[neebz]

It's a bit strange but for me Google's biggest pull is live scores.

I follow cricket, tennis and football. And all the dedicated websites are heavy and slow (cricinfo, espn etc). Google scores are quick to load and update even before the rest.

[darkerside]

Posted the same elsewhere. I've been able to change my own behavior to look for sports reporting elsewhere. Agreed Google has done an excellent job of it.

[truebosko]

Hah, was thinking the same. There really is an opportunity to build a site out of this need. Not revolutionary, but a niche one can own