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A big thanks to everyone who participated in the "Inbound Link Contest". We have a winner! A big congratulations go out to Marija. Thank you for all your hard work on this. While we had a lot of people participate, Marija was able to win with only 4 links! So it wouldn't have taken a lot to win this contest! We'll be having another contest soon so stay tuned.
The whole purpose of this contest was to get our bloggers networking with other webmasters and to start to build up their inbound links which will help their traffic. Even a few links can help you with the search engines as they will see you as more of an authority on your topic the more inbound links you have.
To learn more about marketing your blog check out this post: http://www.nbabasketballonline.com/sports_content-rev_share_faq.html#my_faq_2971
Marija's blog can be found here. If you're a Knicks fan, check it out: http://www.newyorkknicksnews.com/marijak
The original post announcing the contest can be found here: http://www.nbabasketballonline.com/bloggers/weblog/2984.html
And if you're not already signed up with Google AdSense and making money from your blog, check out our Revenue Share FAQ page: http://www.nbabasketballonline.com/sports_content-rev_share_faq.html
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Well the U.S. got their Solo back in Goal. They didn't expect a plural of repeat mistakes though.
The U.S. women's soccer team lost 2-0 in Norway not because they didn't have star striker Amy Wambach. (Though I don't pick them to win gold partly because of this) They lost because they made a bevy of defensive errors. One's that could cost any team a game.
I just recently saw the game on-line on replay. It looked worse than described!!! The first goal was scored because the goaltender and defender got crossed up and let a cross sail by them to an attacker for an easy score. It looked like they had never played with one another before.
Gee that seems eerily reminiscent on how Brianna Scurry and a attacker did the same thing in last year's World Cup semifinal against Brazil for the first goal.
Even the Norwegians were looking around bewildered how they could score so easily.
Then the 2nd goal was scored on an awful backpass to no one in particular. It was so poor that NBC had to break from their replays to catch the girl dribbling on goal. It was in real game time less than a minute after the first!!!! The attacker just kinda easily stole the ball and had an one on one with the goalie. Within 5 minutes it was 2-0 Norway.
So new coach, new goalie, similiar results. Oh yes and this is in group play. By the way Norway has beaten us before too and usually play us tough and it was the first ga... [read more]
Hopefully the number in the subject line continues to rise, as does the number of teams that we are passing by in the standings.
With the win yesterday afternoon, our beloved Bronx Bombers sit in second place in the Wild-card and just 3.5 out of first in the AL East.
What a performance by Moose yesterday...I know its a bit early, but his pitching this year begs me to ask the question...
IF he keeps this pace up and pitches well down the stretch and he wants to come back, do the Yanks re-sign him?
Ah, that is what off days will do to you...no game to focus on, so you start asking questions that don't need to be answered for months...Now I get what sportstalk radio is all about...... [read more]
To try and motivate our bloggers to get inbound links we're going to have a contest to see which blogger can get the most inbound links to their blog. The contest begins now and ends July 31st, 2008. To be entered in to the contest all you have to do is go out and get as many websites to link to your blog as you can and at the end of the month send us an email listing all those links. All links must be active from August 1st through August 7th when we'll be judging the entries - a winner will be announced on August 7th. All entry emails must be received by Midnight on July 31st, 2008. You can email them to sportsfan@nbabasketballonline.com
We're going to impose some restrictions on the types of links you can get so please see below for the full list of links that do NOT count.
To get started simply go to Google and find other websites and blog that are about the sports and teams that you write about. Email the website owner and ask them for a link by explaining that you think your blog would be a good resource for their readers. Or offer to write a guest post for them with your by-line and URL at the bottom of the article. Or offer to exchange links with them by writing a quick write up of their site and a reciprocal link back to them. Some webmasters will be happy to add you to their blog roll even if you don't give them a link back (which is ideal) but some may want you to link back to them - you can easily do this with a quick blog entry on your blog about their website.
To learn more about inbound links and marketing your blog in general check out this post:--b... [read more]
It's been just three days since the Giants won the Super Bowl and to tell you the truth, each day just keeps getting better. The weather is warmer, jokes are funnier and the highlight clips are endless. I mean, how many times have you watched the Manning to Tyree play? Today I want to get into Eli, Strahan, the Coach, and the Tom Brady Snub
-ELI, the New York Legend: Eli Manning is now a New York hero. I was talking to my good friend John, who is the only Eli Manning fan that I actually know. When it comes to the Big Blue, there is no player that John stands by like #10. John's been riding a one Mann bandwagon since the Jints drafted the kid out of Ole Miss in 2004. John, a lifelong season ticket holder, never criticizes the Kid and wears his bright red Eli jersey to every single home game, literally, every single home game. When Eli's was taking shots from everybody and their uncle, John stood by him, like Hillary did for Bill. Ya see, in New York, we love a winner, but more than that, we love somebody that fights and stands up to the beast of adversity. Manning never threw in the big blue towel. Through it all, Eli never backed down. Sunday after Sunday, he gave us everything he had, and he never seemed to get flustered by the critics. Somehow, he never let that ole southern smile leave his boyish face. And my pal John never gave up on him. A lot of Giants fans, incuding the author of these words, are... [read more]
http://lebasketbawl.blogspot.com/2008/01/upset-day-in-college-basketball.html
Such a wild day today in the land of college basketball! In what turned out to be a rather boring day in the NBA was made up for with 7 nasty NCAA hoops upsets. Here is a quick breakdown:
#1 North Carolina takes one on the home chin; go Terps! 82-80 Maryland.
The battle for L.A. goes to those Trojans! #4 UCLA is still #2 in Hollywood. 72-63 USC.
#9 Texas A&M, please meet Michael Beasely of Kansas State. 75-54 Kansas State.
Auburn beats a top 20 team in basketball? Sorry #15 Mississippi but you are overrated. 80-77 Auburn.
#16 Pittsburgh's bundle of injuries finally caught up to them. Cincinnati needed this. 62-59 Cincinnati.
NC State takes out #24 Miami (FL); why are we surprised at this? 79-77 NC State.
Stanford drops #25Arizona State; Sun Devils...stick to football. 67-52 Stanford.And as I posted HERE, Memphis will now be #1 and stay there for the rest of the season. Thanks North Carolina.
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Eli Manning won a wild card game, but Eli Manning is not a wild card. All season long, and all off-season, too, NFL analysts across the board love to talk about Eli Manning’s unpredictability. People love to lay into him about his demeanor not becoming of a winning quarterback, and his number one overall draft selection as a byproduct of his last name only, not his talent. I’m sure that last name on the back of his jersey just handed him the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award in 2003, as well as naming him SEC Offensive Player of the Year. Undoubtedly, if I had that last name I would have been able to pass for 3,600 yards, 29 TD’s and only 10 INT’s, while amassing a completion percentage of 62% my senior year. Even as recently as this past weekend prior to the Giants/Bucs kickoff, the FOX studio crew was pondering which Eli would show up? The Good Eli or the Bad Eli? And yet as recently as halftime during the same game, the same studio crew was praising Eli saying that we may be witnessing the coming of age of the young quarterback.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t this Manning’s fourth year in the NFL? Number one overall pick or not, $45 million 6-year investment or not, $20 million in bonuses notwithstanding, no team would stick with a starting quarterback this long if he weren’t producing for them. The Giants have as much reason to expect their signal-caller to transform into Peyton Manning overnight, as the Raiders do when they turn the reins over to JaMarcus Russell. There is only one Peyton Manning. Not to say ... [read more]
The Minnesota Wild hope to make Marian Gaborik an offer he won't refuse. Their first step was a visit to Slovakia for a face-to-face meeting with their franchise player. President and general manager Doug Risebrough and assistant GM for hockey operations Tom Lynn traveled to Gaborik's home in Trencin last week, armed with data and ready to listen. [read full article]
Posted Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:01:32 PDT - via Yahoo! Sports
The Minnesota Wild bought out the remaining three years of Mark Parrish's contract on Wednesday. It was an abrupt end to a disappointing return home for the hard-nosed winger. Parrish starred at Bloomington Jefferson High School and St. Cloud State University before playing his first seven years in the NHL with Florida, the Islanders and Los Angeles. [read full article]
Posted Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:21:35 PDT - via Yahoo! Sports
The Minnesota Wild have waived veteran forward Mark Parrish with three years left on his contract.Minnesota general manager Doug Risebrough says Parrish was simply a victim of the NHL's salary cap. He was paid $2.5 million last season and would have cost the team a salary cap hit of $2.65 million this season, bringing the Wild about $2.1 million short of the cap.Parrish scored 35 goals in two seasons with Minnesota, including just 16 in 66 games this past season. [read full article]
Posted Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:31:27 GMT - via FOXSports.com News for NHL
The Minnesota Wild have waived veteran forward Mark Parrish with three years left on his contract. Minnesota general manager Doug Risebrough says Parrish was simply a victim of the NHL's salary cap. He was paid $2.5 million last season and would have cost the team a salary cap hit of $2.65 million this season, bringing the Wild about $2.1 million short of the cap. [read full article]
Posted Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:31:51 PDT - via Yahoo! Sports
The Minnesota Wild re-signed right wing Pierre-Marc Bouchard to a five-year, $20.4 million contract on Saturday.A first-round selection by the Wild in 2002, the 5-foot-10 and 172-pound Bouchard had a career-high and franchise-record 50 assists last season. The 24-year-old Bouchard also had 13 goals.Bouchard's new contract includes a no-trade clause for the first two years. [read full article]
Posted Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:08:58 GMT - via FOXSports.com News for NHL