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Odds to Win the World Series
Now that the MLB trade deadline has passed, and rosters are mostly set, I thought this would be a good time to check out the latest odds to win the World Series. According to Intertops.com, the Red Sox are the clear favorites at 4.25 to 1. The Sox certainly did not hurt themselves at the deadline, ad...
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February 04, 2008
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Odds to Win the Super Bowl
Here are the up to date odds to win the 2008 Super Bowl according to Intertops.com.
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August 10, 2007
EBTG on Hiatus
EBTG will be taking summer vacation from August 10 - 19. The weather is supposed to be beautiful this week, so I thought I'd take some time off and curl up with the NFL Network for some pre-season football.
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August 09, 2007
Odds to Win the 2008 Super Bowl
I just turned on the TV, fully expecting to flip around and settle on some sort of game show featuring either Drew Carey or Jeff Foxworthy. Instead, I found pre-season football on FOX. I love the NFL, but I have a hard time watching football when its 95 degrees outside. Anyway, it got me thinking about the upcoming season, and what the odds were that my Jets would win the Super Bowl...
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August 09, 2007
Bond's Elbow Armor: A Hitting Machine
Everyone knows that Barry Bond's elbow protector gives him an advantage by allowing him to lean over the plate without fear of being hit. Michael Witte of Editor and Publisher says that is not the only advantage of the armor. Read more...
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August 09, 2007
More Evidence NHL Salaries are Just Fine
Despite the fact that NHL salaries seem to be out of control, franchises are worth more now than ever before. The NHL's salary cap has risen to $50.3-million a team, an increase of $11-million in just two years. This is bad for the owners, right? Wrong. The only thing that is skyrocketing faster than NHL salaries, is NHL franchise values. Read more...
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August 08, 2007
NHL Salaries Out of Control or Just Fine?
Dustin Penner: five years, $21.5 million. Pavel Datsyuk: seven years, $47 million. Patrice Bergeron: five years, $23.75 million. It's easy to point to these contracts and conclude the the NHL's CBA contract is not working the way the owners had expected. However, Allan Muir argues otherwise in his piece in SI. Read more...
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August 08, 2007
WWE Announcers Reading off Script?
This sure looks like a video of WWE announcers reading off a script. Its possible that they are looking at an off-screen monitor, but it doesn't look like it. You be the judge. See the video...
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August 08, 2007
NHL and Versus Each Can Opt Out of Deal
Both the NHL and Versus have options to opt out of their current rights deal. If either party opts out of the contract, or if NBC decides not to renew after the 07-08 season, that would open the door for the NHL to return to ESPN. Read more...
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August 08, 2007
NBC to Offer Live Streaming Olympic in 2008
NBC will be presenting 3,600 hours of coverage of the 2008 Olympics. Interestingly, they will be offering approximately 2,200 total hours of live streaming broadband video coverage on NBCOlympics.com. That's 2,200 more hours we can goof off at work. Read more...
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August 08, 2007
Fastest Growing Brands in Sports
Forbes has published a study in which they determined the fastest growing brands in sports. According to Forbes, the fastest growing brands in each sport are as follows. Read more...
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August 08, 2007
Tiger Woods and Amex Part Ways
After a 10-year partnership, Tiger Woods and American Express have parted ways. Woods' second of two five year deals ended recently. Woods and AMEX decided not to sign another deal, thus ending the partnership. Read more...
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August 08, 2007
How Much is Your Favorite Sport Covered in the News?
During the month of May, over 37% of ESPN's SportsCenter was devoted to covering MLB. The NBA playoffs took up 25% of the coverage. The NHL playoffs: less than 5 percent. Even the NFL offseason received more coverage than the NHL at 7%. Read more...
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August 08, 2007
Nielsen Ratings for Glavine's 300th Win on ESPN
The ratings for ESPN's coverage Sunday night of Tom Glavine's 300th victory have been released. Read more...
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August 07, 2007
TNA Announcers Reading off Script?
This sure looks like a video of TNA announcers reading off a script. Its possible that they are looking at an off-screen monitor, but it doesn't look like it. You be the judge.
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August 07, 2007
Nielsen Ratings for Glavine's 300th Win
The ratings for ESPN's coverage Sunday night of Tom Glavine's 300th victory have been released. Neil Best of Newsday is reporting the game was seen in 3% of the 94 million homes with ESPN. The total estimated audience is 2.89 million households and 3.83 million viewers. It was the biggest viewership for a Sunday night game since 1998, when the Braves faced Mark McGwire and...
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August 07, 2007
Just How Much is A-Rod\
The baseball Alex Rodriguez hit for his 500th home run may be worth as much as $100,000. Rodriguez is the youngest player to ever reach this milestone, and is a certain future Hall of Famer. The Yankees media relations director so far has been unsuccessful in his negotiations to get the ball back for Alex. His first offer included memorabilia from high-profile Yankees. If the ball...
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August 07, 2007
Just How Much is A-Rod's 500th Home Run Ball Worth?
The baseball Alex Rodriguez hit for his 500th home run may be worth as much as $100,000. Rodriguez is the youngest player to ever reach this milestone, and is a certain future Hall of Famer. The Yankees media relations director so far has been unsuccessful in his negotiations to get the ball back for Alex. His first offer included memorabilia from high-profile Yankees.
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August 07, 2007
Tennis Match Investigated After Suspicious Wagering
ATP officials are investigating suspicious betting over No. 3 ranked Nikolay Davydenko's defeat to 87th-ranked Martin Vassallo Arguello last week. Betting on the match was 10 times the usual amount, at around $7 million. Vassallo Arguello was heavily backed, and won when Davydenko, coincidentally, left with an injury in the third set.
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August 05, 2007
Manchested United Signs 9 Year Old
The Manchester United has signed its newest star, Rhain Davis of Australia. In case you haven't heard. Rhain is 9 years old. It is believed there is no truth to the rumor that the United has also signed their first fetus to play in their upcoming preemie league. If you haven't seen Rhain's video, you have to check it out.
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August 05, 2007
Will MMA Lead to the Death of Boxing?
The rise in popularity of MMA is undeniable. The drop in popularity of boxing is undeniable. But are the two linked, and if so, can MMA's rise lead to the fall of boxing?
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August 05, 2007
Lovitz Beats Dick and Bud
First Jon Lovitz beats up Andy Dick, and now he beats up Bud Selig. At least this time Lovitz only used his words. Erin Andrews interviewed comic Jon Lovitz during last night's Giants-Dodgers game on ESPN. (Why, I have no idea.) Lovitz said that if Selig claims that he didn't know steroids existed in the game, he is "full of crap."
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August 03, 2007
Michael Vick Inspires Minor League Promotion
It didn't take long before someone found a way to profit off the Michael Vick dogfighting scandal. While other companies (Nike, Reebok, Adidas, Topps, Upper Deck, Donruss) are all separating themselves from Vick, one minor league team is using Vick's dogfighting indictment to increase attendance.
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August 03, 2007
ESPN and ABC Release 2007-08 NBA Schedule
ABC and ESPN released their 2007-08 NBA schedule today. The schedule features a total of 90 games, with 18 on ABC and 72 on ESPN. The NBA finals will be broadcast exclusively on ABC. Overall ABC will broadcast six NBA Sunday doubleheaders. Both ABC and ESPN will feature a flexible schedule.
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August 03, 2007
YES Network for Sale
The New York Yankees regional sports network, YES, is up for sale. The network is jointly owned by the Yankees, Goldman Sachs & Co., and former Nets owner Ray Chambers. Analyst say possible bidders include Cablevision, Comcast, News Corp., and Verizon. YES is estimated to be worth up to $3.5 billion, which is twice what the Yankees themselves are worth.
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August 03, 2007
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