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Odds to Win the World Series
February 04, 2008 by
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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...
Odds to Win the Super Bowl
August 10, 2007 by
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Here are the up to date odds to win the 2008 Super Bowl according to Intertops.com.
EBTG on Hiatus
August 09, 2007 by
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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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Bond's Elbow Armor: A Hitting Machine
August 09, 2007 by
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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...
More Evidence NHL Salaries are Just Fine
August 08, 2007 by
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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...
NHL Salaries Out of Control or Just Fine?
August 08, 2007 by
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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...
WWE Announcers Reading off Script?
August 08, 2007 by
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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...
NHL and Versus Each Can Opt Out of Deal
August 08, 2007 by
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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...
NBC to Offer Live Streaming Olympic in 2008
August 08, 2007 by
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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...
Fastest Growing Brands in Sports
August 08, 2007 by
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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...
Tiger Woods and Amex Part Ways
August 08, 2007 by
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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...
How Much is Your Favorite Sport Covered in the News?
August 08, 2007 by
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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...
Nielsen Ratings for Glavine's 300th Win on ESPN
August 07, 2007 by
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The ratings for ESPN's coverage Sunday night of Tom Glavine's 300th victory have been released. Read more...
Just How Much is A-Rod\
August 07, 2007 by
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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...
Tennis Match Investigated After Suspicious Wagering
August 05, 2007 by
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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...
Manchested United Signs 9 Year Old
August 05, 2007 by
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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'...
Will MMA Lead to the Death of Boxing?
August 05, 2007 by
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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?
Lovitz Beats Dick and Bud
August 03, 2007 by
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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'...
Michael Vick Inspires Minor League Promotion
August 03, 2007 by
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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...
ESPN and ABC Release 2007-08 NBA Schedule
August 03, 2007 by
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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.
YES Network for Sale
August 03, 2007 by
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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...
Evidence World Cup Quidditch Game was Fixed
August 02, 2007 by
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I found this disturbing article today on Phil Birnbaum's Sabermetric Research blog. If a Quidditch game can be fixed, a World Cup Quidditch game no less, what chance does socitety have?
Odds to Win the World Series
August 02, 2007 by
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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...
Group with Kansas City Ties to Buy Predators
August 01, 2007 by
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The good news for Nashville Predator fans is that it appears very unlikely that their team will be moving to Hamilton. The bad news is that doors may just have opened for a move to Kansas City.
NHL talking to ESPN about replacing NBC
August 01, 2007 by
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It's looking more and more as if NBC will not be renewing its contract with the NHL when it expires after this season. Heading into the final year of their contract, NBC is cutting costs every way it can.
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