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Bleacher Report (often abbreviated as B/R) is a website that focuses on sport and sports culture. Its headquarters are in San Francisco, with offices in New York City and London. [1] [2] [3] Bleacher Report was acquired by Turner Broadcasting System in August 2012 for $175 million. [4]
During the first two years of running Bleacher Report, Finocchio worked part-time in private equity before leaving the industry to work with Bleacher Report full-time. [1] In 2012, Turner Media acquired Bleacher Report for $175 million. [4] In 2014, Finocchio stepped away from day-to-day responsibilities in the company.
Nemetz co-founded Bleacher Report, Inc. in 2007 with three of his high school friends and served as the Vice President of Video and Business Development until 2012 when the company was acquired by Time Warner's Turner Sports for $170 million. [1]
Bleacher Report quickly became a competitor to traditional sports news media such as ESPN and Sports Illustrated. It drew huge audiences with its high volume of content and slideshows. [ 1 ] The company also launched the Team Stream app and ultimately surpassed ESPN as the largest sports network for mobile and social media.
Cleveland reached the NBA Finals for the fourth straight season, despite having an injury filled roster throughout the span of the 2017–2018 season, but were swept by the defending NBA champions Golden State Warriors in four games, the first Finals sweep that occurred since 2007, when the LeBron-led Cavs were also swept by the San Antonio Spurs.
Bleacher Report officially acquired House of Highlights in December 2016. [1] [4] In January 2018, HoH created its own YouTube channel. In October 2018, the company partnered with Twitter to launch House of Highlights LIVE, a live show featuring athletes and entertainers. [5] In April 2019, Twitter ordered a second season of House of Highlights ...
End-around is a type of special run play in football. [7] Whereas in the end around the receiver crosses the backfield after the snap, in the jet sweep, the receiver goes in motion and the quarterback calls for the snap just as the receiver passes him. [8]
Walsh was born January 29, 2003, to mother Glynis Walsh and father Robert Walsh. [3] [6] She has an older sister, Alex, who is also a competitive swimmer. [6]She attended Harpeth Hall School in Nashville, Tennessee, where she competed scholastically for the high school team, setting national high school records in the 50 yard freestyle and the 100 yard freestyle and winning state championships ...