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ESPN offers up a season long look at college football history and culture. (Image: ESPN)

(Review) College Football 150: The American Game on ESPN

Halfway through what ESPN is calling “a year-long, multi-platform storytelling experience,” there are some things to be learned from College Football 150: The American Game. This multi-layered series marks ESPN’s celebration and exploration of 150 years of college football. “The American Game” is an 11-episode documentary series focusing on college […]

Flutter Entertainment plans to buy The Stars Group, creating a mega sportsbook  entity (Image: Flutter Entertainment)

Flutter Buys Stars, Creating US Sportsbook Powerhouse

Flutter Entertainment, formerly known as Paddy Power Betfair, has agreed to buy The Stars Group in a $6 billion deal. The acquisition, announced on Oct. 2, will effectively combine Flutter’s US bookmakers, FanDuel and Betfair, with the media power of FOX Sports. Overall, the deal will create the largest online […]

Late in the third set, Coco Gauff finally realizes the second round match against Timea Babos is hers. (Photo: AP?Charles Krupa)

US Open Coco-Mania: Gauff Beats Babos, Next Up McCoco Doubles

Cori “Coco” Gauff had fans on the edges of their Louis Armstrong Stadium seats on Thursday for her 6-2, 6-4,6-4 win over Timea Babos. But before her third-round singles match against No. 1 ranked Naomi Osaka, Gauff will team up with Caty McNally for her first round of US Open […]

Call Me Coco: ESPN, New Balance Rooting For Coco Gauff in US Open

Call Me Coco: ESPN, New Balance Rooting For Coco Gauff in US Open

Among her growing fan base, Coco Gauff has both ESPN and New Balance rooting for her. But that won’t necessarily lessen the pressure for the 15-year-old as she heads into the US Open. Cori (aka Coco) Gauff is a long shot in the US Open. Ranked 141 in women’s tennis […]

Redskins To Offer Free Gambling Option During Preseason Telecasts

Redskins To Offer Free Gambling Option During Preseason Telecasts

Washington Redskins fans will get a chance to win cash without risking a nickel during the team’s four preseason games. In the latest integration of betting technology with a major sports league, NBC Sports Washington will offer in-game wagering as an experiment in preparation for eventual real-time sports telecast betting. […]

NWSL Signs Deal with ESPN for 2019 Season (Image: Courtesy of NWSL)

NWSL Strikes Deal with ESPN for More Women’s Soccer on TV

The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) on Thursday unveiled a deal with ESPN to broadcast the remainder of its 2019 season. The NWSL had been without a broadcast partner since the premature termination of its contract with A&E Networks back in February. Under the agreement, ESPN will broadcast the National […]

Crew builds set for 2019 NFL Draft Show

NFL Network Cuts Shows to Pay for Year-Long Centennial Bash

Deion Sanders’ show “21 & Prime” is a casualty of a NFL Network budget cut. Four other shows also will be sacrificed as the NFL redirects funds to mark the league’s 100th anniversary. Other shows on the NFL Network’s chopping block include “Mic’d Up,” “Power Rankings,” “Pick’em” and “Playbook.” The […]

Mike Tirico and Danica Patrick led NBC's pre-race coverage of the Indy 500. (Image: Forbes)

NBC Scores Come-From-Behind Victory with Indy 500 Coverage

NBC’s inaugural airing of the Indy 500 reversed a years-long ratings slump, fueling growth expectations for both IndyCar racing and motorsports betting. Starting in the pole position, Simon Pagenaud was one of the favorites going into the 103rd running of the Indy 500. NBC, however, was expected to have an […]