My man — and 1st round winner in the blog name tourney — Hugging Harold Reynolds is hosting a killer conference in NYC called “Blogs With Balls“.

What is it? It’s a veritable who’s who of sports blogdom, including speakers like Jeff Pearlman from SI, Jimmy Traina from SI.com, AJ Daulerio from Deadspin and many others.

What will it cover? “Blogs With Balls is a series of regional social sports blogger and new media gatherings featuring speakers and panelists specifically focused on sports fans, writers, sites, teams, athletes and companies; and their ability to maximize new media outlets for promotion and advancement.”

You can get discounted tix — while they last — at blogswithballs.eventbrite.com.