NFL Free Agent Torrey Smith’s Blog Garners SportsBlog Record 500,000 Views In One Day

NEW YORK - March 10, 2015 - PRLog -- SportsBlog, the fastest growing platform for superfans, athletes and sports media voices, announced record traffic for a single blog post for the period starting around 7p.m. Sunday, March 8 through the same time on Monday, March 9. Read over half a million times within the 24-hour period, the numbers were achieved as a result of the open letter that NFL free agent Torrey Smith wrote to Baltimore Ravens fans officially confirming that he was leaving the team.

Smith, who is one of hundreds of current and former athletes using the SportsBlog platform to tell their stories, has been engaging directly with fans on his site for the last six months.

SportsBlog now has an average of 30 million page views a month, with 1 out of 10 males (between the ages of 18-34) in the US visiting daily, according to comScore.

“We continue to find new ways to empower athletes, media members and the everyday fan to find their voice about the topics of the day in sports. Torrey breaking his news was the latest, but not the only, example of athletes using our self-publishing platform to take control of their messaging,” said Kevin April, SportsBlog Chief Operating Officer. “Whether it is sports business talk in China, the news of Lakers Nation, Tanisha Wright announcing that she is leaving the Seattle Storm, Eddie George talking about the health issues of former NFL players, insights from the voices of New York City Football Club or NBA Legend Spencer Haywood exalting in his nomination for the Basketball Hall of Fame, we are providing the support and the opportunity for anyone to effectively, easily and proactively have a digital voice that speaks to millions…without the gatekeepers.”

In recent weeks, the platform has garnered its most attention by partnering with the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) to launch their player app and for hosting a series of Google Hangouts with personalities like Basketball Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman, Dallas Maverick Charlie Villanueva, WNBA stars Tamika Catchings and Cappie Pondexter, NBA Legend Sam Perkins and others.

The platform also has helped to streamline the digital experience for over 20,000 fan and niche sports sites, all of which receive a wide variety of benefits from SportsBlog, including participation in the site’s innovative revenue-share program.

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