Technology performance company Gomez Benchmarks said Friday Aug. 26 that only one in 12 sports media websites can load pages in five seconds or less, disappointing millions of sports fans every time they use their smartphones to get news and buzz.
A division of Compuware Corporation, Gomez Benchmarks measured four carrier/device combinations — AT&T/iPhone, Sprint/HTC Hero, T-Mobile/HTC Dream and Verizon/Droid — against 12 popular sports media websites. While the website of the WWE averaged an acceptable 4.5 seconds per page, such media outlets as ESPN.com, NFL.com and CBS Sports.com were way too slow to satisfy sports fans.
See how your favorite fan sites did:
NHL.com — 8.3 seconds average response time
NBA.com — 10.68 second average response time
NASCAR.com — 13.16 second average response time
NBC Sports — 14.04 second average response time
ESPN.com — 14.06 second average response time
MLB.com – 14.33 second average response time
NFL.com — 14.93 second average response time
CBS Sports — 15.41 second average response time
About.com Sports — 20.11 second average response time