Sports
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Roll the Tape: NCAA Basketball Falls Victim to TV Sports’ Interminable Call Reviews
College hoops’ top showcase irritated fans by dragging out games as officials stop the action to review every close play
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News Corp. Closes $2.1 Billion Foxtel Sale to DAZN Group
The Dow Jones and Wall Street Journal owner will take a 6% stake in the U.K.-based sports streamer as part of the deal
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Zack Snyder Partners With UFC, Turki Alalshikh for New Film ‘Brawler’
The director re-teams with “Rebel Moon” writers Kurt Johnstad and Shay Hatten for the sports movie
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ESPN Ending LA-Based ‘SportsCenter,’ Asks Employees to Relocate to Connecticut
The move will impact 35, or 13%, of the 229 employees in the sports network’s West Coast production center
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Patrick Whitesell’s New Media Company Takes Minority Stake in Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions
The Silver Lake-backed venture’s first investment comes after the private equity firm closed its deal to take Endeavor Group Holdings private
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Most Americans Don’t Care if Sports Are Included in Streaming Packages, Survey Finds
Only 14% of respondents said they are willing to pay for multiple services to watch sports, Looper Insights reports
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Hallmark Sets 2nd NFL Countdown to Christmas Movie With ‘Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story’
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin announced the new film, which follows in the footsteps of 2024’s “Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story”
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Charles Barkley, Mike Tyson and More Remember George Foreman: ‘It Hurts A Lot’ | Video
“His contribution to boxing and beyond will never be forgotten,” Mike Tyson writes on X
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George Foreman, Record-Breaking Heavyweight Boxing Champ and Grill Entrepreneur, Dies at 76
The boxer’s Foreman Grills have sold more than 100 million units since launching in 1994
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Jimmy Fallon Says March Madness 2025 Is Different Because a Flipped Car Could Just Be People Protesting Elon Musk | Video
The “Tonight Show” host also imagines jokey signs for Yale fans in the tournament
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Tracy Morgan Says Food Poisoning to Blame for Vomiting at Knicks Game
“The Knicks are now 1-0 when I throw up on the court, so maybe I’ll have to break it out again in the playoffs,” the basketball fan jokes
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Tracy Morgan Leaves Knicks Game in Wheelchair After Vomiting on Court | Video
The game was delayed for several minutes
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Comcast Strikes $3 Billion Deal to Extend Olympics Rights Through 2036
The pact also includes a new partnership that will see the parties collaborate on technical infrastructure and advertising support of the games
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Stephen A. Smith Says Courtside Confrontation With LeBron James Was NSFW | Video
The ESPN star says he “can not repeat the words” James told him “because they ain’t suited for FCC airwaves”