock to its fans. Like the Packers have done, the shares have no value, but the certificate makes a nice collectors item. We loved this because it’s a great way of raising money without having to give up anything. Yesterday, I checked in on ...
NCAA Football
Boise State Broncos
Brandon Jennings got too good too fast. The Milwaukee Bucks rookie guard, who avoided college by playing a year in Italy to satisfy the NBA age requirement, is all-of-a-sudden the talk of the league. Through nine games, the overall 10th pick in this year's draft is averaging 24.8 points a game, ...
NBA
Brandon Jennings
Allen Iverson, the man nicknamed "The Answer," has always had one of the league’s most popular jerseys, but a late signing and a smaller market might have saved retailers and jersey maker Adidas from having to deal with a huge jersey glut.
NBA
Allen Iverson
Memphis Grizzlies
It can be argued that no team has had it harder than the New Jersey Nets. They haven’t won a game in 12 tries this year. They don’t have many marketable players. There’s a lack of public transportation to their arena. They’ve fully committed to leaving the market for Brooklyn and they are ...
NBA
New Jersey Nets
If you've been dreaming about heading down to Miami in February, crossing your fingers that your team will make it to the Super Bowl, you just might want to check the airfare.
NFL
Super Bowl
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Restaurant reviews by food category have been around
for ages, but one man is betting that sports
fans, or anyone for that matter, aren't satisfied with the information about chicken wing establishments.
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Chicken Wing Finder Makes Debut
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In October 2005, Michelle Wie was the talk of the world. This teenage golfer would not only beat the women, she would one day beat the men, we were told.
Golf
Michelle Wie
Those who catch the Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto fight this weekend might be surprised by the presence of one of the fight’s sponsors. It’s a HISTORY reality show called "Pawn Stars," which has bought its way into the bout.
MMA & Boxing
Last night, after the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Miami Heat, LeBron James said he was planning to switch his number from 23 to 6, out of respect for Michael Jordan, who happened to be sitting courtside for the game.
NBA
LeBron James
More than 30 years ago, the folks at DuPont brought Kevlar to the market -- a lightweight, shock absorber that's most identified with bulletproof vests and car bumpers. Over the years, its applications have gotten more creative, but one company called Unequal Technologies is relying on the ...
NCAA Football
The age-old rule is that if you want to raise money, you have to give away something. For sports teams, this manifests itself in many forms, including personal seat licenses, and in the case of college sports, better seat locations or closer access to the program.
NCAA Football
Boise State Broncos
Many laud USC head football coach Pete Carroll for his 1.8 million Twitter followers, but people who don’t follow the program might not know that Carroll’s embracing of social media has also produced the best all-access blog in the entire sporting landscape.
NCAA Football
Pete Carroll
Autobiographies of big sports stars don’t always sell well. Sometimes it has to do with a lack of cooperation between the star and the ghostwriter and sometimes it just has to do with the fact that there is just nothing new. That’s not the case with “Open,” the new book by Andre Agassi, who uses ...
MLB
Andre Agassi
Over the years, signed items from championship teams have become hot commodities for the high-end collector. In 1986, I had to get the signatures of the New York Mets myself. That’s not the case today, now that memorabilia companies do the hard work for you.
MLB
New York Yankees
Hideki Matsui
cnbc.com - 12 days ago
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In a couple hours from now, 46-year-old Maryland
logger Darvin Moon is going to face off against
21-year-old whiz kid Joe Cada.
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Moon Hopes To Complete Amazing Story
I'm at the World Series of Poker today in Las Vegas, as the final table of nine players will resume on Saturday, with a champion to be crowned some time on Tuesday morning.
NFL
You'll hear a lot of pundits talk about the endorsement opportunities of the New York Yankees today, thanks to coming off winning their 27th championship last night. But the most intriguing money story is now, without a doubt, Hideki Matsui.
MLB
Hideki Matsui
New York Yankees
Posted By: Darren Rovell It might be the most expensive pairs of Air Jordans ever worn. When Marcus Jordan took the floor tonight for the University of Central Florida's basketball team wearing Air Jordans, school sponsor adidas made it clear to the university that its deal with the school ...
NBA
Adidas
UCF Golden Knights
Posted By: Darren Rovell "We have all these charts and templates on how much we have to order at each stage if the Yankees win," said Modell, the CEO of Modell's, the Yankees official sporting goods retailer. "My eyes have crossed looking at all these numbers." Read More
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