Dallas Sports Blogs to Gather Under One Roof

Per the e-mail that just landed in the Unfair Park in-box, tomorrow Dallas gets yet another all-sports sports site: a local iteration of SB Nation, which promises a "revolutionary grassroots approach to sports coverage [that] places the fan first, with compelling local content." In other words, from what I can...

By Robert Wilonsky

June 9, 2010

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Per the e-mail that just landed in the Unfair Park in-box, tomorrow Dallas gets yet another all-sports sports site: a local iteration of SB Nation, which promises a "revolutionary grassroots approach to sports coverage [that] places the fan first, with compelling local content." In other words, from what I can tell, it'll serve as an aggregator that'll put under one umbrella contributions from the likes of SB Nation properties Lone Star Ball, Defending Big D, Mavs Moneyball, Blogging the Boys, I Am The 12th Man, Burnt Orange Nation and Double-T Nation.

Says SB Nation chairman and CEO Jim Bankoff in the press release, "SB Nation Dallas will be a strong, regionally focused community designed to complement our thriving team sites by showcasing high quality content and intelligent conversation built on the common interests that define the Dallas sports experience."

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