Sporting News Today, the World's First Daily Digital Sports Newspaper, To Begin Publication

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Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:00am EDT

Sporting News Today, the World's First Daily Digital Sports Newspaper, To
Begin Publication

NEW YORK, July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Sporting News Today, the free modern-day
digital newspaper for avid sports fans, will begin publishing on Wednesday.
The electronic sports newspaper will be delivered digitally every morning  --
seven days a week, 365 days a year -- to the e-mail addresses of registered
users who sign up at www.sportingnewstoday.com.
    "Sporting News essentially invented sports journalism when the magazine
was launched in 1886," said publisher Ed Baker.  "With Sporting News Today,
we're doing it again 122 years later.  We're literally reinventing the way
die-hard sports fans get their news."
    Sporting News Today will deliver coast-to-coast sports coverage from a
newsroom of more than 200 sports reporters and contributors, making it the
largest sports newsroom in the country.
    "The goal of Sporting News Today is to provide timely and fresh sports
content each morning and to deliver it directly to a subscriber's digital
mailbox," said Editor-in-Chief Jeff D'Alessio.  "This isn't a sports web site,
rather it's more like reading the morning sports section of the world's best
newspaper, only with more comprehensive information and in an electronic
format."
    In addition to the news of the day, Sporting News Today will feature:

    -- Custom diaries written by current Division 1 college football players,
       including Heisman Trophy hopeful Chase Daniel (University of Missouri).
       Daniel is part of a group of 22 college football players recruited
       specifically to write diary columns in-season for Sporting News Today.
       Topics will include game preparation, as well as what it's like to be a
       student-athlete today.
    -- The debut of "My Profile" with Terry Francona, manager of the Boston
       Red Sox. Terry shares interesting factoids about his first job,
       superstitions that sometimes influence his approach towards the game,
       the kind of music he likes to listen to, and other on- and
       off-the-field insights.
    -- A Q&A with University of Florida QB Tim Tebow.
    -- An up-close look at Team USA basketball camp from Las Vegas as it
       prepares for the Olympics.
    -- Reports on every NFL team as it starts training camp.


    Sporting News Today will also feature search capabilities (including
archival searches), live links, video & audio, reader/fan interaction and rich
media for advertisers.  To register for Sporting News Today visit
www.sportingnewstoday.com.
    "Die-hard sports fans are going to love Sporting News Today," Baker said.
"It marries our 'See a Different Game' insight and philosophy with
outstanding, cutting-edge technology."
    About Sporting News:
    Sporting News, a division of American City Business Journals, Inc., is a
multi-media sports company catering to passionate sports fans. Its content is
available through a weekly publication, Sporting News magazine; a daily
digital newspaper, Sporting News Today; a national radio network, Sporting
News Radio; and a leading community-based website, SportingNews.com. Sporting
News also is a leading publisher of sports yearbooks, and is engaged in
various wireless and iTV initiatives. Founded in 1886, Sporting News is the
nation's first weekly sports publication.
    Contact: Stuart Marvin (212) 500-0681
smarvin@sportingnews.com
SOURCE  Sporting News Today

Stuart Marvin of Sporting News Today, +1-212-500-0681,
smarvin@sportingnews.com
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