It wasn’t too long ago that most professional sports teams were creating Facebook pages and Twitter accounts in order to make the players and coaches more accessible to their fans. However, a new form of social media has exploded on the scene, and seeing its potential, sports organizations are turning to it in droves. The [...]
TweetAfter Robert Griffin III, better known affectionately as RGIII, impressed scouts at the NFL Combine by running a jaw-dropping 4.41 forty-yard dash this weekend, EA Sports announced earlier today that the explosive quarterback has been selected to grace the cover of their 2013 NCAA Football video game. The most recent Heisman Trophy and Davey O’Brien [...]
TweetJust an hour away from where he once shined as a Dallas Cowboy, Terrell Owens made his Indoor Football League debut Saturday night for the Allen Wranglers in front of a crowd of 5,700 fans. Perhaps not quite what the former NFL receiver is used to, but more than the Wranglers had all last season combined. [...]
TweetRicky Rubio, the up-and-coming point guard for the Minnesota Tumberwolves and Rookie of the Year candidate, is now an official world record holder. The 21-year old, who is set to participate in the BBVA Rising Stars Challenge as part of the NBA’s All-Star weekend, set a world record by making 18 shots behind the backboard [...]
TweetA week after Ben &Jerry’s made the decision to sell an original “Taste the Linsanity” ice cream flavor to honor Harvard graduate, Jeremy Lin, the popular ice cream company has issued an apology. Below, you will find the original story as well as an update. ORIGINAL STORY: You know you’ve made it big when you [...]
TweetAs Ricky Williams football career has finally come to a close, the University of Texas has started work on their plans to honor the former Longhorn running back by erecting a statue of the Heisman winner to be completed this spring. According to Texas football head coach Mack Brown at his annual spring practice press conference earlier [...]
TweetSometimes, you never know what you will stumble across when you least expect it. That’s precisely what happened when, while cleaning out an old farmhouse, a Michigan family came across what is considered to be the oldest, rarest, and most sought-after collection of football cards in existence today. The first ever set of cards to focus [...]
TweetWith just three games remaining in the regular season, the Big XII basketball title is still up in the air, setting up a Saturday showdown between two top 5 national teams, No. 4 Kansas and No. 3 Missouri. This week, the Missouri Tigers (25-3, 12-3) suffered a loss to conference foe, Kansas State, opening the [...]
TweetIt’s been quite a year for Albert Pujols. This fall, behind the play of the famed slugger, the St. Louis Cardinals won their 11th World Series. A mere two months later, he signed a 10-year, $245 million deal with the Los Angeles Angels. Fast forward to the Spring, and as baseball clubs prepare for the [...]
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