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Salon.com
June 20, 2000
Eric Boehlert |
NBA in disarray Come back, Mr. Jordan: The NBA Finals are in danger of going down as the lowest-rated playoffs since 1981, while couch potatoes turn off college games, too. What's wrong with hoops?   |
AskMen.com
Steve Seepersaud |
Top TV Network Contracts Televised sporting events have huge audiences. The bigger the game, the bigger the audience. In America, no game is bigger than the Super Bowl. More than half of all the television sets in the U.S. are tuned in to the NFL's championship game. |
The Motley Fool
June 10, 2010
Adrian Rush |
NBC's Hockey Power Play Last night's Stanley Cup clincher was a relative ratings win. |
AskMen.com
Lewis Helfand |
The NBA After Jordan: Is There Hope? How much has the value of the Chicago Bulls changed from Jordan's rookie season to now? |
Sports Central
June 9, 2006
Bill Hazell |
NBA on ABC Can't Live Up to Predecessors Quite frankly, the game just doesn't look as good on TV anymore. There are a number of reasons for this -- some noticeable, others subtle. |
Sports Central
August 13, 2004
Martin Hawrysko |
New NFL TV Rights Could Get Interesting Rumors suggest that Disney might be considering moving Monday Night Football to ESPN. It will not necessarily be the end of the world. |
Salon.com
June 19, 2001
Eric Boehlert |
Destiny's double dribble What happens when a television network tries to entertain an arena full of basketball fans with platinum pop groups? The fans bite back... |
Home Theater
October 23, 2002
HT Staff |
HD Sports on ABC, ESPN High-definition television will get a big push this season and next with sports programming from ABC and ESPN. |
AskMen.com
Lewis Helfand |
Strikes & Lockouts In Professional Sports Everything from ticket sales to stadium parking takes a significant hit when games are canceled. The strikes and lockouts listed below show just how much professional athletes, teams, and even leagues stand to lose when faced with a work stoppage. |
AskMen.com
Steve Seepersaud |
Sports Revenues During the Holidays Sports fans and TV network executives alike will enjoy this holiday season as NBA, NFL and college bowl matchups rule the airwaves. |
Salon.com
May 31, 2002
King Kaufman |
Hoops heaven! As two entertaining playoff series climax, the Celtics and Lakers are doomed and the Nets will go from brief glory to cannon fodder... |
Salon.com
October 31, 2000
Allen Barra |
The "transition" game The NBA is suffering, not because it misses Michael Jordan, but because there are too many teenage millionaires who can't shoot... |
The Motley Fool
February 17, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
The Puck Stops Here The canceled hockey season has many public implications and plenty of market implications. |
The Motley Fool
May 24, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Hockey's Hard Times At its best, hockey is a beautiful sport, blending brutality with finesse. Now, the league must score with the game's dwindling television audience. |
Sports Illustrated
January 3, 2002
Frank Deford |
Games glut All-sports, all-the-time has caused ratings erosion... |
Sports Illustrated
September 26, 2000
John Walters |
Making sense of NBC's tumbling Olympic ratings Question: Could NBC's ratings for the Olympics be any worse? Answer: Only if Dennis Miller were added to the broadcast team... |
Salon.com
June 6, 2001
Allen Barra |
Hockey meltdown How many American sports fans can relate to a game that's played on ice in mid-June? |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2005
Steven Mallas |
ABC Prolonging the Magic The Disney unit continues to do well in the ratings. Will it last? Investors must remain patient here. This is what long-term investing is all about. |
Salon.com
June 14, 2002
Allen Barra |
Shaq is too good for the NBA's good The most dominant force in basketball history squashed his rivals like bugs. Too bad he also squashed the viewers. |
The Motley Fool
April 19, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Football's Double Reverse NFL fans, it's almost time to adjust your remote-control preferences. Come next year, Disney's ABC will hand off the Monday Night Football franchise to its ESPN subsidiary, while ESPN will be handing off its Sunday night gridiron contests to rival General Electric's NBC. |
The Motley Fool
September 10, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Were You Ready for Some Football? Disney kicks off another season of Monday Night Football -- on a Thursday. For ABC, football means big business. |
Sports Illustrated
April 25, 2000
Phil Taylor |
Scorecard Drawing out the NBA's first round to absurd lengths could kill playoff drama |
The Motley Fool
December 15, 2003
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Monday Night Foolball Disney, the parent company behind ABC and ESPN is trying to get the National Football League to grant it the luxury of picking between two different games to broadcast nationally on Mondays. |
The Motley Fool
August 18, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
New Sheet of Ice for the NHL Comcast could win big with this expensive bet: trying to build its OLN (formerly known as the Outdoor Life Network) programming. |
Sports Central
July 11, 2011
Bill Hazell |
Locked Out Twice? The NFL labor dispute is on the edge of being resolved, but the NBA lockout has just started and thus, they are nowhere near an agreement. |
The Motley Fool
February 12, 2010
Eric Bleeker |
NBC's Winter Olympics Nightmare Will the peacock's loss on the Vancouver Games be Disney or News Corp.'s gain? |
Sports Central
June 5, 2007
Jeff DiNunzio |
Still Talkin' Hockey in June A look at a few other things in the hockey world that don't necessarily involve these Stanley Cup Finals. |
Home Theater
March 23, 2003 |
ESPN Pushes HDTV HDTV is poised to take off like a rocket, believes Bryan Burns, ESPN's vice president of strategic business planning and development. His network has made a big push with high-def programming over the past year, and is pushing it even harder this year. |
Salon.com
May 26, 2000
Eric Boehlert |
Photo finish Read 'em and sweep: ABC and NBC tie for the May TV ratings sweeps, but both sides claim victory. |
The Motley Fool
September 29, 2005
Steven Mallas |
Disney Is No Ratings Mouse Disney's ABC network is doing just fine, thank you, in the ratings. Shareholders should take a positive attitude and a long-term perspective for the stock. |
The Motley Fool
December 27, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
ABC's Final Kickoff Are you ready for some football? You won't find it on ABC anymore. However, this is not necessarily a bad thing for the network. |
Sports Central
June 18, 2007
Brad Oremland |
Are the Spurs a Dynasty? To help answer that question, here's a look at the NBA's most dynastic teams ever. |
Salon.com
October 31, 2001
Allen Barra |
Why no one's going to watch the World Series this year Hint: It has nothing to do with the Yankees (who are going to win again)... |
Sports Central
June 12, 2008
Sean Crowe |
It's Official: NBA Has Referee Problem The problem with the NBA isn't crooked officials, it's bad officials. |
Sports Central
March 17, 2005
Jon Gonzales |
There is a God, and He Watches Basketball The Lakers' talent pool disbands after losing the NBA Championship, bringing competitiveness back to the league. |
Salon.com
June 14, 2002
King Kaufman |
Red-letter day The Red Wings' championship may have been a foregone conclusion, but unlike the Lakers, they at least had the decency to act happy about it. |
Salon.com
February 20, 2001
Eric Boehlert |
Is the XFL taking the WWF down with it? As smashmouth football ratings continue to fall, some wonder whether Vince McMahon is endangering his wrestling empire... |
Sports Central
December 22, 2008
Scott Shepherd |
In the Roatation: NBA Week 8 Whether it's the two best players in the league squaring off for one of the only times that particular season, an NBA Finals rematch, old rivalries renewed, or some combination of all three, the NBA always delivers the goods on Christmas Day. |
The Motley Fool
December 24, 2003
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Football's End Around Monday Night Football puts an end to eight years of losing ground on the viewership front. |
Sports Illustrated
June 12, 2002
Kostya Kennedy |
Net Canes An eerie canal runs from Carolina to New Jersey -- the NBA and NHL underdogs are twin thrillers, a pair of upstarts who will likely wind up as runner-up footnotes to the feats of two all-time teams. |
The Motley Fool
October 3, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney Knows Its ABCs In the first week of the fall ratings, Disney's ABC was the most watched network, cashing in on the success of shows such as Grey's Anatomy, Dancing With the Stars, and Desperate Housewives. |
BusinessWeek
October 17, 2005 |
Why Mark Shapiro Left ESPN Executive Mark Shapiro calls his ESPN job "one of the best jobs in America" - but he's gambling that a chance to turn around Six Flags will be even better. |
AskMen.com
Paul Bessire |
Top 10: NBA Champions In this article, WhatIfSports utilizes its SimMatchup technology to rank the greatest NBA champions of all time. |
The Motley Fool
December 5, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney's Sporting Chance The Mouse House expands internationally with a U.K. sports-related acquisition. Clearly, Disney knows how to play both offense and defense. It seems it's got plans to score abroad these days. |
Sports Illustrated
June 17, 2002
Tim Layden |
Give soccer a chance If there were justice in the sports universe, the players from an amazing spring would momentarily step aside today. All would understand that what is taking place in the World Cup is just a little bit better than what they are doing or have done. |
BusinessWeek
August 9, 2004
Katie DeWitt |
NBC's Marathon Of Coverage Spread over seven channels, the network will offer more programming than the past five summer Olympics combined. And for the first time, all 28 Olympic sports will air on TV. Will viewers have the stamina to stay tuned for more than 1,200 hours of Games? |
Sports Central
June 14, 2006
Zach Jones |
The Great Disappearing League Signs the NHL is in decline. |
Sports Central
June 29, 2009
Sean Crowe |
The NBA Finals Left Me Feeling Empty The NBA Gods righted themselves after the 1985-86 season by giving us the Lakers/Celtics rematch we deserved. Here's the hoping the NBA Gods do the same thing next season. |
Sports Illustrated
June 11, 2001
Phil Taylor |
Everybody loves an underdog Philadelphia may not win the title, but it has already done something fairly amazing. It has stolen the spotlight from the glamorous Lakers... |
Sports Central
November 5, 2008
Wailele Sallas |
Is Kobe Going Greek? Eleven players who were on NBA rosters last year went to the international game for no taxes and more money. And just last month there were rumblings that Kobe Bryant was offered $83 million for three years. Tax free! |
