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Burying The Big Lead

Dave Hollander | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Big Think, Jason McIntyre, Sports Media, The Big Lead, Bert Sugar; Sports Writing, Sports Blogs, Sports News
Dave Hollander

Jason McIntyre's The Big Lead, a blog "fixated on sports media, news and gossip," was acquired by Fantasy Sports Venture's "for a figure in the low seven figures." I saw it coming. I knew there was nothing I could do about it. That was four years ago.

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Sports Leagues Crack Down On Bloggers, Fans, Citizen Journalists

New York Times | KEN BELSON and TIM ARANGO | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Southeastern Conference, home to some of the nation's most prominent and lucrative university athletic programs, has issued rules in the past week...

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SB Nation: Startup Sports Blog Network Backed By Tech, Media Luminaries

Sports Business Journal | Eric Fisher | Posted 05.25.2011

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Former AOL programming chief Jim Bankoff has secured a mid-seven-figure sum of venture capital for SB Nation, a startup network of sports blogs, from ...

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Sports on TV Better with the Sound Off

Dave Hollander | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dick Vitale, NFL Network, Announcers, Larry Csonka, Bob Costas, Bloggers, Bob Griese, John Madden, Televison, Nbc, Joe Namath, Play-by-Play, Dennis Miller, Blogs, Vin Scully, Sports, Marv Albert, Bryant Gumbel, Tim McCarver, Monday Night Football, HBO Costas Now, Paul Warfield, Pat Summerall, Buzz Bissinger, Sports Blogs, Jets, Dolphins, Media News
Dave Hollander

Enough with the announcers; we'll take our own journey and become an informed and engaged sports viewership that doesn't need escalating audio-visual effects to enjoy what it's watching.

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Athlete-Bloggers Are Often Too Honest For Advertisers' Tastes

Wall Street Journal | Stephanie Kang | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sports Bloggers, Sports Blogs, Adidas, Professional Athletes, Media News

Last month executives at shoemaker Adidas AG got a shock when they read the latest blog entry from their star endorser, pro basketball player Gilbert ...

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