Instant Information?

One of the great things about the internet is access to all kinds of information and the ability to do it quickly. This has revolutionized the sports world for the common fan. In the "old" days, the only sports coverage you got was in your local paper. And if you didn't live where the team of your interest was located, it was very difficult to get information about your team. With the advent of the internet, sports fans have that same access to quick information as other interenet users. You can be a fan of the Miami Dolphins living in Seattle and have no problems getting info on the Dolphins. College alumni who are displaced all over the country have immediate access to information about the old alma mater's upcoming game agains the arch rival. And therein lies the other interesting phenomenon in the sports world. In the past, fans pretty much only got local coverage of their own teams. Now, through the internet, it is possible to access information about upcoming opponents. Fans from all over can access the local paper of an opponent to learn about players, injuries and anything else. I am thinking about this today because there are preliminary news reports that Ben Rothliesberger, quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the defending Super Bowl champs, has been seriously injured in a motorcycle accident. But the articles on ESPN, etc. don't have much information. I thought I would be clever and go the local paper, but apparently, I'm not so clever. I can't even get the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to load. I guess NFL fans all over the country are trying to do the same thing and have crashed the servers. So, it's back to the old days...waiting for ESPN.com to get information.