Sports Blogs

Coverage of big-name and college sports teams as well as journals written by coaches and managers. Includes blogs by sports fans as well as athletes.

Resources in this category:

Fanblogs.com
http://www.fanblogs.com/

A place to rant and read rants if you love college football (and, it seems, beer) created by Pete Holliday and Kevin Donahue. The site’s numerous contributors cover and comment on all the conferences with all the insider pop culture references you would expect from college alumni.

NBA.com NBA Blog Squad
http://www.nba.com/blog/

Possibly a mod squad reference, this directory of blogs is hosted by the NBA and features insiders, reporters, and fans (who are usually famous).

Off Wing Opinion
http://www.ericmcerlain.com/offwingopinion/

A speech writer and freelance writer, southpaw Eric McErlain has also played ice hockey since he was seven, usually on the right wing side of the ice rather than the left wing side where lefties are usually assigned. Hence, the original catchphrase for his blog was "a right wing blogger with a left-handed shot." Meaning? McErlain accepts that sports is a business and tries to find the happy mean between zealous fan and jaded cynic. FYI, the blog covers and discusses all sports and sports news, not just hockey nor is he a major Red Wings fan. He also maintains a useful index of blog links, both in and out of the sports realm.

Replacement Level Yankees Weblog
http://replacementlevel.com/

What is great about this blog if you are not a Yankee fan are the links to so many other baseball team and sports blogs provided. If you are a Yankee fan, the blog offers Yankee scores, news, stats, and discussion.

Sports Law Blog
http://sports-law.blogspot.com/

Two law professors and other sports fans discuss sports from a legal perspective--"All things legal relating to the sports world." The site also maintains a quality index of links to sports and legal blogs.

Sportsfilter
http://www.sportsfilter.com/

Mimicking MetaFilter, SportsFilter is the first sports community weblog. Here, anyone can contribute a link or comment on one as long as it is sports-related.

The Sports Economist
http://thesportseconomist.com/

Raymond Sauer, economics professor at Clemson University, discusses the economic side of sports in this blog.