Sports journalist Bryan Burwell, who wrote for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and occasionally made appearances on ESPN’s The Sports Reporters and worked as on-air talent for CBS Sports 920 in St. Louis, passed away early Thursday after enduring a brief battle with cancer. He was 59. Burwell was well-respected and well-liked in the industry. His colleague and fellow sportswriter at the Post-Dispatch, Bernie Miklasz, wrote a touching tribute about him. Here is an emotionally evocative excerpt: Until the end of his life,
Tweet of the Day: King James Becomes ‘Judge James’ in Powerade Commercial
Remember when Magic Johnson said LeBron James needs more endorsement deals? Well, if it wasn’t already known, it’s pretty obvious James is one of the most endorsed athletes in the world. James has already inked deals with Nike, McDonald’s, Coca-Cola and Samsung among others and can now add another Powerade commercial to his collection. On set of my commercial shoot #JudgeJames #Powerade #StriveForGreatness http://t.co/1nbAm8k9Ln — LeBron James (@KingJames) November 18, 2013 James teamed up with Powerade to create a one hour workout session. The 60
NBA Rumors and News for October 14, 2013
Monday, October 14 Daily Trivia: Golden State’s Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry each made more than 200 3-pointers last season. Who was the last pair of teammates to do that? Answer below. Carl Landry will miss 3-4 months Posted at 10:12 PM ET The Sacramento Kings announced Monday forward Carl Landry will miss 3-4 months with a torn hip flexor. Landry signed a four-year deal worth $26 million this offseason. Surgery is scheduled for Tuesday in Philadelphia. Landry was injured during a training camp
Tweet of the Day: NBA’ers all over the boxing scene
Floyd Mayweather was the highlight of an exciting day of sports yesterday. In an anticipated match against Canelo Alvarez which guaranteed Mayweather $41.5 million, the champ remained undefeated improving his record to a flawless 45-0. Last night’s fight was expected to break all previous boxing records across TV sets in America. In 2007, his fight against Oscar De La Hoya attracted 2.5 million customers and an all-time high $132 million in pay-per-view revenue. Although an entertaining battle, Mayweather proved too strong for
Tweet of the Day — Andre Drummond: NBA Athlete. Radio Personality? Man of the People?
It is a common occurrence for NBA athletes to do promotional appearances at their team’s behest. Often times it is pre-game meet-and-greets or offseason charity events. And sometimes it is a joint venture with a media outlet created for the purpose of generating buzz for both the team and the company. Wednesday, center Andre Drummond of the Detroit Pistons took fans along for the ride as he participated in a radio promotion for the local radio station, channel 955. The video footage was