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'HouseCast 9: Darren Rovell Talks Infomercials, NFL Draft and Burgers

The FanHouse Podcast: Because bloggers are much sexier on the phone.We promised a big week of podcasts Monday and we weren't lying. None other than Darren Rovell of CNBC Sports Biz fame joined Ryan and myself on the podcast machine to talk about his upcoming CNBC documentary: "As Seen on TV," which debuts Wednesday at 9 PM...

MLB Issues a Hiring Freeze

It's not exactly a secret that there are problems with the current state of the economy here in the United States. In recent weeks we saw that the government had to bail out banks all over the country, and just this morning they gave the auto industry another $17.4 billion to keep them afloat for a little while. Still,...

Billy Ripken Finally Comes Clean About That One Baseball Card

Like a lot of baseball fans, when I was a kid growing up I collected baseball cards. Every time I went to the store with my parents or ran to the local convenience store, I always made sure to get myself at least one pack of cards. By the time I had reached the end of my collecting days I had two giant bins full of cards...

T.O. Energy Drink May Pose a Health Risk ('Crazy' Seems Like a Logical Side Effect)

Terrell Owens is the proud new endorser of an energy drink. Woo. It's called "Venom", it is marketed "for delivering piercing energy that strikes back" and it's made by Dr. Pepper and Snapple. So, clearly at first glance, it seems like a worthwhile product that pretty much everyone in America should be guzzling at every...

Reebok Will Be Needing a $4.8 Million Check if Ocho Cinco Wants His New Name on a Jersey

In case you've been in total freak out mode about the availability of Chad Ocho Cinco jerseys, well, keep on freakin', because you might not be seeing them for a while.No, the NFL's not angry enough to keep 85 from slinging jerseys -- it wouldn't behoove them financially to do that. But, if Reebok caves and swaps the...

DarrenRovell News From the Web

05/23/12 Cable Show 2012: Social Media Boosts Sports Viewership Source: Broadcasting and Cable Boston â Social media is driving new viewers to sports programming and could represent another revenue stream, according to a panel of top sports executives at The Cable Show here Wednesday.
05/20/12 Writer: Was leaving the Big 12 worth it for Texas A&M? Source: College Sports Blog It seems that each summer will bring a new set of rumors in relation to which school will change conferences.
05/07/12 Kentucky Derby 2012 Payout: Breaking Down Big Returns... Source: Bleacher Report The 2012 Kentucky Derby came and went on Saturday, with surprise winner I'll Have Another taking first place.
05/04/12 The Different Hats of Darren Rovell Source: Sports Biz - CNBC He is CNBC's Sports Business Reporter, host of NBC's Sports Biz, a new father and of course, author of Sports Biz Blog. Everyday Darren Rovell comes to work he has to wear many hats around the office.
04/30/12 Brooklyn Nets Unveil New Logos Source: Sports Biz - CNBC Darren Rovell brings you his unique take on the business of sports: a multi-billion dollar global industry and obsession full of personalities and products.