In anticipation of SportsGrid, Mediaite’s upcoming sports baby (babies having babies!), and the crazy Power Grid-related arguing which will follow that launch we’ve decided to count down our list of the top 25 most influential sports bloggers, writers, and tweeters currently shaping the online sports narrative.

Uncontroversial, that is, in terms of what is shown and what is literally said. When it comes to coded language, connotation and sponsorship, though, the ad is exactly the spark plug it promised to be. The Tebow Story is, of course, the work of Focus on the Family, the controversial evangelical nonprofit, and comes along with the tag line “Celebrate Family, Celebrate Life™.” The intentions are clear to anyone paying attention, but the commercial itself is beyond tame. The spot never mentions abortion or public policy at all – on screen, it’s just sweet family goodness.

When I first brought up Tim Tebow’s Super Bowl ad with Focus on the Family a month ago, I probably should have staked out that I thought it would become a big deal.

Tim Tebow is magic. Football magic, yes – but also media magic, Internet magic and advertising magic.

I spend more time and energy covering college football star Tim Tebow than anyone, and while Tebow has transcended traditional college football coverage to become one of the biggest stars in all of sports, today was a first: Tebow as discussion topic on “Morning Joe.” Now, Joe Scarborough is an Alabama guy and, like all [...]

Hey sports fans! The Huffington Post is set to debut their HuffPo Sports section next month, but today they’ve got a preview for you.

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