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Nominations are now being accepted for the New England Sports Blog of the Year and Best Blogs Covering the Red Sox, Celtics, Bruins and Patriots

Boston, MA (April 16, 2009)TruFan.com, a social network dedicated to local sports fans, announced today that nominations are now being accepted for the first annual New England Sports Blog Awards, a special awards program to honor and celebrate the region’s fast growing community of sports bloggers and the professional sports teams they follow.

The inaugural New England Sports Blog Awards are presented by Ace Ticket, one of the nation’s leading ticket agencies that provides its customers access to the best seats for sporting events, concerts, theatre and special events in Greater Boston and across the country.

Award Categories

  • Best Red Sox Blog
  • Best Celtics Blog
  • Best Bruins Blog
  • Best Patriots Blog
  • New England Sports Blog of the Year (all blog categories are eligible)

How to Enter/How to Win

  • All sports bloggers who write blogs devoted to covering and commenting on one or all of Boston’s four major professional sports teams are encouraged to enter. Fans are also encouraged to nominate their favorite New England sports blog on TruFan.com.
  • Nominations for all award categories can be submitted at http://www.trufan.com/BlogAwards from April 16th to April 27th.
  • After the nomination period, four nominees will be selected as finalists for each award category through fan balloting. Fans and bloggers can vote for their favorite New England sports blogs at http://www.trufan.com/BlogAwards April 29th to May 11th.

Awards Ceremony

  • The winning sports blogs and bloggers will be announced on May 12th at a special awards ceremony at McGreevy’s located at 911 Boylston Street in Boston, Massachusetts. A $2,500 grand prize will be awarded to the winner of New England Sports Blog of the Year. Additional prizes will be distributed to the other award category winners.

About Trufan.com

  • TruFan.com is a social network dedicated to the local sport fan. TruFan.com is focused on empowering fans and enhancing their overall online experience by providing access to timely and relevant sports media that has been enhanced by other fans that share their passion for the home team. TruFan.com members add to sports media content with their own videos, pictures, comments and more.
  • Trufan communities include Sawxheads.com, Patsheads.com, Celtshead.com and BlackandGoldheads.com. Trufan.com is privately held and based in Brighton, Massachusetts with an office in North Adams, Massachusetts. For more information, please go to http://www.trufan.com.

Please take a moment to nominate SOX & Dawgs as your favorite Red Sox blog and best New England Sports Blog.