by Matt Zemek | Feb 10, 2015
Numbers. They represent the bottom lines in a bottom-line business. As Ken Fang documented in this Sunday story here at Awful Announcing, the Big East’s ratings on FOX and Fox Sports 1 have fallen far short of both hopes and expectations, especially relative to...
by Matt Zemek | Feb 10, 2015
Numbers. They represent the bottom lines in a bottom-line business. As Ken Fang documented in this Sunday story here at Awful Announcing, the Big East’s ratings on FOX and Fox Sports 1 have fallen far short of both hopes and expectations, especially relative to...
by Ryan Palencer | Feb 10, 2015
Martin Luther King, Jr. Rosa Parks. Jackie Robinson. Dean Smith. While leading on the court, Dean Smith took an even more impactful leadership role in life as a civil rights leader in a newly desegregated South in the 1960s. Many know that Smith brought in the ACC’s...
by Ryan Palencer | Feb 10, 2015
Martin Luther King, Jr. Rosa Parks. Jackie Robinson. Dean Smith. While leading on the court, Dean Smith took an even more impactful leadership role in life as a civil rights leader in a newly desegregated South in the 1960s. Many know that Smith brought in the ACC’s...
by Matt Yoder | Feb 10, 2015
One of the most asked questions in this corner of the sports world is when one of the major professional sports leagues takes a leap with one of the top digital brand and agrees to a rights deal not with ESPN, but with Google, Apple, or Yahoo. That day is coming much...
by Mitch Wilcox | Feb 10, 2015
Last week I was able to reach out to and ask a few questions of Hali Oughton, the host for the American Digital Network. I asked her about the AAC’s 2014 football season and what to watch for in 2015, the perception of the conference nationally, some of her favorite...
by Matt Verderame | Feb 10, 2015
The NFL Scouting Combine runs from Feb. 18-21, showcasing most of the best talent entering the 2015 NFL Draft. Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind. will be packed with scouts, general managers, coaches and executives, hoping to find the next collegiate gem. Some...
by Brian Wright | Feb 10, 2015
As the last bits of confetti were swept away following the New England Patriots’ thrilling victory in Super Bowl XLIX, baseball fans suddenly realized spring training is just around the corner. Much of what will take place from April to October is shaped by the...
by Brian Wright | Feb 10, 2015
As the last bits of confetti were swept away following the New England Patriots’ thrilling victory in Super Bowl XLIX, baseball fans suddenly realized spring training is just around the corner. Much of what will take place from April to October is shaped by the...
by Tim Starks | Feb 9, 2015
The talk of the boxing world, and the talk of boxing in the non-boxing world, is whether we might finally get Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao. The interest is understandable (if not comical, based on the various inaccurate reports about whether the fight is...
by Tim Starks | Feb 9, 2015
The talk of the boxing world, and the talk of boxing in the non-boxing world, is whether we might finally get Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao. The interest is understandable (if not comical, based on the various inaccurate reports about whether the fight is...
by Phillip Bupp | Feb 9, 2015
An Al Jazeera report claims that at least 40 have died due to a soccer riot in Egypt on Sunday featuring Zamelek fans and police. This took place about a month after club soccer returned to Egypt. Club soccer was banned by the Egyptian government after a riot broke...
by Jeff Snyder | Feb 9, 2015
5. Daley Blind vs West Ham United This late goal saved a vital point for Manchester United and it required a great follow up and a wonderful volley from Daley Blind. 4. Leo Messi vs Athletic Bilbao This free kick goal from Messi shows just why he is considered the...
by David Rogers | Feb 9, 2015
Before diving into another edition of Hockey Fights of the Week, we have a bone to pick with the NHL. As things currently stand, fighting is legal in the NHL. You may not realize fighting is still legal in the NHL because the game’s officials keep stepping in...
by David Rogers | Feb 9, 2015
Before diving into another edition of Hockey Fights of the Week, we have a bone to pick with the NHL. As things currently stand, fighting is legal in the NHL. You may not realize fighting is still legal in the NHL because the game’s officials keep stepping in...
