venturebeat.com - 1/6/2009
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ESPN launched its new site design today and all I can say is “wow.” And it’s not a good “wow,” it’s a horrified “wow.” I can’t separate those advertisements from the content, and so I’ll never visit this site again. It’s sad, because ESPN does have great content when it comes to sports. ...
cowboysblog.dallasnews.com - 1/8/2009
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Adam Jones is denying an ESPN report that
he arranged for someone to shoot at three men
outside a Atlanta night club. In fact an angry Jones said he's planning legal action against the network. "It will be a lawsuit in a week against ESPN," ...
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Pacman plans to sue ESPN
sports.yahoo.com - 1/8/2009
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sports.yahoo.com —
Sometime soon, Pacman Jones might get the rare
pleasure of meeting a lawyer who is not working
'round the clock to keep him out of jail. It seems that Pacman didn't care for ESPN's report that he had arranged to have a man shot in an Atlanta ...
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Pacman's going to sue ESPN
sportsbybrooks.com - 1/7/2009
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sportsbybrooks.com —
SPORTS BUSINESS DAILY had some very interesting sports
cable TV rating numbers today - for 2008: SBD:
For ‘08, Versus saw the biggest viewership gains among cable sports nets for both total day programming and primetime, up 20.2% and ...
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Comcast/Versus To Challenge ESPN Empire NOW?
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Hot Clicks: Lingeire football photo guide
SI.com - Extra Mustard —
... If you visit ESPN.com, you'll notice its site has been redesigned. I thought it came out well and was an improvement, but this writer certainly doesn't think so. He even says "And so I'll take myself to CNNSI (which is almost as bad) and Yahoo Sports for my sporting news." I'm not sure what is "almost as bad," but hopefully this guy will become a new Hot Clicks reader. One thing, though -- it's SI.com, not CNNSI. ...
The ESPN.com Redesign, Brought To You By Ford
MOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog —
... Of course, leave it to the four-letter to ruin a good thing with obnoxious profit motives. For example, the first time you visit the new site, you get an interstitial page, which is just stupid. Who does interstitials anymore? Al Gore called, and he wants his Salon.com back. What’s more, ESPN has been running a really ad-heavy top fold in its first few days, to the point of distraction. Actually, Venture Beat’s MG Siegler was more than distracted. He was downright pissed. ...
ESPN Homepage Gets Blasted By Venture Beat [Blog Patrol]
FanIQ Blog —
Someone is not too happy with ESPN's new homepage design. [Venture Beat]
Milton Bradley vs. Milton Bradley [Rumors and Rants]
These BCS games have kind of sucked, haven't they? [No Guts, No Glory]
Hilarious old video of an NBA ref belittling Chucky Atkins. [NESW Sports]
The announcer who called "The Play" is retiring. [Deadspin]
Probably the best ad you'll ever see. [Consumerist]
ESPN Dumps Direct NASCAR Link On Website Front Page
The Daly Planet —
... click out of it. It doesn’t run every time you visit the site, but more than enough to make it so I won’t go back. Secondly, the site itself is still just a giant ad disguised as a sports site. I’m looking at the site right now and I can’t tell if I’m at a site about sports or the website about the Ford F-150. I hope I don’t accidentally click anywhere because I must have a 50 percent chance of hitting one of these ads. You can read the entire Venture Beat article by clicking here. Mr. Siegler goes on to talk about content issues. Other than the ...
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Pat Burrell to Sign With the Rays —
Bleacher Report - MLB 1/5/2009
The Tampa Bay Rays have made their biggest splash of the offseason thus far by signing Pat Burrell to a two-year, $16 million contract, ESPN's Jayson Stark reports .
The deal is not yet official, and Burrell is scheduled to soon take a physical.
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Milton Bradley Signs with Cubs —
Bleacher Report - MLB 1/5/2009
Today has been a very busy day for free agent outfielders.
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The Cubs hope that Bradley, ...
