Archive for May, 2009

May5th

A Look at the Evolution of Sports Blogs

AUTHOR: Ted Leshinski | IN: "Tyson", A Letter a Week, Bill Simmons, Dead Spin, ESPN.com, Mike Tyson, Page 2, Scott Riecke, Wide Word of Sports, Will Leitch | COMMENTS: None Yet

The world of sports blogging has certainly exploded over the last few years.
Although the World Wide Web has been available to the general public since the mid 1990’s, the practice of blogging didn’t really become commonplace until the early to mid 2000’s.
Two of the top sports bloggers you may be familiar with are Bill Simmons, of ESPN.com’s Page 2 fame, and Will Leitch, co-creator of DeadSpin. Simmons and Leitch are among the most popular bloggers, in any blogging realm, not only because of the strength of their content but as a result of their pioneer status.
Both came on the scene [...]

May4th

“The Sports Reporters” Stands Out From the Cluttered Pack

AUTHOR: Ted Leshinski | IN: Bob Ryan, Bud Collins, ESPN, Jim Nantz, John Saunders, Mike Frances, Mike Lupica, Mitch Album, Outside the Lines, Pardon the Interuption, Rachel Nichols, The Sports Reporters | COMMENTS: None Yet

Like any other entertainment-type genre, there is a flood of very weak and unnecessary sports talk shows on radio and television these days.
Sometimes I wonder if TV and radio execs think that all they have to do to create a sports talk show is sit two to four people at a table and have them yell at each other about sports for half an hour…very aggravating.
However, there are a few shows that are not only worth viewing but serve as an excellent source of sports insight by outstanding sports writers and analysts.
The Sports Reporters, aired Sundays at 9:30 am on [...]