| There are literally thousands of places on | | | | |
| the web to get your sports news information. | | | | 2. CBS SportsLine (cbs.sportsline.com) - |
| Whether you want the latest headlines, up to | | | | everything is great about SportsLine - they |
| the second scores, editorials, or in depth | | | | are often the first to break news, gamecasts |
| analysis, there are a myriad of choices for | | | | are innovative and effective, and for what |
| you. While some sites only offer one or two | | | | it's worth the fantasy sports are the best on |
| of those things, there are several that offer | | | | the web. Well, they are great at everything |
| all of those and more. My Top 5 are below: | | | | except editorials and analysis, and they are |
| | | | horrible at that. Tony Mejia, Dennis Dodd, |
| 5. Yahoo! Sports (sports.yahoo.com) - this | | | | Pete Prisco, and Greg Doyle are the worst |
| site is all substance and no flash. It looks | | | | group of sports writers on the web. Where |
| essentially the same as it did five years | | | | are the editorials from their on-air |
| ago. That's not necessarily a bad thing, it | | | | personalities like Jim Nantz and Billy |
| just doesn't knock your socks off. Any | | | | Packer? ESPN and FOX manage to get their |
| information that you need is readily | | | | on-air personalities to write, maybe CBS |
| available and up to date. Columnists aren't | | | | should consider it. Read the comments at the |
| as well known as the top sites, but they are | | | | bottom of any article by any of the |
| solid. | | | | aforementioned writers and you'll realize |
| | | | that I'm not the only one that thinks they |
| 4. FOX Sports (msn.foxsports.com) - a few | | | | are horrible. |
| years ago this site was a mess. It was the | | | | |
| anti-Yahoo! - all flash and no substance. In | | | | 1. ESPN ( - they are consistently ahead of |
| the past few years they've toned down the | | | | the curve in every one of the important |
| flash and increased the substance. The | | | | aspects. They are the worldwide leader in |
| live gamecasts at the top of the page are | | | | sports and they show no signs of giving up |
| extremely innovative. For example, for a | | | | that crown on the web. I commend them for |
| baseball game you not only see the score, but | | | | getting their best personalities - John |
| also an overview of the diamond and what | | | | Clayton, Steven A. Smith, Barry Melrose, and |
| runners are on base. If you are interested | | | | Peter Gammons - to write consistently good |
| in a specific game you can roll your mouse | | | | articles. The only downside is that too much |
| over it and get more details. If FOX keeps | | | | information is hidden in the 'Insider', |
| innovating like that, they won't be number 4 | | | | ESPN's paid service. It's frustrating to |
| for long. | | | | read a headline, click, and then realize that |
| | | | you can't read the story because you have to |
| 3. Sports Illustrated | | | | pay for it. |
| (sportsillustrated.cnn.com) - this site | | | | |
| excels in two things - editorials and rumors. | | | | Disagree? Rate and review sports web sites |
| They have THE best writers (they are Sports | | | | at |
| Illustrated after all) and they do an | | | | |
| excellent job of providing tons of content. | | | | Adam McFarland owns the Network - a network |
| Peter King's Monday Morning Quarterback | | | | of sports sites including collectibles, |
| column is absolutely priceless. They also | | | | movies, books, video games, and more. |
| compile a 'Truth and Rumors' section for each | | | | |
| of the major sports. It's essentially a | | | | recently won honorable mention in the |
| compilation of all of the rumors from local | | | | Microsoft Start Something Amazing Awards and |
| newspapers across the country. The best part | | | | was featured in the February 2006 issue of |
| about it is it's free, unlike ESPN's rumors. | | | | Tuff Stuff Magazine. |