Tuesday Linkage
Fang's Bites —
... due to three sweeps in the LDS. USA Today's Michael Hiestand has the ratings for selected events from the weekend. Matthew Campbell and Rachel Layne of Bloomberg report that Vivendi will make a decision on whether to sell its 20% stake in NBC tomorrow and this will have an effect on Comcast's move to buy the network. CNBC's Darren Rovell looks into the Spongetech signage that you see all over stadia across the country. Darren analyzes the sudden price increase in chicken wings at sports bars across the country. Good on ...
Puck Headlines: Goalie pads will shrink; what ails the Bruins?
Puck Daddy —
... • When the robot apocalypse finally hits humanity, there will be three preciously scarce commodities left on Earth: Clean water, oil and buffalo chicken wings. [CNBC] ...
Hot Clicks: No more wings for sports fans?; Dexter Fowler's ups
SI.com - Extra Mustard —
... Since Hot Clicks covers more than just what takes place on the field, I figured this news would be of extreme importance to sports fans who care deeply about their game-time snacks. Apparently, chicken wings are now more expensive than chicken breasts, causing many sports bars to stop serving the favorite snack of many football fans. What in the world will this do to ...
Tuesday Blog Party: Terry Bradshaw vs. a chicken, Lisa Guerrero is an Investigative Reporter, and an Out of Control Scalper
Never on Injured Reserve —
... ) Let the complaining begin: buffalo wings are getting very expensive. ( Sports Biz with Darren Rovell ) Terry Bradshaw is still a Rhodes Scholar, bizarre injuries, and poking fun at Tom Cable after the jump. Scalper takes his job waaaaaay too seriously. ( ...
America Braces For Wing Crisis
850 & 620 THE BLOG —
... Demand for chicken wings has become so great that wholesale prices are through the roof. In fact, wholesale wing prices have been higher than breast prices in 7 of the last 11 months. In what bizarro place does premium white chicken meat get out-priced by barely there (at times) wing meat? Apparently right here in these United States, where everybody is getting in the wing game. Pizza Hut, Little Caesar’s, and now 7-Eleven offer their equivalent of gristle with spicy sauce . As if picking up a Slurpee and nachos covered in week-old chili wasn’t a signal your ...
Imagine a World Without Buffalo Wings
MOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog —
I know. I don’t want to do it either. But if the price of wings keeps rising, as Darren Rovell reported yesterday, there’s a pretty good chance we’re all going to have to go boneless. What is this, North Korea?
But it’s true. The New York Times reports:
“In seven of the last 11 months, wholesale wing prices have been higher than breast prices.”
That’s pretty astounding, considering the amount of chicken involved in each piece; breasts are considerably larger than wings. The New York Times has one suggestion for those looking to avoid spending what will ...
The It Doesn't Feel Like Mid-Week Links
Fang's Bites —
... take on whether right wing radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh should become a minority owner of the St. Louis Rams. From ABC News, devoted Red Sox John Berman has a solemn wish for the New York Yankees in the ALCS. CNBC's Darren Rovell says you can buy the old Pontiac Silverdome possibly for cheap. Darren asks when slumping NASCAR racer Dale Earnhardt becomes unmarketable. Darren also has a follow up to yesterday's post about rising chicken wing prices. This story may have only interest to me, but my alma mater, ...
