0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/25/2011
Let’s provide links while I can. Trying not to make this a week where links are scarce. Let’s get this done. First, Jessica E. Vascellaro and Darren Everson of the Wall Street Journal look at how infusions of TV rights money has changed college sports not necessarily for the better. John Ourand at Sports Business […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/24/2011
This week’s Sports Illustrated issue focuses on the baseball pennant races and has a look at the Milwaukee Brewers which is a true juggernaut at home. But writer Lee Jenkins doesn’t just go into the nuts and bolts of baseball’s hottest team, he also looks at the personalities that have made the Brew Crew one […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/10/2011
This week’s Sports Illustrated has Boston Red Sox 2nd baseman Dustin Pedroia on the cover. It also has a feature cover story from Tom Verducci. And with Pedroia on this week’s cover, it marks the first time SI will have had all 10 position players (including the designated hitter) and a closer from one team […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/3/2011
Ok, this is the final installment of this mini-series that took much longer than I thought. I began this on July 17 and with a few stops and starts, finally finishing this in August. You’ve had quite a few categories, sports media, sports business, sports TV PR, MLB, NFL, NHL, Tennis, college basketball, college football, […]
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Was out of the office again earlier today so I’m getting to these rather late. Let’s look at what we have today. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand says the new CBS Sports/Showtime documentary on this year’s Army-Navy football game will have touches of reality TV. Mike McCarthy of USA Today notes that TNT’s Shaquille O’Neal and […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/19/2011
In the wake of Sunday’s heartbreaking loss to Japan in the Women’s World Cup Final, Sports Illustrated has goaltender Hope Solo on this week’s cover. I would have preferred seeing the Women’s Soccer team on the cover last week, but SI was fearful that the US would lose to France on Wednesday. It marks the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/18/2011
Don’t know how work turned out to be so busy, but it’s cutting into blogging which I hope hasn’t discouraged you from visiting. The weekend also turned out to be unnecessarily busy as well. Anyway, this won’t be a whole set of linkage. I’ll do what I can. Sports Business Daily looks at the 8.6 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/13/2011
I’m somehow stuck in this bad work stretch where my blogging has suffered. I know I’ll be out of the office for most of the day tomorrow which sucks. But I’ll do what I can for you. Let’s get cracking on the linkage. Again, this will not be a complete set, but I’ll do what […]
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In this week’s issue of Sports Illustrated, the magazine chronicles the moment Derek Jeter got his 3,000th career hit and the cover is a shot of Yankee Stadium right as the ball left the bat. Joe Posnanski writes the cover story. SI also has Philadelphia Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz on its cover for editions in […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/29/2011
This will be the 12th annual “Where Are They Now?” issue in Sports Illustrated. It’s always fascinating to catch up with sports heroes of yesteryear and some of the athletes we’ll read about include Michelle Akers of the 1998 USA Women’s National Soccer Team which won the World Cup, the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates and some […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/31/2011
For some of you, it’s a back to work Tuesday after a three day weekend. Not for me as I was at the office until late on Memorial Day. But you don’t want to read my complaining, you want linkage so I’ll get it to right away. Anthony Crupi from Adweek says expect LeBron James, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/30/2011
The story about wrongdoing in the Ohio State football and the subsequent coverup by coach Jim Tressel has been published on Sports Illustrated’s website. It’s a pretty amazing story and one that forced the coach to resign early on Monday. The ramifications will be quite damaging for the program as the NCAA is investigating Tressel. […]
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While I’m at work, I’ll do some linkage for you. Let’s also keep the troops who have lost their lives fighting to keep our freedom safe in all of the wars on behalf of democracy. And keep the troops in mind who are currently on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan. Let’s hope our men […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/25/2011
In this week’s Sports Illustrated, we get some interesting quotes from New York Mets owner Fred Wilpon who admits the team is in financial dire straits. He’s talks about his relationship with convicted Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff and where the team is heading. Wilpon also reveals that he offered Madoff a stake in the Mets. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/17/2011
In this week’s Sports Illustrated, the magazine looks at how devastating the recent spate of tornadoes was to Tuscaloosa, AL and what what University of Alabama athletics is doing to help the town recover. It’s not going to be an easy task, but the people are banding together in ways to bring the community closer […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/11/2011
We have a preview of what’s inside this week’s SI issue. The cover is on the NBA Playoffs. Matchup Nightmare Dirk Nowitzki Takes Down the Lakers The Debate Over Head Injuries in Sports Rages On Lefty Relievers: The Men Who Pitch Forever A Confluence of Strange Events Produces This Year’s Derby Winner Meet the Cerebral […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/20/2011
This week, Sports Illustrated goes extensive on the NFL Draft which will take place next week at Radio City Music Hall in New York. Three days of draft picks will help to temper the silly fixation on the Royal Wedding that takes place next week as well. SI not only looks at some of the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/15/2011
Until Apple comes to its senses and agrees to a subscription model, other tablet providers will jump on this and do deals with magazines and newspapers like Sports Illustrated has with the Motorola Xoom. The Xoom is on the Android platform and will offer subscriptions to the HP TouchPad when that comes out later this […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/13/2011
Doing the linkage now after being all over the place this morning and tomorrow will be much worse as I’ll be out of the office for most of the day so don’t expect too many posts on Thursday. But before that, I can provide the linkage for today. We’ll begin with Sports Business Journal’s John […]
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No real one theme in this week’s Sports Illustrated. Even with the dramatic finish at The Masters®, SI decides to go with the NBA Playoffs on the cover. In addition, SI will review the strange Manny Ramirez saga. Let’s look at what’s in store this week. NBA Playoff Preview: How Title Contenders Are Winning Big […]
