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Pro Baseball Clips Walk, but Don’t Run, to YouTube

Peter Kafka in Product News on April 29 at 10:08 am PT

Up till now, if you’ve found a highlight clip from a pro baseball game on YouTube, it probably wasn’t supposed to be there: Major League Baseball has been diligent about keeping its stuff off the world’s biggest video site. Now that is changing, with a pact to bring highlights and other goodies to YouTube. But it’s not happening fast: Highlights for current games won’t appear until two days after they’re completed.

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BuddyBet Raises $3 Million to Work on Real-Money Online Social Gaming

Mike Isaac in Commerce on April 23 at 10:55 am PT

BuddyBet, a London-based startup launched late last year, announced Tuesday that it had secured $3 million in venture capital. The company allows online players to bet against one another on sports or games via the official BuddyBet website or through customized versions of apps using BuddyBet’s payments platform.

MLB.com Boss Bob Bowman Is Still an Apple Man. But Samsung Is on Deck. (Video)

Peter Kafka in Dive Into Mobile on April 16 at 3:37 pm PT

“The Samsung phone is quite a good Android phone,” said baseball’s digital guru. But Apple still makes him most of his money.

How IBM Brings the Masters to Golf Fans

Arik Hesseldahl in News on April 11 at 1:45 pm PT

There’s a lot happening on the iPad, on your phone and in the background.

Playing to the Crowd: Gamecasting Goes Mainstream

Eric Johnson in Media on April 9 at 1:46 pm PT

Video games have always been social, but now they’re getting hooked up to the social Web.

Play Ball! Free MLB Streams On Twitter, Facebook (And AllThingsD).

Peter Kafka in Media on March 29 at 8:32 am PT

Smart.

Conde Nast Owner Advance Hands Sporting News Over to U.K. Video Company

Peter Kafka in Media on March 28 at 10:16 am PT

Perform, which distributes sports highlights on the Web, gets a U.S. hub.

HP Negotiating Early End to San Jose Arena Naming Rights Deal

Arik Hesseldahl in News on March 26 at 11:20 am PT

The deal to call it the HP Pavilion could end as soon as this summer. SAP is interested.

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The King of the Accidental Phone Call

Brian Costa, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on March 25 at 1:13 pm PT

During their disappointing 2012 season, the Jets became known for the butt fumble, caused by quarterback Mark Sanchez’s unfortunate collision with teammate Brandon Moore’s rear end. Across town, the Mets are countering with a derrière distinction of their own: the butt dialer.