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Peacock’s wild-card game likely just the start of the NFL’s playoff streaming era

[ad_1] The only place a reverse happens in the NFL is on the field. The league rarely moves backward when it comes to increasing its media rights coffers. If you were to place a wager on whether Saturday’s first-ever exclusive, live-streamed NFL playoff game is going to be repeated in the future, you’d be wise…

After years of American growth, has F1’s U.S. fandom plateaued?

[ad_1] As Donny Osmond sang the opening notes of “Star-Spangled Banner,” wearing a Las Vegas Grand Prix letterman jacket, the Sphere illuminated red, white and blue against the night sky. Formula One was minutes away from its third race of the year in the United States, following Miami and Austin. As Osmond’s voice built to…

ESPN used fake names to secure Emmys for ‘College GameDay’ stars

[ad_1] In March 2023, Shelley Smith, who worked 26 years as an on-air reporter for ESPN, received a call from Stephanie Druley, then the network’s head of studio and event production. Druley said she wanted to talk about something “serious” that needed to stay between the two of them, Smith recalled. She then told Smith…

Why Manchester City are being sued by Superdry

[ad_1] Manchester City’s players wore modified training gear for their pre-match warm-up on Sunday following a High Court trademark infringement claim from fashion brand Superdry. It emerged last week that City are being sued for damages over the use of the words Super Dry — a type of beer sold by one of their main…

‘He’s our leader. He’s our therapist’: Curt Menefee is ‘Fox NFL Sunday’ host, unsung hero

[ad_1] LOS ANGELES — Terry Bradshaw spills a cup of coffee, but Curt Menefee doesn’t flinch. Menefee leans toward a tray not visible on television for some tissue to help clean up as Bradshaw continues to make a point about the Cincinnati Bengals. Howie Long helps with the cleanup, and Bradshaw keeps talking. Jimmy Johnson listens…

NCAA signs lucrative TV deal for championships, but women’s college hoops stays in bundle

[ad_1] The NCAA on Thursday said it had reached an eight-year agreement with ESPN worth $115 million annually to televise 40 college sports championships each year, including the marquee Division I women’s basketball tournament that many people within college sports had hoped would be primed for even bigger returns given a wave of recent popularity.…