Monday Social TV Sports Report
Via Infomous, word cloud of sports news.
Weekends are TV sports heavy this time of year and this weekend was crazy busy with the NCAA Tournament playing Saturday and producing tonight’s championship game between Louisville and Michigan.
In golf, it’s Master’s Week and this year’s edition should be the most interactive ever.
Check out our picks by sport.
March Madness
(RELEASE) 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship is Most-Watched and Highest-Rated Tournament-to-Date Since 2005
CBS Sports and Turner Sports’ coverage of the 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship is averaging 10.174 million total viewers-to-date, up 10% from last year’s 9.213 million, and is the highest viewer average for the NCAA Tournament through the Final Four in eight years (10.183 million; 2005).
Read the release http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/04/07/2013-ncaa-final-four-is-highest-rated-and-most-viewed-in-eight-years/176862/
Screen grab from Hootsuite's social media dashboard for Wrestlemania
Wrestlemania fan report: 29th ‘Mania exceeds expectations
WrestleMania 29 drew some 80,000 fans to New Jersey’s Metlife Stadium Sunday night.
Read the article via New Jersey.com http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2013/04/wrestlemania_fan_report_exceed.html
Screen grab from Nascar's Twitter account on Monday, April 8, 2013
Golf
- Who to follow on Twitter during Masters week
Great Twitter list. http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/golf-devil-ball-golf/twitter-during-masters-week-115953129–golf.html
- Masters Data
Television: Thursday and Friday, 3-7:30 p.m., ESPN; Saturday, 3-7 p.m., CBS Sports. Sunday, 2-7 p.m., CBS Sports.
Interactive: http://www.masters.com. Live video channels from Amen Corner, the 15th hole, 16th hole and a featured group. Estimated times – Amen Corner (Nos. 11, 12 and 13) from 10:45 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and from 11:45 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday; Nos. 15 and 16 from 11:45 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, and from 12:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday featured group from noon to completion of play on Thursday and Friday, and from 12:30 p.m. to completion of play on Saturday and Sunday. The Masters iPad application will display the video channels and a live digital simulcast of CBS Sports’ weekend coverage.
Read the article http://www.theolympian.com/2013/04/05/2493541/masters-at-a-glance.html
Baseball
Opening Day Social Media Trends [Infographic]
Who’s got Klout? Brandon McCarthy
Q&A with Brandon McCarthy of the Arizona Diamondbacks in ESPN The Magazine’s April 15 Photo issue, part of an ongoing collaboration between Klout and ESPN to highlight athletes with surprising social media influence.
Read the article http://espn.go.com/blog/playbook/trending/post/_/id/15824/whos-got-klout-brandon-mccarthy
Boston Red Sox Tweaked on Boston.com
In the spirit of “Mad Men” and in honor of the late Draper and Sterling we’d like to offer some more suggested slogans for the 2013 Red Sox that might help sell the team even better. Most would also work wonders as Twitter hashtags, always a concern in 2013 when it comes to marketing and public relations:
- “Finger-Lickin’ Average.”
- “Hooray ($5) Beer!”
- “Beckett Can’t Hurt Us Anymore”
- “Third Place or Bust”
- “Improbable Is Nothing”
- “Carl Crawford Never Happened”
- “We Try Hardly”
- “Expect Less, Pay More”
- “Bobby Who?”
- “Lackey: The Weight Is Over.”
Read the article http://www.boston.com/sports/blogs/obnoxiousbostonfan/2013/04/red_sox_opening_day_mad_men.html
NBA
Miami Heat’s Pat Riley joins Twitter, but is @2620pr his real account?
Several south Florida sports journalists have reported that Miami Heat president Pat Riley has joined Twitter, but won’t yet reveal the name of his account. But is @2620pr the real thing, or just a hoax?
Read the article http://www.stableytimes.com/news/miami-heats-pat-riley-joins-twitter-but-is-2620pr-his-real-account/
Horse Racing
Grand National winner Ryan Mania takes to Twitter to cool fears after his fall
Grand National winner Ryan Mania has eased fears over his condition tweeting he was feeling ‘grand’ despite being airlifted to hospital following a fall at Hexham.
Read the article http://metro.co.uk/2013/04/08/grand-national-winner-ryan-mania-takes-to-twitter-to-cool-fears-after-his-fall-at-hexham-3587052/
