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WWE, ESPN begin new deal with Wrestlepalooza
WWE on Saturday hosts its inaugural Wrestlepalooza card at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, and the event “marks the first roll of a major streaming gamble by ESPN and WWE.” The company as part of its $1.6B deal with ESPN is formally moving its “monthly premium live events from NBC’s Peacock t...
Premier League fan festival set for K.C. visit
The “Premier League Mornings Live” Fan Fest, a collaboration between the Premier League and NBC Sports, will arrive in Kansas City for Saturday and Sunday. The show will feature live coverage of 10 Premier League matches across USA Network, Peacock, Telemundo and Universo. The festival will take pla...
New WNBA playoff format delivers excitement, boosts competitiveness in opening round
The WNBA’s new 1-1-1 playoff format in the best-of-three first round is “delivering the excitement, high stakes and extra basketball the league intended by giving every team at least one home game,” with three of the four series reaching Game 3, according to Cassandra Negley of YAHOO SPORTS. The swi...
Ryder Cup exceeds goals for $10,000-per day ‘Metro Club’ pass
The PGA of America exceeded its goals for its $10,000-per day premium hospitality option nearly a month before the Ryder Cup begins at Bethpage Black. The program, dubbed the “Metro Club,” gives buyers access to the clubhouse, preferred first-tee viewing, black car service from the city, all-inclusi...
Laver Cup ready to go at Chase Center as Bay Area aims to revive tennis
The Laver Cup begins Friday at Chase Center and will transform the arena into a “global tennis hub for three days,” leaving the Bay Area tennis community to “reflect on its rich history and wonder about its barren present and murky future,” according to Ron Kroichick of the S.F. CHRONICLE. S.F. was ...
Report: Adele approached for Super Bowl halftime
Singer Adele “has been approached” about playing the Super Bowl LX halftime show, but she has “not been booked to play the gig,” according to sources. There has been buzz halftime candidates also include Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus. Adele’s fiancé Rich Paul is one of sports’ biggest agents, and the...
Laver Cup set for sell-out crowds at Chase Center
The 2025 edition of the Laver Cup -- the self-proclaimed Ryder Cup of tennis and a joint initiative between Roger Federer’s Team8 agency, Tennis Australia, the USTA and Jorge Paulo Lemann -- begins today at S.F.’s Chase Center, the third time the event has come to the U.S. and first time since 2021 ...
IMG x RedBird Summit dives into evolving fan strategies
The IMG x RedBird Summit continued yesterday at Soho Farmhouse in the Cotswolds, U.K., with panels exploring the evolving fan engagement strategies across sports and entertainment. On growing fandom, YouTube Global Head of Media & Sports Justin Connolly said, “There’s so much potential to do so ...
Wembley Stadium to host CFB game in 2026
London’s Wembley Stadium will host a football game between Arizona State and the Univ. of Kansas next year on Sept. 19 as part of a “multi-year deal for an event called the Union Jack Classic,” according to Scott Hamilton of the Charleston POST & COURIER. This marks college football’s “first maj...
St. John’s Univ. increases schedule to 13 games at MSG
St. John’s Univ. men’s basketball “will play 13 games at MSG” this season, which is the university’s “most in a season in the building’s current location” since 1968, according to Zach Braziller of the N.Y. POST. Nine of 10 conference games will be played at MSG. The two years before coach Rick Piti...
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What we do know is that the state is looking to leverage a treasured asset in the state of Connecticut, that being Connecticut’s pension fund. We think it is an unprecedented move. We think it deserves answers to our questions, and so we are calling on the governor to be transparent with what this proposal looks like and what has actually been submitted to the WNBA.-- Connecticut House Republican Leader Vincent Candelora, on wanting transparency in regard to the state's bid to keep the WNBA's Sun from relocating.
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