ESPN Looks to Trump MLB Network

December 30, 2008 | Comments Off

It looks like ESPN is attempting to take some of the thunder away from MLB Network, which is set to launch Thursday. From ESPN PR: ESPN Classic will feature a classic Major League Baseball game every Monday night (generally at 8 p.m. ET) starting January 5 and continuing to the start of the 2009 regular [...]

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Another Day, Another Sports Blogger Fired From Day Job

December 30, 2008 | Comments Off

Cameron Frye, a blogger (with a classic name) covering the Boston Bruins for Comcast Sports Net, got a decidedly unwelcome Christmas present this year: a pink slip. Frye was recently published in Deadspin.com’s “Waxing Off” feature where women bloggers and writers are welcome to discuss issues regarding sports or working as writers. It’s a fine [...]

Dec

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Cuban’s Plan to Save the Sports Page

December 28, 2008 | 1 Comment

I gotta hand it to Mark Cuban, he likes to think outside the box. Case in point; Cuban wrote on his blog last week why he feels it’s important for the local newspaper to retain its viability for the sake of their professional sports teams. Cuban claims that most fans are of the casual variety and they tend [...]

Dec

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NFL Week 17, With Local Media Links

December 27, 2008 | Comments Off

Here we are…the final week of the NFL season. Here is the schedule, along with our links to the local media covering each team… SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28th St. Louis at Atlanta 1:00 PM FOX New England at Buffalo 1:00 PM CBS Kansas City at Cincinnati 1:00 PM CBS Detroit at Green Bay 1:00 PM FOX [...]

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GateHouse Media Sues NY Times Co. Over Linking

December 26, 2008 | Comments Off

This has been an issue brewing for sometime in a number of different platforms, but it seems it’s finally come to a head. It’s not particularly a sports issue, but it’s certainly going to effect how blogs, especially those on major media websites, go about their business. Gatehouse Media, a company which owns, according to [...]

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