an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . april 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message sportsblog type private founded 2011 headquarters new york ny area served worldwide founder s roy dano peter azuolas kevin april key people roy dano ceo peter azuolas cto kevin april coo industry sports blogging employees 15 2014 1 website sportsblog.com alexa rank 40 634 nov. 2014 2 type of site sports blogging platform current status active sportsblog is a user generated sports content website . it features blogs from fans as well as current and former professional athletes from the nfl nba and wnba . it is the official blogging platform of the nba wnba and national basketball retired players associations . it also has a partnership with the nfl . contents 1 history 2 notable bloggers 3 notable properties 4 partnerships 5 references 6 external links history edit sportsblog was launched in 2011 by roy dano peter azuolas and kevin april . 1 that year sportsblog developed its own open blogging platform 3 including a revenue sharing model for the site s most read bloggers . 4 in 2013 the site expanded its writer base to include professional athletes who were offered complete creative freedom . for athletes who prefer not to write their own blog posts a sportsblog employee is available to interview them . after wnba players began participating current and former nba and nfl players also came on board . 1 3 as of october 2014 sportsblog hosts 20 000 different blogs averages approximately 8 million unique visitors per month and according to comscore is the 21st largest sports media site online . 1 3 notable bloggers edit as of 2013 sportsblog has more current and former professional athlete bloggers than any other site . 5 professional athlete bloggers include current and former nfl players jeff nixon brandon williams justin forsett barry sanders jerome bettis eddie george patrick peterson and stevie johnson ; current and former nba players charlie villanueva dale ellis tim hardaway sam perkins danny schayes and spencer haywood ; and more than 40 wnba bloggers including layshia clarendon and tanisha wright . 1 4 6 us army soldier julius porter was profiled by today in 2014 for using sportsblog to blog about sports from his station overseas during his off time . 7 notable properties edit bunkers paradise dodgers nation kicksologists.com lakers nation mymlbdraft.com mynbadraft.com mynfldraft.com mynhldraft.com nhl trade rumors sportscity.com terezowens.com warriorsworld.com nfl retired players united partnerships edit in november 2012 sportsblog announced a deal with nfl players to blog on the site . 6 8 as of july 2013 sportsblog is the exclusive blogging destination for wnba players . 9 that summer sportsblog partnered with the wnba to provide players with a mobile app allowing them to communicate privately with the union about developments in negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement . the app also contained a feature enabling players to blog on sportsblog.com . 10 in november 2013 sportsblog and the national basketball retired players association agreed to partner with retired players blogging beginning in 2014 . 5 the site also signed content deals with several former nba players to create a legends corner section . 4 references edit a b c d e matt mccue will the future of sports reporting include sports reporters fast company october 9 2014 . sportsblog.com alexa rank alexa.com . accessed november 13 2014 . a b c blogging is it the future of sports media bloomberg tv october 17 2014 . a b c eric fisher sportsblog.com secures financing content deals street & smith s sports business journal april 7 2014 . a b sportsblog.com and nbrpa ink blogging partnership rebound volume 3 number 1 february 2014 p. 11 . a b nfl players team up with sportsblog.com and sotl.com to launch the largest network of player blogs online marketwire november 5 2012 . blogging from war soldier writes sports stories today february 4 2014 . wnbpa partnership makes history nbpa.com september 16 2013 . terry lefton rams reaching for dr pepper as their new soft drink sponsor street & smith s sports business journal july 29 2013 . liz mullen wnbpa members can use app to keep up with talks street & smith s sports business journal september 23 2013 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title sportsblog & oldid 739874762 categories companies established in 2011internet properties established in 2011companies based in new york cityamerican blogssports blogssport websiteshidden categories articles with a promotional tone from april 2016all articles with a promotional tone navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 17 september 2016 at 16 19 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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