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The Indiana Pacers official web site, Pacers.com, is once again featuring selected Indy Cornrows content as part of their blog lineup. The Indy Cornrows logo is featured on the front page with links included on the simul-blog posts.

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SB Nation Launches Devils Blog

by James Mirtle on Nov 17, 2008 6:14 PM EST

SBN Hockey announcement: We now have a Devils blog on the network in the form of John Fischer's In Lou We Trust. John did a great job over at his former home on Blogger and gives us 11 hockey blogs and counting.

Go bug him about Martin Brodeur.

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Race to the BCS: Rankings, Scores and Blog Posts

by clockwerks on Nov 15, 2008 2:09 PM EST

The season is almost over, but the BCS race has just heated up with multiple teams jockeying for positions to make the big bowl games and ultimately to play for the national championship. Yesterday we launched a hub that brings together NCAA football scores, the BCS rankings and all the posts from our college league blogs who cover the games. It's a great one-stop shop to hear the details and opinions from the fans of all those teams. Check it out and let us know what you think. BTW, you'll also find BCS related stories in the sidebar of your favorite college blog.

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SB Nation Launches Syracuse Blog

by PB @ BON on Nov 12, 2008 2:38 PM EST in New Sites

Sports Blogs Nation is pleased to announce the launch of Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician, a blog dedicated to Syracuse University athletics. The blog's author joins SBN after several years independently running a widely-respected Orangemen blog.

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Talking Chop Linked on ESPN The Magazine

An article about trade talks was linked by ESPN The Magazine to SBN's Atlanta Braves blog, Talking Chop.

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SportsBlogs Nation Gets Funding

by Blez on Oct 29, 2008 11:15 AM EDT

SportsBlogs Nation has recently received funding from some of the premier venture capitalists and entrepreneurs in the country. What does this mean? Well it simply means that this Internet company of thriving sports communities that started in late 2003 with the creation of a single blog by a single person (yours truly) now has the opportunity to build itself into a powerful entity in the sports media landscape. We're going to concentrate on building something unique that is always focused around the fan experience. It's something that I founded this company on because I felt like an alienated fan who didn't think anyone was serving my media needs. And it is something that will remain core to the SB Nation experience. I can promise you that.

Because of the funding we're able to retain the best technology team who is in the process of constructing the best blogging and community tools anywhere on the Web. They are constantly evolving to reflect the demands of what a thriving sports community might want. It's led by Trei Brundrett, who has tons of experience in building social platforms for major corporations. Yet we're remain small and nimble enough that Trei and his technology team will be able to change things to adapt to real world conditions in our communities.

We also have an impressive Chairman in Jim Bankoff, whose legacy from AOL remains starting or acquiring some of the most successful professional blogs and communities on the web. Jim's connections and past experience are a perfect fit for a budding sports media company like SB Nation. He initiated and led sites like TMZ, Fanhouse and BloggingStocks and orchestrated the acquisition and management of Weblogs, Inc. while at AOL, so he understands the new social media landscape.

SB Nation is also bringing Kyle Ragsdale on board. His last position was leading business and marketing activities for Georgetown Athletics, so he understands sports and the new sports media. He also brings a wealth of business talent to help SB Nation work on key areas like business development and generating revenue.

It's funny when I think back to that early November day in 2003. I had no idea that launching a small blog about a small market team would wind up making such a large noise five years later. I suppose I just wanted to talk about my team with other people who cared as much as I did as often as I did. Little did I know that I was not alone. Not by a long shot.

So I'm excited to continue on this path to greatly improving the servicing of fans like me and fans like you who care probably more than is healthy. I hope you realize that this company will always be by the fans, for the fans. That's how it was founded and that's how it will continue to prosper for many years to come. Thank you for all your support.

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SBN Hoops featured prominently in the ESPN the Mag 'In Their Voices' feature

Seven different blogs (Blazers Edge, Bullets Forever, Celtics Blog, Clips Nation, Indy Cornrows, Peachtree Hoops and Ridiculous Upside) were featured in 14 total answers.

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49ers Game Day Magazine features Niners Nation

The 49ers featured myself and Niners Nation in their Game Day Magazine for the 10/2 game versus Seattle (PDF file).

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CelticsBlog.com Joins SB Nation

by PB @ BON on Oct 26, 2008 4:44 PM EDT in New Sites

The enormously popular Boston Celtics website CelticsBlog.com has officially launched as the newest blog at Sports Blogs Nation. Both the vibrant CelticsBlog forums and their unique live chat features have been integrated into SB Natiion's platform to allow a seamless transition to the new home for fans of basketball's reigning world champions.

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