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The most hyped sporting events of the year are the Super Bowl and March Madness, but the NHL wants to know why can’t the Stanley Cup Playoffs be one? It can, or at least they are trying.

It’s that wonderful time of year again that all NFL fans, pundits, and experts love to speculate on. For fans, the draft presents a glimmer of hope with each draft pick—a potential Pro-Bowl player that will put the franchise on their back win their team a championship. With social media, fans can voice their feedback on their respective teams’ picks.

As the world becomes more connected via Facebook, Twitter, and other social networking platforms, the biggest names, teams, and events in sports become increasingly accessible. Soccer (or football as it is known to the rest of the world) is slowly rising up out of the ashes of insignificance into the American spotlight.

Ready for another crazy spring that is jam packed with bracket busters, upsets, and rivalries? Fans better be, because the tournament is more accessible than ever, and the NCAA is going truly mad by live streaming all action on the March Madness Live App. Want more bracketology? Don’t worry … there’s no shortage of help for 2012.

Jeremy Lin has played in only a handful of games for the New York Knicks this season but his impact has been absolutely stunning, as the 6′ 3″ point guard has turned the New York Knicks into playoff contenders in only one week. The undrafted player from Harvard has Madison Square Garden rocking every night and everybody talking about #Linsanity!

There’s a famous idiom out there—”better late than never”—which is how we feel about staring into the crystal ball for 2012. As much as we would have liked to share this ebook earlier with our readers, sometimes other priorities take precedence over thought leadership.

We’ve gone infographic happy for Super Bowl XLVI today so why not one more? The data below from Nielsen and NM Incite reveals some interesting trends related to the New York Giants and New England Patriots. urprisingly, the statistic that stands out the most is that the Patriots have a larger unique to their team website.

Tonight’s Super Bowl XLVI is all about the athleticism and skills that will be put to the test in various individual match-ups on Lucas Oil Field, but what about head to head match-ups in the social media world? The following infographic from ZoomSphere answers that exact question.

A recent survey from Velti offers some useful trends for tonight’s Super Bowl XLVI between the New England Partiots and New York Giants. The infographic, which was created through a study commissioned by Velti and conducted online by Harris Interactive, collects data from 1,428 U.S. adults who have mobile devies and plan to watch the Super Bowl.

Happy Monday #SoMash readers! Here’s what we’ve got for you this week: Facebook unveils Timeline for all users, 76ers fans start mascot Twitter handles and Google+ Hangouts’ new features. We hope you enjoy the start of your holiday season (and vacation days)!