There are tens of thousands of different sports blogs out there on the Internet. Just about anyone is able to set one up, and with hundreds of millions of readers coming from all across the world, it just take the right writing and niche market to eventually become popular. Of course, for every popular sports blog, there are thousands that fail. Due to this, the blog needs to provide insightful information while still offering up opinionated material that is not just going to be found on any other sports news website.
1. Deadspin
Deadspin stands as one of the most visited sports blogs on the Internet. This is because the blog is constantly updated with new information, plus it covers all sports. When it first started, the blog really served more as a gossip blog, but it has since moved away from this and now provides insightful news stories. In fact, it has broken several different sporting news stories before any other sports news organization. It has several acclaimed journalists working side positions for the blog and it also adds a bit of humor and straight to the point information, which is what helps it stand out as one of the top sports blogs on the Internet.
2. Bleacher Report
Originally, Bleacher Report started out as a blog where anyone could sign up for an account and write sports material and lists on anything from the best baseball teams of all time to the best sports beards. However, it recently was purchased by Turner Broadcasting, which owns Sports Illustrated. After doing this, it has changed some of the content that appears on the website and now uses more authoritative bloggers. While it does still have thousands of lists, which are extremely popular on the Internet, it no longer allows just about anyone to write one.
3. Yardbarker
This blog is owned by Fox Sports and features gossip information about athletes and general sports as well. The website hosts a large number of conversational pieces as well, which is perfect for opinionated individuals.
4. Grantland
Grantland is a sporting blog website people either love or hate. The blogs are on the longer side, and often times the content is about smaller, less important bits of information but are still entertaining.
5. Bloody Elbow
For individuals who enjoy martial arts, this is probably the top sports blog about it. Not very many other high-end blogs out there actually spend much time covering martial arts, which is why the Bloody Elbow covers it exclusively and does not dive into other sports.
6. ESPN Conference Blogs
For people who only want facts about their favorite college football teams, the ESPN conference blogs are great, especially during the offseason when news is often few and far between. From recruiting updates to trending topics, every conference and team is covered.
7. RantSports
If there is one thing sports can bring about, it is ranting. Some people have their own radio talk shows ranting over sports and other sporting events, so this is basically the blogging equivalent of the talk show world.
8. FanSided
This blog is run by fans for fans. Fans are able to write their own opinion pieces and the more popular pieces are featured on the website. This is perfect for aspiring sports writers.
9. ThePostGame
After the game is done, ThePostGame is perfect for ranting and discussing the latest sports, with short articles coming in blog form.
10. SB Nation
Covering specific college and professional teams, SB Nation is a smaller, blog form of Sports Illustrated (and owned by the same company).