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Social Media Sets Super Bowl Parking Ablaze Social Media Sets Super Bowl Parking Ablaze

Just three days after it was announced that there would be a Super Bowl 42 rematch between The New York Giants and The New England Patriots, ParkWhiz.com declared a major increase in tailgating and Super Bowl parking sales; sales are …

NFL Allowing Players To Tweet During Pro Bowl NFL Allowing Players To Tweet During Pro Bowl

According to CNBC’s Darren Rovell, NFL players will be allowed to tweet during the Pro Bowl game in special areas on the sidelines. BREAKING: NFL will allow players to in-game tweet during Sunday’s Pro Bowl. There will be 1 designated …

Steven Tyler National Anthem Draws Blasting From Twitterverse Steven Tyler National Anthem Draws Blasting From Twitterverse

Aerosmith frontman and American Idol judge Steven Tyler sang the national anthem ahead of the AFC Championship game between the New England Patriots and the Baltimore Ravens today. Twitter has been pouring jokes and criticism about it. Enjoy. @FauxJohnMaddenFaux John …

Watch AFC / NFC Championship Games With Detroit Lion Chris Harris on Google+ Watch AFC / NFC Championship Games With Detroit Lion Chris Harris on Google+

Detroit Lions safety Chris Harris is utilizing the Google+ On Air Hangout feature to host a game-viewing party with fans. Harris wrote on Google+ yesterday: The NFL Championship games are tomorrow, baybeeeee, and I’d like all of us to get …

E-Trade Baby Ready For Some Football, Leading Into New Super Bowl Ad E-Trade Baby Ready For Some Football, Leading Into New Super Bowl Ad

E-Trade announced it will feature a new Super Bowl commercial this year, marking the fifth anniversary of its well-known E-Trade Baby campaign. CMO Nick Utton says, “The Baby has become an iconic brand ambassador that has enabled us to capture …

Tim Tebow, Denver Bronco Hero, Sets New Tweets Per Second Record Tim Tebow, Denver Bronco Hero, Sets New Tweets Per Second Record

As Tim Tebow and the Denver Tebows were vanquishing the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday evening with an 80-yard Touchdown reception on the first play of overtime, Timmy Tebow was vanquishing another foe. Today, Twitter announced that we have a new tweets …

NFL Blitz Is Back NFL Blitz Is Back

After a successful relaunch of the much loved NBA Jam franchise, EA Sports is back with another Midway arcade sports franchise that hasn’t seen a game with its NFL branding since 2003. That’s right, NFL Blitz is back! While it’s …

Nickelback to Play Lions/Packers Halftime Show? Not If These Petitioners Have a Say Nickelback to Play Lions/Packers Halftime Show? Not If These Petitioners Have a Say
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There are few things more American than Thanksgiving Day football, and there are apparently few bands easier to hate than Nickelback. So when those two forces collided, it didn’t take long for there to be some pretty harsh blowback. Earlier …

Tim Tebow Lights Up Twitter With Fourth Quarter Heroics Tim Tebow Lights Up Twitter With Fourth Quarter Heroics
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If you follow the NFL, you know that Sunday marked the true start of the Tim Tebow era in Denver, as he made his first 2011 start at Quarterback after replacing the struggling Kyle Orton. And in that game, against …

The NFL is Back, Twitter Rejoices The NFL is Back, Twitter Rejoices

Besides being a day of remembrance, this Sunday marks the first full day of regular season NFL football. And the crowd, as we speak, is going wild. The crowd I’m referring to is Twitter of course, and even though there’s …

Arian Foster’s Hamstring MRI Gets A Twitter Diagnosis Arian Foster’s Hamstring MRI Gets A Twitter Diagnosis

Sports stars on Twitter. Always the source of amusement. Little did Texans running back and very high pick in my fantasy draft Arian Foster know that his tweet earlier today regarding his hamstring injury would result in a diagnosis by …

Google Beefs Up NFL Search Results Google Beefs Up NFL Search Results

It should be easier to find NFL scores on Google moving forward, which is a good thing because the season is quickly approaching. That’s not all though. Google has expanded its NFL-related search results to include even more information, thanks …

iPad Fantasy Football Courtesy of Yahoo iPad Fantasy Football Courtesy of Yahoo
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Yahoo announced this week that its Fantasy Football offerings will be available across four screens, including the tablet (iPad). The others would be: PC, TV and smartphone. Yahoo’s fantasy football platform attracted 5 million players in 2010, when mobile Fantasy …

NFL Lockout Ends: Players, Teams and The Rest React on Twitter NFL Lockout Ends: Players, Teams and The Rest React on Twitter

It’s all but official now – we will have a 2011-2012 season in the NFL. And I will crush the souls of everyone in my fantasy league. This is a good thing. After four and a half months of negotiations, …

Football Cops: The Manning Brothers Fight Crime With Tight Spirals Football Cops: The Manning Brothers Fight Crime With Tight Spirals
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It looks like the NFL lockout has forced the Manning brothers to seek other employment. In an advertising campaign for DirecTV, Peyton and Eli Manning have teamed up to fight crime with nothing but their rocket arms and a couple …

Lions Star Ndamukong Suh Officially Breaks Twitter Record Lions Star Ndamukong Suh Officially Breaks Twitter Record

In April, Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh held a tweetup at the Nebraska Cornhuskers spring game, with the goal of brewing the Guinness World Record for most attendees at a tweetup. This was made more interesting by the fact …

Ndamukong Suh Breaks Record (For Tweetup) Ndamukong Suh Breaks Record (For Tweetup)
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Last week, Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh announced that he was setting out to break the Guinness World Record for most attendees at a tweetup on Saturday. Suh has revealed the number of attendees, and it does indeed break …

Ndamukong Suh Tweetup Aims to Break Guinness World Record

Detroit Lions Defensive Tackle Ndamukong Suh announced via Twitter and TwitVid that he is setting out to lead the world’s largest tweetup this weekend, to break the current Guinness World Record. Suh calls upon fans to join him Saturday at …

NFL Playoffs: Twitter Style

If you follow American Football, you know that it’s playoff time, starting this weekend. Since social media and football go hand in hand quite nicely, Twitter has taken it upon itself to help out fans in keeping up with their favorite teams and players that are involved in the run to the Super Bowl. 

Are You Ready for Some (iPad) Football?

NFL Football officially gets underway tonight, as the Hall of Fame game between the Cincinnati Bengals (featuring Twitter legends Terrell Owens and Chad Ochocinco) and the Dallas Cowboys (Owens’) former team kicks off. While only the beginning of the preseason, football fans are excited for the return of their favorite sport.

Google Looks at World Cup Search Activity

Google broke out its Insights for Search tool (as well as some other internal sources) to paint a picture of search activity related to the 2010 World Cup.

The World Cup’s 30 days of soccer began on Friday, and there will no doubt be plenty more related searching in the coming weeks. Google Consumer Operations Strategist Jaime Forman-Lau says: