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To make money, sports bloggers need to be business-oriented
This is the last post in my series about what’s next for sports blogging. As a reminder, these are my own opinions, not necessarily those of my employer Yardbarker. You can read the previous posts here:Introduction: a call to actionSports blogs, ESPN, and why I like Deadspin’s...
How can you not love Manny Pacquiao?
Manny Pacquiao's marketing people are geniuses. Between goofy videos like this one from Fox Sports and punching pumpkins on Jimmy Kimmel you can't not like this guy. Cotto who?<a href="http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-us&brand=foxsports&...
Niki D'Andrea adds Twitterjacking to her arsenal of cluelessness
If anyone else had done this, I might have ignored it. But this is Niki D'Andrea, and I'm a big fan of running jokes.When last we saw the "reporter" from the Phoenix New Times, she was quoting hilarious excerpts from a satirical blog post as fact and basing an entire...
Sports bloggers need to work with the incentives of distributors
This is part of my continuing series about what’s next for sports blogging. You can read my introduction here, as well as posts about the tension between ESPN and blogs like Deadspin and the power of distribution in relation to content quality. As a reminder, these are my own personal...
The power of distribution: why content is not king
This post is part of my series about what’s next for sports blogging. You can read my introduction here and my post about ESPN and Deadspin here.
As a reminder, these are my personal opinions and not necessarily those of my employer Yardbarker.An opinion I often hear among...
Sports blogs, ESPN, and why I like Deadspin’s 'horndoggery' series
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I’m writing a series of blog posts about what’s next for sports blogging (read my introduction). As a reminder, these are my own personal opinions, not necessarily those of my employer Yardbarker. I’m going to tackle the ESPN topic now because it relates to the current...
What’s next for sports blogging: a call to action
October 21, 2009 by
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This is a call to action for sports bloggers and others who work in this space. I recently attended Blogs with Balls 2.0 at Blog World Expo. The good folks from Hugging Harold Reynolds did an excellent job organizing the event, which was sponsored by heavy hitters including Fox Sports...
Wendy Williams interviews T.O. and I need bigger boobs
October 21, 2009 by
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Terrell Owens was on the Wendy Williams Show on Tuesday (how you doin?) and despite Wendy's softball questions ("How do you like the Bills?") she seemed to get him a little flustered at one point, as seen in this clip:I had the pleasure of meeting T.O. at our Yardbarker...
Khloe Kardashian's prenup: RIP Lamar Odom's bank account
As you've probably heard, Khloe Kardashian lawyered up to ask for "generous" payout clauses in her prenup with Lamar Odom. Was it too much? Throat Chop University (real institution) has an opinion. Warning: video contains naughty language, simulated throat chop violence...
Chris Johnson should NOT have been penalized, per NFL's VP of Officiating
October 06, 2009 by
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Chris Johnson is making news for complaining that he was penalized for his religion. He made a "religious display" (kneeling with his hands lifted towards the sky) after an endzone interception (video here). Some are arguing the penalty was anti-religious. Regardless of...
Patrick Willis: Xbox is the way to his heart
Cosmo magazine recently did a piece featuring "dating tips" from NFL players. Some of them tried to be cute or funny, some gave a safe, female-friendly answer (NFL players totally dig women for their conversational abilities, really!). But thank you Patrick Willis for just...
Antisocial networking: why I enjoy annoying random people on Twitter
October 02, 2009 by
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In this edition of Alana G Haters, we honor Twitter users @Zanders and @Elizabeth who have recently blocked me. My sense of humor can be a little mean-spirited sometimes. I once went on a date with a guy who told me earnestly, "I would never have a laugh at someone else's...
Junior Seau run over by a bull for Versus reality TV show
The story has gotten out that Junior Seau got banged up by a bull while guest starring as a rodeo clown. In case you were wondering why an NFL Pro-Bowler would put himself in such a position, our good friends at Versus now have the answer: reality TV. Here's the clip from the new...
Chad Pennington: next year's Comeback Player of the Year (Video)
Don't feel too sorry for Chad Pennington, who's out for the rest of the season with a shoulder injury. This is all part of his master plan. We talked to Chad during last year's Super Bowl and he explicitly outlined his plan to get injured this year so that he can win his...
Jersey Joker tackles the Lingerie Football League
If you watched the show Fanarchy on Versus, then you're familiar with Jersey Joker, everyone's favorite loud-mouthed Yankees fan. Well apparently he was somehow able to parlay his television fame into a trip to L.A. to hang out with some babes from the Los Angeles Temptation...
Jorge Posada's wife Laura Posada is my new favorite MLB WAG
September 18, 2009 by
Alana G
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Laura Posada appeared on The Wendy Williams Show the other day. Not only is she an attorney (who knew!) but she mentioned she would put Jorge in check for his scuffle the other night. And she's got big boobs. What's not to love!
Louis Murphy's first touchdown for the Raiders
Just because the refs say it's not a touchdown doesn't mean it didn't happen. Last night I stayed in my Oakland apartment with the door locked for fear of riots. Hat tip to With Leather for the video.
Andre Berto questions Chad Ochocinco's black Mexicanship
Unless you've been living under a Twitter rock, you know that Andre Berto and Chad Ochocinco have been feuding and are planning to box each other after the NFL season. Berto talked about it in this week's Yardbarker segment on Fanarchy.Stay tuned to Andre Berto's Yardbarker...
Brendan Haywood's workout plan
I'm hitting the gym tonight, Brendan. Gotta work on my six-pack-shakur and stuff.Haywood also filmed a video of basketball drills that you can see on his Yardbarker blog. I don't want to embed it here and get Jay-Z's awful "D.O.A." song in your head.
Alana G's DOMINOTE movement spreads to the NBA
As you may recall, I coined the word DOMINOTE a few months ago and it has enjoyed niche usage since then. Well, today the DOMINOTE movement goes primetime as both the NBA and NBA D-League have retweeted a Twitter post of mine using the word.This is no photoshop job, you can read the...
Rod Benson dominates the internet, loves Yardbarker
I've always been a fan of basketball player Rod Benson and his hilarious songs. His latest is not only entertaining but also a brilliant PR move -- he shouts out many of the internet's best sports personalities and sites... including Yardbarker! Thanks for the love, Rod. Let...
Thanks for the shout out, Marcellus Wiley
Our old friend Elie Seckbach caught up with Marcellus Wiley at the premiere of "The T.O. Show" (p.s. love the show!). The conversation starts out about Michael Vick, but in typical Seckbach fashion somehow segues into an Alana G shout out (at the 1:30 mark):Thanks for the...
Haters: the 'Neverending Story' van lady
I think I've been slacking on my awesomeness lately, because I haven't had any haters. So in this special edition of Alana G Haters, I bow down to Vince and the lovely commenters over at Filmdrunk. Just go click over there to drink the haterade.Get a life douchbags!!! [sic]
A Song For Boston's Cheating
July 31, 2009 by
Alana G
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I'm not a Boston-hater, and frankly I don't really care about steroids (kids, please don't do drugs). But I am always a fan of Ryan Parker songs, so check out his latest about Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz joining the Patriots in Boston's hall of shame. It's worth...
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