📰🏟️ Sanctioned
Plus: The wheel MVP…
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📰🏟️ Not fired?
LSU-Brian Kelly saga continues…
📰🏟️ On the move
MLB free agency is here…
📰🏟️ Battle of the Sexes
Plus: LIV Golf → LXXII Golf…
📰🏟️ NFL deadline deals
Plus: UFC betting scandal…
📰🏟️ Feeling Blue
Plus: Who’s hiring LSU’s coach?...
NBA
The curious case of generational basketball prospect Mohamed Dabone
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
How MLB’s new media rights deals could reshape baseball broadcasting
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
The NCAA could soon graduate to a new eligibility model
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 launches the most-comprehensive fan loyalty program to date
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
Sports streaming is reaching standing-room only
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 is back
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.