28 Jan
Posted by: Rachel Lepold in: FanSection, Sports, Statistics
It’s been a long road to Super Bowl XLIII, but D-Day is upon us. While many fans have been preparing by acquiring hoards of nachos, hot wings, and beer, we at Watercooler have taken a slightly different approach by implementing a “Biggest Fan Photo” contest for all the 2009 playoff teams.
Here’s how it broke down: [...]
25 Jan
Posted by: Bryan Bennett in: FanSection, General Musings, Statistics
When Jane McGrath, wife of Austalian cricket great Greg McGrath, died in June 2008 after a long battle with breast cancer, the cricket world and an entire nation mourned. Mrs. McGrath had been battling cancer for over ten years and along the way had used her and her husband’s celebrity to build awareness for the [...]
19 Jan
Posted by: Bryan Bennett in: FanSection, NFL Football, Statistics
Arizona Cardinals fans were late to join the playoff party, but they certainly have a lot to celebrate now. Defying the laws of science, nature, and any other force out there, the Cardinals have made their way to their first Super Bowl. As a friend of mine said on his Facebook status today: Sandy is [...]
19 Jan
Posted by: Bryan Bennett in: Major League Baseball, NBA Basketball, NFL Football, NHL, Sports, Statistics
I just found a list of the top 20 sports team brands over at Sports Business Journal, and it’s dominated by NFL teams at the top of the list. Overall, the NFL has 7 of the top 20 compared to the NBA with 5, NHL with 5, and MLB with 3.
This is similar to what [...]
16 Jan
Posted by: Bryan Bennett in: FanSection, NFL Football, Statistics
It appears that Arizona Cardinals fans have finally shown up. Phoenix has always been considered a Suns town and the performance of the Cardinals Fan application on Facebook seemed to solidify the Cardinals as second class citizens. I had assumed, wrongly as it turns out, that once the Cardinals wrapped up a playoff spot in [...]
