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Big Lead Sports, TXNSports.com Join Forces For NFL Draft Preview Show

Marcus Vanderberg — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:18:55 +0000

Big Lead Sports is partnering up with TXNSports.com for an NFL Draft show featuring some of the biggest football commentators in the game.

On April 25, Cris Collinsworth, Boomer Esiason, Howie Long and Phil Simms will provide a breakdown of the 2011 NFL Draft, streamed live and promoted across all of Big Lead Sports’ digital platforms.

“We are proud to work with 16W Marketing and TXN on the launch event and online platform,” said Chris Russo, Big lead Sports CEO. “The key to success today is to provide fans with high quality content from leading experts. Working with TXN, we can deliver a great event and a unique online experience for our 19 million users.” continued…

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NBA Reportedly Cancels Las Vegas Summer League, 10-Week Internship Program

Marcus Vanderberg — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:18:14 +0000

The NBA will reportedly cancel the 2011 Las Vegas Summer League and its annual summer internship program due to the pending July 1 lockout, according to Mitch Lawrence of the New York Daily News.

The NBA Summer League is a showcase for rookies and younger bench players to get playing time and provide the media a first glance at the top draft selections in action. Over the years, the Las Vegas Summer League has expanded from six to 22 teams.

As for the NBA internship program, the league usually hires 30 college students for 10 weeks during the summer in the league’s offices in New York and at the entertainment division in Secaucus, N.J.

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Breaking Down The Madden NFL 12 Bracket

Marcus Vanderberg — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:51:23 +0000

The 32 athletes in the running for the Madden NFL 12 cover were announced Monday on SportsNation.

Pardon me while I get my Jay Bilas on for a second while analyzing this bracket:

Danny Woodhead is not only the New England Patriots representative, but he’s a #4 seed? America, don’t let him win. Please.
I’m not the biggest Tim Tebow fan, but he’s way too low at #11. Touchdown Jesus = sales. continued…

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Here Is America's Newest Youth Basketball Prodigy We Can Build Up and Tear Down

Noah Davis — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 12:03:29 +0000

Jordan McCabe is 12 years old and quite good at basketball. A sports anchor for a local Seattle, WA news telecast would like you to know just how good. The overwhelming, breathless rhetoric starts around the one-minute mark and doesn’t stop until the end.

Good luck Jordan. We hope you grow a bit.

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