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No. 1 Independent Online Sports Network
(Independent defined as unofficial network not controlled by major media company).
Scout is ranked No. 1 in unique users by every audit bureau and reporting service, including Nielson NetRatings, Comscore and Alexa.
No. 1 in paid team subscriptions (well over 200,000).
No. 1 magazine network - 45 college, MLB and NFL publications. For more information about Scout Publishing, please visit www.ScoutPublishing.com
Pioneers in Football Recruiting Coverage
Scout.com has become the largest and most trusted source of football recruiting coverage on the Internet. It is the official recruiting content provider to SportsIllustrated.com, was chosen by CBS SportsLine as the official and exclusive source of college recruiting news for its online premium service, and as the official college team website partner for all of FOX Sports team sites. Scout is the player selection partner for the US Army All-American Bowl game. Coverage via the Scout player database is led by renowned national experts Jamie Newberg and Allen Wallace, the latter's industry-standard Superprep.com becoming part of the network in 2003. Company founder Jim Heckman invented the national college recruiting database in 1998 and has evolved what used to be considered a college recruiting “cult” business into a college sports empire that is respected by college football scouts, fans and teams throughout the nation.
Basketball Recruiting Dominance
Scout.com is virtually unopposed in the delivery of basketball recruiting information online. National editor Dave Telep is the most recognized and respected scout in the country and leads a team that includes Greg Hicks, former operator of PrepWestHoops; Jeff Goodman, formerly of Prepstars and who has written for a variety of national publications including USA Today; Chris Monter, nationally recognized publisher of the Monter Draft News and College Basketball News, and Eric Bossi, Prepstars analysts who also has written for numerous publications across the country. The lastest addition to the team is Mike Sullivan, formerly the competition's national editor and most recognized basketball expert.
Top Independent NFL Network
With no competition in this area, Scout.com signed all significant NFL related publishers from the original Rival Networks.