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Category Archives: Sports
Australian Open Tops Sports Searches
January 28, 2009
According to Hitwise US, ‘australian open tennis 2009’ was the fastest moving search term in the Sports category for the week ending 01/24/09 versus the previous week. Now you know.
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Posted at 03:55 PM
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Ryder Cup Website Traffic Increases 1000%
September 22, 2008
According to Hitwise US, traffic to the Ryder Cup website increased 1000% for the week ending 09/20/08 versus the previous week. Team USA reclaimed the 2008 Ryder Cup this past weekend. Now you know.
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Posted at 04:05 PM
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NBC Olympics Website Jumps in Rank
August 11, 2008
According to Hitwise US, the NBC Olympics website entered the top 100 websites among all categories at #68 in rank on 08/08/08, the date the Olympics began. On 08/09/08 it jumped up to #34 in rank. Now you know.
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Posted at 02:09 PM
In Categories Entertainment | Sports | Television
NBA Traffic Increases Day of Celtics Win
June 19, 2008
According to Hitwise US, traffic to NBA.com increased 65% on 06/17/08 versus the previous day. The Boston Celtics won the NBA championship on June 17th. Now you know.
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Posted at 09:30 AM
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US Open Finale Draws Website Traffic
June 18, 2008
According to Hitwise US, traffic to the US Open increased 89% on 06/16/08 versus the previous day. Tiger Woods made a clean sweep at the US Open finale on June 16th. Now you know.
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Posted at 10:32 AM
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Soccer Tournament Website Traffic Nearly Quadruples
June 17, 2008
According to Hitwise US, traffic to UEFA Euro 2008 increased 183% for the week ending 06/14/08 versus the previous week. Currently the tournament is taking place in Austria and Switzerland through June 29. Now you know.
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Posted at 10:29 AM
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Lakers Top Basketball Searches, but Not NBA Finals
June 13, 2008
According to Hitwise US, the top three teams searched for in the Sports – Basketball category were the LA Lakers, Boston Celtics and Detroit Pistons for the four weeks ending 06/07/08. The Celtics are leading the way 3-1 in the NBA Finals against the Lakers; Game 5 is this Sunday, June 15th. Now you know.
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Posted at 10:59 AM
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Masters Website Traffic Increases 3900%
April 17, 2008
According to Hitwise US, traffic to Masters increased 3900% for the week ending 04/12/08 versus the previous week. The Masters golfing tournament was last week and Trevor Immelman won the coveted Masters Green jacket. Now you know.
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Posted at 02:39 PM
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Baseball Visits More than Double
April 08, 2008
According to Hitwise US, since the season opened two weeks ago, visits to Baseball websites have increased 107% for the week ending 04/05/08 versus the previous week. Yahoo! Sports Major League Baseball was the #1 website in the category accounting for 26% of visits. Now you know.
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Posted at 09:26 AM
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SportsIllustrated.com Traffic Increases 47% YoY
February 20, 2008
According to Hitwise US, the annual Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue hit newstands last week and the market share of visits to the Sports Illustrated website Sports Illustrated website increased 47% for the week ending 2/16/2008 compared to the same week in 2007. Traffic to the website is up 29% over the past two years. Now you know.
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Posted at 07:01 PM
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Super Bowl Searches Double
January 30, 2008
According to Hitwise US, searches for the term ‘super bowl’ doubled for the four weeks ending 01/26/08 versus the previous week. The term ranked 21st in terms of the volume of traffic to all websites in the Football category. The 2008 Super Bowl will take place this Sunday, February 3rd. Now you know.
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Posted at 09:21 AM
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Dana Jacobson Tops Fast Moving Sports Search Terms
January 29, 2008
According to Hitwise US, the search term ‘dana jacobson’ was the fastest moving search term in the Sports category for the week ending 01/26/08 versus the previous week. Jacobson, Host of ESPN2’s “First Take,” returned from suspension following her controversial comments during a roast of fellow colleagues earlier this month . Now you know.
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Posted at 08:54 AM
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Chili Bowl Tops Fast Moving Search Terms
January 16, 2008
According to Hitwise US, the search term ‘chili bowl’ was the fastest moving search term in the Sports category for the week ending 01/12/08. The 22nd Annual Chili Bowl Midget Nationals took place this past Saturday live from Oklahoma, with Damion Gardner of Concord coming in first place. Now you now.
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Posted at 09:14 AM
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Rockies more Popular than Sox
October 26, 2007
According to Hitwise US, the top baseball team searches for the four weeks ending 10/20/07 were the Colorado Rockies, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs and the New York Yankees. The Rockies and the Red Sox kicked off the World Series on 10/24, and Boston is leading the series 2-0. Now you know.
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Posted at 08:38 AM
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Roger Federer Most Searched for Tennis Player
September 07, 2007
According to Hitwise US, traffic to the US Open website increased 485% for the week ending 09/01/07 versus 08/25/07. The most searched for tennis player, for the four weeks ending 09/01/07, sending traffic to the website was Roger Federer. The US Open kicked off in New York 8/27/07 and proceeds until 9/9/07. Now you know.
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Posted at 03:45 PM
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Victoria Beckham More Popular Online than Husband
August 15, 2007
According to Hitwise US, the most popular searches for the term ‘beckham’ were ‘victoria beckham,’ ‘david beckham,’ ‘beckham,’ 'victoria beckham pictures’ and ‘victoria beckham coming to America' for the four weeks ending 08/11/07. David Beckham is the international soccer superstar who recently joined the Los Angeles Galaxy soccer team. His wife, Victoria “Posh” Beckham, is a former member of the Spice Girls. Now you know.
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Posted at 10:16 AM
In Categories Entertainment | Search Trends | Sports
PGA.com Traffic Increased 604%
August 14, 2007
According to Hitwise US, online traffic to PGA.com increased 604% for the week ending 08/11/07 versus the week ending 08/04/07 as Tiger Woods won the 2007 PGA Championship. Woods captured his 13th major golf tournament title as he closes in on record of 19 titles held by Jack Nicklaus. Now you know.
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Posted at 10:31 AM
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No Dogging it for Vick
August 02, 2007
According to Hitwise US, Atlanta Falcons QB Michael Vick was the most searched athlete within the Sports category for the week ending 7/28/07. Vick faces federal charges for operating a dog fighting kennel. Now you know.
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Posted at 07:46 PM
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Kobe Bryant Trade Rumor Increases Traffic to Website 857%
June 27, 2007
According to Hitwise US, traffic to the Kobe Bryant website increased by 857% for the week ending 06/23/07 versus the week ending 06/16/07. There have been many rumors about Kobe leaving the Lakers, and Kobe implied on his website that he wants the Lakers to trade him. The 2007 NBA Draft begins June 28, 2007. Now you know.
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Posted at 09:07 PM
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Unrivaled - Rivals.com Top College Sports Website
June 22, 2007
According to Hitwise US, Rivals.com was the most visited website within the Sports - College category for the week ending June 16, 2007 receiving 8.4% of visits. Yahoo! recently acquired the popular college football and basketball recruiting website. Now you know.
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Posted at 01:29 PM
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Utah Jazz Most Searched for Basketball Team
May 24, 2007
According to Hitwise US, ‘utah jazz,’ ‘phoenix suns,’ ‘golden state warriors,’ ‘lakers’ and ‘detroit pistons’ were the top five basketball teams searched for in the Sports – Basketball category for the four weeks ending 05/19/07. The four teams left in the 2007 playoffs are Utah Jazz, San Antonio Spurs, Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers. Now you know.
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Posted at 05:13 PM
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Nike Is Top Searched for Sports Brand
May 23, 2007
According to Hitwise US, the top five searched for terms sending traffic to the Sports - Brands category were 'nike,' 'adidas,' 'vans,' 'oakley' and 'jordans' for the four weeks ending 5/19/2007. Now you know.
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Posted at 02:24 PM
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Yankees and Red Sox Are The Most Visited Baseball Team Websites
May 21, 2007
According to Hitwise US, the New York Yankees website was the most visited baseball team website in the Sports - Baseball category for the week ending May 19, 2007. The Yankees received 3% of all US visits to the category while the Boston Red Sox website received 2.94% of all visits. The two teams start a three-game series today. Now you know.
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Posted at 05:29 PM
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Bonds and Aaron Neck-in-Neck in US Searches
May 10, 2007
According Hitwise US, the volume of searches on the term 'barry bonds' and 'hank aaron' were very close for the week ending May 5, 2007. Bonds received about 530 searches per 1 million US searches while Aaron received 490 per 1 million searches. Bonds is closing in on Aaron's all-time home run record. Now you know.
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Posted at 12:34 PM
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Brady Quinn Searches Higher Than JaMarcus Russell
April 30, 2007
According to Hitwise US data, searches on quarterback Brady Quinn were five times greater, at 0.00454% of search volume, than quarterback JaMarcus Russell, at 0.00087%, for the week ending April 28, 2007. Quinn was selected as the 22nd pick in this year's NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns, while Russell was selected number one overall by the Oakland Raiders. Now you know.
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Posted at 05:55 PM
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Masters Site Up 18% Year Over Year
April 10, 2007
Hitwise US data reveals that the market share of visits to the golf tournament website, Masters.org, increased 18 percent comparing 2007 versus 2006. The website averaged .49 percent of visits among all US websites during April 5-8, 2007 compared to .42 percent for April 6-9, 2006. The Masters website was the 17th most visited website among the more than 4,800 websites in the Hitwise Sports Category for the week ending April 7, 2007. Now you know.