by Matt Yoder | Feb 23, 2015
Bleacher Report has undergone a massive transformation since the days of the slideshow about the worst natural disasters in the history of sports. The company went from being the highly successful, yet highly loathed outcast of the sports blogosphere to being a...
by Matt Yoder | Feb 23, 2015
Bleacher Report has undergone a massive transformation since the days of the slideshow about the worst natural disasters in the history of sports. The company went from being the highly successful, yet highly loathed outcast of the sports blogosphere to being a...
by Ian Casselberry | Feb 23, 2015
Since I thought the 2015 Oscars were in danger of being predictable, it would probably be hypocritical of me to have issues with Birdman winning Best Picture and Eddie Redmayne getting Best Actor at the Academy Awards Sunday night. Don’t misunderstand me — I...
by Ian Casselberry | Feb 23, 2015
Since I thought the 2015 Oscars were in danger of being predictable, it would probably be hypocritical of me to have issues with Birdman winning Best Picture and Eddie Redmayne getting Best Actor at the Academy Awards Sunday night. Don’t misunderstand me — I...
by Matt Zemek | Feb 23, 2015
The realization should dawn on you by now: The college basketball regular season is almost over. This is the final week of regular-season play for many smaller (one-bid) conferences, and there are only two weeks left before the power conferences begin their...
by Matt Yoder | Feb 23, 2015
This is not something you see every day. Over the weekend two of the old guard in New York sports media columnists, Phil Mushnick of the New York Post and Bob Raissman of the New York Daily News, both dedicated space to ridiculing Katie Nolan’s new FS1 vehicle...
by Matt Yoder | Feb 22, 2015
Traditionally the Daytona 500 has stood for the number of miles run in the Great American Race. This year, it seemed like that number stood for the amount of commercials Fox aired during the race. NASCAR, more than any other sport, is dominated by sponsorships and...
by Kevin Causey | Feb 21, 2015
The SEC Network launched in August of last season to much hype and curiosity. The first year saw cable and satellite distributors jump on board quickly and that has helped the network do something they didn’t think they would do so quickly…turn a profit....
by Matt Verderame | Feb 21, 2015
The gold rush is back in California. Three teams in the National Football League are madly rushing toward Los Angeles, hoping to get a piece of the second-largest American city. On the surface, it seems ludicrous the NFL has been without a franchise in a market like...
by Ian Casselberry | Feb 21, 2015
Earlier this week, I wrote that I don’t feel very excited about this year’s Academy Awards. But I used to do Oscar predictions annually at my personal blog (self-indulgent link), haven’t done so in a couple of years and kind of miss it. So here are...
by Andrew Juge | Feb 21, 2015
As we approach free agency in just a few short weeks, we’ll start to see more and more players get franchise tagged. The beauty of modern day free agency is that while the allure of an open market is exciting for players looking to get a new contract, teams can...
by Andrew Juge | Feb 21, 2015
As we approach free agency in just a few short weeks, we’ll start to see more and more players get franchise tagged. The beauty of modern day free agency is that while the allure of an open market is exciting for players looking to get a new contract, teams can...
by Tim Starks | Feb 20, 2015
The myopic bubble in which boxing fans sometimes live is the hard-earned kind. On Friday, one of the biggest and most important fights in boxing history was announced — Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao, May 2 — and the reaction from the hardcores was,...
by Tim Starks | Feb 20, 2015
The myopic bubble in which boxing fans sometimes live is the hard-earned kind. On Friday, one of the biggest and most important fights in boxing history was announced — Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao, May 2 — and the reaction from the hardcores was,...
by Trevor Kraus | Feb 20, 2015
The advanced stats trend achieved a milestone today: public acceptance of the movement by the NHL. It’s been a long, arduous struggle for the advanced stats community that dates back to the 2004-2005 NHL Lockout. As the Marek vs. Wyshysnki podcast has noted...