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NBC snatches rights to Barclays Premier League
NBC Universal, in a deal first announced in October 2012, now holds the exclusive rights to the Barclays Premier League across all media platforms in the United States. The deal is reportedly worth $250 million over three years, according to a Sports Illustrated report, which dwarfs the $23 million per year deal ending this season that Fox currently pays. In a presentation at NBC’s 30...

Sports News of the Weird

By Kelson Goldfine

Published: February 21, 2012

The sports world is bursting with talk of touchdowns and slam dunks, but there is plenty of funky sports news out there, as well. The world of fans, supporters and athletes has quite a sense of humor. In honor of Valentines Day and the recent Super Bowl, there have been some quirky happenings.

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Going the Distance

By Jacob Brower

Published: October 24, 2011

When I first ran with Maegan Krifchin, an Ithaca College graduate student and recent Olympic Trials qualifier, she wasn’t a professional runner, wasn’t eligible to compete in the trials and had yet to even run a half marathon. We met early last February on a Saturday morning, when the rest of the track team’s distance runners and I were getting ready for a 9 a.m. tempo workout.

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NFL Preview

By Ross Orlando

Published: October 6, 2011

The NFL season may still be young, but it is never too early to pick possible postseason favorites. Here are the five teams destined for greatness this season.

5) Houston Texans

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Millionaires Fighting Billionaires

By Patrick Duprey

Published: March 28, 2011

Nobody feels bad for National Football League owners. Generally wealthy businessmen, NFL owners spend their fall Sunday afternoons in their own suites, watching their subordinates risk their physical and mental health for 60 minutes. According to Forbes, 16 of these 31 owners are billionaires. It’s a tough life.

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Analyzing the Super Bowl: Examining Each Position

By Patrick Duprey

Published: February 16, 2011

The entire sports lexicon will have its collective eyes glued to the television Sunday, beginning with the countless hours of unyielding pregame coverage until the game’s 6:29 p.m. kickoff. The Super Bowl will attract a worldwide television audience of more than 100 million people.

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NFL Week 16 Preview

By Patrick Duprey

Published: December 21, 2010

Two weeks remain in the 2010-2011 NFL regular season, and while some teams spend the final two games preparing for the postseason, numerous clubs jockey for a spot in the NFL’s final 12.

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Evaluating the NFL Playoff Picture

By Patrick Duprey

Published: December 19, 2010

With only three weeks remaining in the 2010-2011 NFL season, the time has officially arrived for fans to diligently study each individual conference’s standings. Fans of playoff contenders in both the AFC and NFC will memorize their team’s remaining schedule and every possible tie-breaking scenario known to the NFL.

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NFL Week 14 Preview

By Patrick Duprey

Published: December 13, 2010

Throughout the first half of the NFL season, spectators complained zealously about the league’s mediocrity. At this point, it’s safe to say the league’s landscape has changed. In the AFC, six teams possess marks of 7-5 or better, and another four teams hold 6-6 records. In the NFC, seven teams are over .500, and two more stand at an even .500.

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NFL Week 13 Preview

By Patrick Duprey

Published: December 5, 2010

Five weeks of football remain in the 2010-2011 NFL regular season, and the race to the playoffs garners more intrigue as each week passes. In the NFC, two teams—the Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints—have emerged as clear conference favorites, and the St. Louis Rams are back in the thick of things in the NFC West.

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NFL Week 12 Preview

By Patrick Duprey

Published: November 24, 2010

After eleven weeks in the NFL season, the race to the post season is tightening. With merely six weeks remaining, it’s all business, as teams compete within their divisions and conferences, jockeying for playoff positions. Both the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Jacksonville Jaguars, despite little to no preseason expectations, are in the postseason conversation.

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