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Recruiting: A Business Boom

Recruiting wasn't always like this. Until recently, the broad-based networks like Rivals.com and Scout weren't even an idea in someone's mind.Not long ago it was old school, with names like Allen Wallace, Tom Lemming and Rick Kimbrel. They (and others) published once-a-year magazines, perhaps a newsletter or a 900 number...

Yahoo! Officially Acquires Rivals.com

Several months back The FanHouse reported that Yahoo! was negotiating to purchase Rivals.com. That effort stalled for unknown reasons, although it was speculated that questionable business practices by a Rivals executive had tripped the deal.However, several more months have passed and the two sides have reached a suitable...

Update: MySpace & Scout.com Wedding Official

Need further confirmation of the story the FanHouse broke all this week? We got it. Check out this message board posting at the Bucknuts website, formerly Scout's Ohio State affiliate:The Scout Oklahoma website, OUInsider, considered at one time to be the 'flagship' of the Scout fleet has pulled up anchor and set sail. ....

Scout.com Wants To Add You As a Friend

File this under: "rumor" for the moment. A tipster wrote in to tell us that the rapidly deteriorating situation at the recruiting/fan network Scout.com just got weirder.Apparently Scout's chameleon act continues with plans to become an entity called "MySpace Sports".HUH?We've reported earlier on three major departures...

Scout.com Getting the Pants Sued Off It

Technopants, of course, since it's an Internet company. Earlier, Brian Grummell wondered what was with the exodus of several prominent Scout affiliates -- including giants representing schools like Ohio State, USC, and Florida -- to independence. Well, it turns out that there's a bunch of lawsuitin' going on. This gripping...