Having spent over a hundred million dollars building the service from scratch (about $30 million for the commerical alone), it was always a question of “when” and not “if”, ESPN Mobile would make a comeback. Verizon was the provider that ESPN shuttled all its subscribers to when it shuttered its doors, so bringing back ESPN Mobile on Verizon’s network was probably the plan along.

Say it ain’t so. ESPN’s mobile service has returned from the grave and is nursing itself back to health over on Verizon Wireless’ VCAST service — not another MVNO, but a proper mobile content deal. more…

Hey folks, we have a new way for you to show your team pride: You can now put your pic where your passion is.

If you’re a real fan of your team, hop on the bandwagon to have your picture displayed on their home page. And then automagically, all of your favorite teams will be posted on your user profile for the world to see. I just hopped on the Yankees , Knicks (ugh), and the G-men.

Move quickly—users are sorted by who has been on the bandwagon the longest…

Nothing witty to say, just very interesting news. It’s hard not to think about what it might mean for this site. There were lots of rumors about this back in December—looks like they finally got the deal done. This is awesome news for that entire team. Congrats.

Today, Sports Illustrated is announcing the acquisition of FanNation, albeit at a less ridiculous price: “at least” $20 million for both FanNation and an investment in parent company STI. more…