ESPN Death Star has grand opening ceremony

ESPN Death Star has grand opening ceremony

Keeping up appearances in the sports media world is a necessary and expensive undertaking. Doing so with an ever-crowding field of competitors makes it even more vital to a network’s success. ESPN held a grand opening ceremony for its new 194,000-sq. foot...
Baylor’s new tailgating area will make you jealous

Baylor’s new tailgating area will make you jealous

In 2013, the Baylor Bears said goodbye to Floyd Casey Stadium after 64 years. McLane Stadium is in the process of being built with hope that it will be ready for the 2014 season opener. So what happens to Floyd Casey? According to this tweet from Baylor football, they...

The impact of an AT&T/DirecTV deal on sports

By now, you have already heard of the whopping $48.5 billion purchase of DirecTV by AT&T. The numbers are staggering. The combined AT&T-DirecTV company would become the second largest television provider behind Comcast-Time Warner Cable which announced their...
Million Dollar Arm tanked at the box office

Million Dollar Arm tanked at the box office

Amid mountains of hype and marketing on ESPN, Million Dollar Arm was a massive failure at the box office, taking in just $10.5 million this weekend. That number is slightly more than half of the $19.5 million that Moneyball brought in during its first weekend, and is...
Million Dollar Arm tanked at the box office

Million Dollar Arm tanked at the box office

Amid mountains of hype and marketing on ESPN, Million Dollar Arm was a massive failure at the box office, taking in just $10.5 million this weekend. That number is slightly more than half of the $19.5 million that Moneyball brought in during its first weekend, and is...

Economy and Ticket Sales

In any numerical list, there is an entity in first and an entity in last. When looking at ticket sales in Major League Baseball, the Indians are the entity in last. They have just averaged 12,871 fans per home game (all numbers as of May 16th), their lowest total...

Economy and Ticket Sales

In any numerical list, there is an entity in first and an entity in last. When looking at ticket sales in Major League Baseball, the Indians are the entity in last. They have just averaged 12,871 fans per home game (all numbers as of May 16th), their lowest total...