Read more sports fans stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/36020/sports-fans.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 19:10:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68679/redskins-drop-suit-against-granny-who-defaulted-on-seats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Washington Redskins have relented and told a court to drop a $66,000 judgment against a grandmother who defaulted on a contract to buy season tickets, the Washington Post reports. Pat Hill, a 72-year-old real-estate agent, couldn't afford to make payments after the housing market crash and is among...http://www.newser.com/story/68679/redskins-drop-suit-against-granny-who-defaulted-on-seats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 05 Sep 2009 6:28:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68513/redskins-sue-cash-strapped-fans-win-millions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOver the last 5 years, the Washington Redskins have won $2 million in judgments after suing 125 season ticket holders who wanted out of their multiyear contracts, the Washington Post reports. Many say they’re loyal fans who simply fell on hard times, but the Redskins insist that lawsuits are a...http://www.newser.com/story/68513/redskins-sue-cash-strapped-fans-win-millions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Sep 2009 10:32:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65577/us-finally-buying-soccers-pitch.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter years of intermittent sniffling, Americans may finally be catching soccer fever, the Wall Street Journal reports: Some 4 million watched the US men’s team almost beat Brazil last month; some 2 million are likely to attend games featuring top European teams this summer; Seattle’s Major League Soccer team pulls...http://www.newser.com/story/65577/us-finally-buying-soccers-pitch.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Jul 2009 11:58:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63262/crazy-sports-salaries-prove-supply-and-demand-works.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSports fans love to grouse about athletes' salaries and bemoan the ever-rising prices of tickets, concessions, and merchandise. But “it isn’t some vague indefinable ‘they’ who pays the players,” writes Allen Barra for the Wall Street Journal . “It’s you, or rather, it’s us.” Owners set prices they think fans will...http://www.newser.com/story/63262/crazy-sports-salaries-prove-supply-and-demand-works.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 01 Jul 2009 9:02:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61814/iowa-ump-tosses-crowd-from-ballgame.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA rowdy bunch of Iowa baseball fans weren't just taken out to the ball game, they were ejected from it, the Burlington Hawk Eye says. After a controversial play at a high school game in West Burlington, coaches from both teams argued with umpire Don Briggs, who gave the crowd...http://www.newser.com/story/61814/iowa-ump-tosses-crowd-from-ballgame.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 13 Jun 2009 17:32:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61116/twitter-scores-with-jocks-fans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSports fans may not have their favorite athletes on speed dial, but they do have the next best thing: Twitter, Sports Illustrated reports. Fans are obsessed with the microblogging site, which allows them to keep up on the errands, eating habits, and allergy medication needs of players. Laid-back Atlanta golfer...http://www.newser.com/story/61116/twitter-scores-with-jocks-fans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 07 Jun 2009 12:00:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61178/soccer-come-on-down-carey-says-youre-gonna-win.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen he’s not giving away cars and vacuum cleaners to giddy contestants on The Price is Right, Drew Carey is busy revolutionizing sports. The 51-year-old comedian is a co-owner of the Seattle Sounders, arguably Major League Soccer’s most popular club. And his plan, which he puts into action in sports...http://www.newser.com/story/61178/soccer-come-on-down-carey-says-youre-gonna-win.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 06 Jun 2009 19:04:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58077/fandom-baseball-kings-sit-soccer-plebes-stand.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTry putting a European soccer match and an American baseball game on split screen sometime and looking at the stands. You’ll notice a bunch of standing soccer fans, and a lot of sitting baseball spectators. Austin Kelley set out to explain that phenomenon for the Wall Street Journal , finding much...http://www.newser.com/story/58077/fandom-baseball-kings-sit-soccer-plebes-stand.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 05 May 2009 10:40:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49784/fans-clog-streets-to-greet-steelers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPittsburgh fans swarmed downtown streets to welcome home their Super Bowl champs, despite a 20-degree chill. The droves—which clogged traffic and forced a nearby church to cancel confessions—were as much a spectacle as the parade itself. Team owner Dan Rooney snapped pictures as he rode up front, and...http://www.newser.com/story/49784/fans-clog-streets-to-greet-steelers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Feb 2009 14:30:09 CST