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CBS Expands March Madness On Demand

CBSSports.com said today that it would no longer require users to register for its NCAA March Madness on Demand video.

NCAA Live Blogging, No More

I searched for the term “sports blog” and received over 30 million results on any given search engine and received over 24 thousand results on Technorati. But the real question is why am I searching for a sports blog anyways?

NCAA Goes Medieval On Live Blogging

Fearing the practice of live blogging has the potential to draw fans away from actually watching or listening to the broadcast version of the game, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) isn't just dictating whether live blogging can or cannot be performed during sporting events, but also how often.

Real Weather Comes To Virtual Football

EA Sports title NCAA Football 08 connects to The Weather Channel to make game conditions reflect the real weather in the home team's city.

There's No Live Blogging In Baseball

It's not often you see the word "thuggery" in the news – in fact, MS Word's never even heard of it. It's rarer that you hear that word in conjunction with blogging, even you might expect it in the sports world these days. "There's No Live Blogging In Baseball"

Viacom on the Bandwagon

CBS announced it was going mobile earlier this week, and now its former “corporate sibling,” Viacom, is following suit. Shows to be available streaming from Sprint include Nickelodeon’s “Spongebob Squarepants” and Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report.” I’m sure my sisters will be excited to watch MTV’s “The Hills” on their phones.

NCAA Hoops, Celebrity Deaths Top Google Searches

The top Google searches from the past week carry a sobering dichotomy of elation and sorrow as information seekers sought to join in the celebration of March Madness as well as take part in mourning the suicides of actor/comedian Richard Jeni and former Boston frontman Brad Delp.

NCAA Tournament Coverage - Poor Usability

Why is it so difficult for me to get coverage of the college basketball tournament while I’m at work? After navigating the mess at cbs.sportsline.com to try to watch the games over the live internet feed, (they make it almost impossible to find the link for to watch the games live.) I’ve come to find out that the video for whatever reason doesn’t even work on my Linux box, not to mention crashed my browser several times. I’ve also heard a friend say he can’t get the video working on Firefox either for Windows. He had to use Internet Explorer. HELLO? I wasn’t even aware people still used Internet Explorer.

March Madness Tests IT Rubber Rooms

This is the time of year when office pools run rampant and some research anticipates employees becoming virtually worthless for long periods of time for the next three weeks. This year, all the games will be streaming live online as well. This year however, computer networks could be in for an overload as millions stream live their favorite college basketball games.

MSN Search Introduces More Sports Answers

One of the features being added to search engines is the ability to take a query and provide more than just the standard search results as a response. A number of engines have introduced options that allow users to receive specific answers when they enter a query about a certain subject.