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This guide will show you the best sources for news, analysis, blogs, fantasy games, tickets, equipment and playing tips. For more in-depth sports coverage, see one of our sport-specific guides in the right hand menu.
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Sports Blogs
Sports blogs offer you a unique, unabridged perspective on players, teams and games. Well-written sports blogs not only offer quality analysis, but often provide humorous commentary on the often absurd world of professional sports.
Dulcinea's Insight
- To find other blogs, use a blog search engine like Technorati or Blogpulse.
- Use blogrolls, a list of links to recommended blogs usually located in a side menu, to find other blogs covering similar topics.
- Many mainstream writers have their own blog, which are usually just snippets of their usual writing that were too short to form a whole article. These can be found on the same site as their usual articles. There are other mainstream writers who have blogs that are seperate from the usual work, the best of which are listed below.
Dulcinea's Picks
For blog networks ...
AOL Sports’ FanHouse
brings together blog writers from across the country to write about their favorite sports and teams. It can be navigated by going to the league-specific FanHouse on the left-hand menu; there you can read the latest blog posts about the league or use the left-hand menu to go to a team-specific FanHouse.
Sports Blog Nation
is a network of team blogs from MLB, NBA, NFL, colleges and assorted blogs in sports like hockey, soccer, fighting and cycling.
The Most Valuable Network
is the oldest network of sports blogs, featuring team blogs from MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL and other sports. Most blogs feature a collection of writers, whose profiles are listed on the right-hand side of the page. You can also find links to their favorite blogs by clicking “Friends.” There is also a weekly podcast, the MVN Outsider, which brings together bloggers from different teams and sports.
For independent blogs ...
Deadspin
is a snarky, widely-read sports blog that is considered the standard by which other humor sports blogs are measured. Creator Will Leitch is widely regarded as the most influential sports writer outside of the mainstream media, though he chose to leave Deadspin in June 2008.
The Big Lead
blends game analysis with humor about off-field shenanigans. It is very critical of ESPN, which may have been the reason for ESPN radio host Colin Cowherd to famously order his listeners to “blow it up.” It also features interviews with mainstream media writers, which is rare for most blogs. The most notable interview was of Kansas City Star and FOX Sports writer Jason Whitlock.
The Starting Five
was started by two former Black Sports Network writers who “intend to cause a ruckus in the most honorable way.” It primarily covers basketball, but the blog is best known for its honest and often-controversial discussions of Black athletes and society. It features an impressive archive of interviews of athletes, coaches, writers and others that include Chris Paul, John Chaney, Scoop Jackson, Jason Whitlock and Chuck D.
Awful Announcing
covers the coverage of sports, analyzing the work of announcers, radio hosts, and mainstream media writers. Recurring segments include live-blogs of Monday Night Football and other big games, and the Pam Ward Chronicles, honoring the most bizarre quotes from announcers.
With Leather
is a popular blog written by Kissing Suzy Kolber writer and Deadspin contributor Matt Ufford, that mocks the world of sports with a biting cynicism and low-brow humor. Be aware that much of the content, especially the pictures and ads, are not appropriate for work.
For mainstream media blogs ...
Joe Posnanski
is a columnist for the Kansas City Star who has twice been named America’s best columnist by the AP. His blog allows him the space to express his thoughts on a wide range of subjects and his posts often include long tangents that would never be seen in a newspaper.
Dan Shanoff
is a former ESPN writer, where he wrote The Daily Quickie. His blog is similar to The Quickie, a daily primer on the world of sports, giving all the day’s most important games, players, teams, and topics. The blog format allows him to expand his thoughts more than he could at ESPN. His archive is organized by date, and there are links to his columns on Deadspin, New York Times Sports Magazine, and The Wall Street Journal.
UniWatch Blog
complements Paul Lukas’ UniWatch column on ESPN. In it, Lukas examines sports uniforms in minute detail, picking out subtle changes, mistakes by equipment managers and ways the players are wearing their socks. He also has news on when new jerseys are coming out and includes pictures as soon as they are available. Much of the content in the blog, including the contributions of eagle-eyed users, is later used in his ESPN article.
Sports Biz with Darren Rovell
looks at the business side of sports, including player contracts, off-field endorsements, team finances, television deals, and more. There is a new entry or two every weekday, and there are links to video Rovell’s appearances on CNBC.
Fantasy Sports
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Coaching and Improving at Sports
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Buying Equipment and Team Apparel
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Sports Memorabilia
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