sports

ESPN Retools Radio App, Launches on iPad

Lauren Goode in Product News on May 15 at 7:00 am PT

ESPN is boasting better sound and offline listening with its new $4.99 radio app. Like rabid sports fans needed an excuse to download it.

Exclusive: Yahoo’s Thompson Out; Levinsohn In; Board Settlement With Loeb Nears Completion

Kara Swisher in News on May 13 at 8:59 am PT

The final shoe — shoe store, really — drops.

Key Strategic — And Digitally Inclined — CBS Exec Lurie Departs

Kara Swisher in Media on May 8 at 6:00 am PT

Zander says goodbye to the media giant.

Your Smartphone as Superman: 86 Percent Use Phones for “Just-in-Time” Situations

Lauren Goode in Mobile on May 7 at 9:39 am PT

Arguing over fact sets or finding yourself in a sticky situation? Your smartphone, to the rescue.

ScoreBig Uses Priceline’s Model to Name Your Own Price for Live Events

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 16 at 8:58 am PT

Here’s a little secret that sports teams and music venues don’t want you to know: They are quietly unloading tons of tickets online for up to 60 percent off. And, now there’s an app for that.

Sticks and Stones: Third Point Launches “Value Yahoo” Blog (Which Does Not Value Current Leadership)

Kara Swisher in News on April 2 at 7:30 am PT

The war of words continues in the proxy battle with a new site, which calls for a number of things — mostly for Yahoo to let in activist shareholder Third Point.

An Epic(Mix) Day on the Slopes in Colorado

Arik Hesseldahl in News on March 4 at 3:00 pm PT

A first-time skiing lesson yields an interesting digital record of the day’s events.

Nike’s New High-Tech Sneakers Will Tell You How Much Air You Got on That Dunk

Lauren Goode in News on February 22 at 9:00 am PT

Nike continues to push the idea of the “digitally connected” athlete. The latest? Basketball sneakers that measure your vertical.

Mark Zuckerberg Watches Linsanity From “$1,200 Seats”

Peter Kafka in Social on February 19 at 12:26 pm PT

Why not?