📰🏟️ For all the marbles
Plus: NFL’s secret plan to boost viewership…
Plus: NFL’s secret plan to boost viewership…
Plus: RedZone’s new commercial push…
Plus: CFB coaching carousel continues…
Plus: Amazon’s Black Friday sports bonanza…
Major CBB tourney in full swing...
Plus: NBA stars have an injury problem…
Plus: Controversial CFP rankings…
The new NBA cheat code…
Plus: The wheel MVP…
LSU-Brian Kelly saga continues…
MLB free agency is here…
Plus: LIV Golf → LXXII Golf…
Plus: UFC betting scandal…
Plus: Who’s hiring LSU’s coach?...
NBA
Mohamed Dabone is quickly becoming one of the most hyped young basketball prospects in history—one that many say could even challenge King James for his seat on Dabone da throne.
MLB
Major League Baseball is shaking up its broadcast game. New media rights deals with NBCUniversal, Netflix, and ESPN will boost league revenue and reshape how fans watch baseball—just as MLB positions itself for a blockbuster round of negotiations in 2028.
Business of Sports
Fetch the NCAA’s lawyers some throat lozenges—they must be hoarse from constantly yelling “I object.” Eastern Michigan offensive lineman Blake Bustard, whom the NCAA deemed ineligible for this upcoming season, beat the organization in court last week to earn another year of playing time, marking the latest legal
Media & Broadcasting
Fanatics is leveling up fandom. Its new Fanatics One program rewards users across merch, cards, and betting with perks like athlete meetups, exclusive memorabilia, and Super Bowl invites.
Media & Broadcasting
ESPN and Fox are both launching major new streaming services on August 21. Here's how their offerings stack up—and what it means for fans, subscriptions, and the future of live sports.
Media & Broadcasting
ESPN8: The Ocho returns this week with four days of gloriously strange competitions—from slippery stair races to underwater chess. What started as a Dodgeball movie joke is now serious fun.
College Sports
The most sweeping college sports legislation in years—the SCORE Act—could upend NIL rules, athlete rights, and the NCAA’s legal standing. Here's what it means and why the debate is heating up.
MLB
A new trend is shaking up baseball: bobblehead giveaways. MLB teams are seeing massive spikes in attendance on promo nights, with some games selling out entirely. From minor league boosts to Dodgers-scale sellouts, it turns out a collectible doll can still pack a ballpark.
NFL
Winter is coming…and so are unsigned NFL rookies. With 30 of 32 second-rounders still without contracts, the issue of guaranteed money has sparked a modern-day standoff. Here's why the logjam is happening—and who might break first.
Fan Culture
A bipartisan push is mounting to reverse a new tax law provision that limits gambling loss deductions — and could gut sports betting in the US. Pros and casuals alike say the law makes betting untenable, pushing more bets offshore.