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Jonathan Jones in Advanced Talks to Leave CBS for The Athletic
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (168+ words) Jones first joined CBS Sports in 2019 following stints at Sports Illustrated and the Charlotte Observer. NFL reporter Jonathan Jones is in advanced talks to leave CBS Sports for The Athletic, sources told Front Office Sports. A deal has not been…...
UFC Touts 34 M Global Audience for White House Event
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (229+ words) UFC set a series of viewership milestones with its Freedom 250 event. UFC said it reached an estimated 34 million people globally with its Freedom 250 event on the White House South Lawn on June 14, an undeniably historic number for the mixed-martial arts…...
UFC's Freedom 250 Draws 17 Million Viewers on Paramount+
1+ week, 5+ day ago (333+ words) The event, staged on the White House lawn on President Trump's 80th birthday, was available exclusively on Paramount+. Freedom 250, UFC's marquee event staged on the South Lawn of the White House on President Donald Trump's 80th birthday, drew 17 million viewers in the…...
White Says Never Again After White House Fight: "I Can't Afford It'
2+ week, 2+ day ago (462+ words) In the hours after UFC Freedom 250 ended, the mixed-martial arts promotion lauded the event's results, but vowed there will not be a repeat. WASHINGTON " In the overnight hours after the completion of UFC's audacious and controversial Freedom 250 event at the…...
UFC Pulls Off White House Event
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1138+ words) UFC's long-planned Freedom 250 finally arrived at the White House on Sunday night. The event proceeded despite weather concerns and a fresh controversy involving Eric Trump and announcer Daniel Cormier. WASHINGTON " With plenty of spectacle, tens of thousands of attending fans,…...
Eric Trump Accused of Seeking UFC Fight Intel, Calls It "Fake
2+ week, 2+ day ago (436+ words) UFC Freedom 250 saw a betting-related controversy involving the president's son unfold shortly before the fight card started. WASHINGTON " UFC Freedom 250 saw more controversy, even before the fighters took to the octagon, as mixed-martial arts announcer Daniel Cormier posted an exchange…...
UFC Freedom 250 Goes Off Despite Political and Weather Drama
2+ week, 2+ day ago (587+ words) There were more issues right up to the start of fighting, but UFC's "one-of-one" White House event happened." WASHINGTON " With plenty of spectacle, tens of thousands of attending fans, some narrowly averted weather threats, and U. S. President Donald Trump in attendance,…...
UFC's Audacious White House Play Comes Into View
2+ week, 3+ day ago (619+ words) After a choppy start to UFC's Freedom 250, the mixed-martial arts promotion saw bigger returns on Saturday. WASHINGTON " On the eve of UFC Freedom 250, UFC was able to avoid weather problems and began to realize the vision of its audacious and…...
Rain and Rants Take Over UFC Freedom 250 Press Conference
2+ week, 4+ day ago (530+ words) UFC is no stranger to hyperbole and strange occurrences. Friday's press conference to tout its Freedom 250 event featured plenty of both. WASHINGTON " UFC's Freedom 250 sustained its first notable disruption Friday as an evening thunderstorm postponed the start of a long-planned…...
UFC's White House Spectacle
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1297+ words) UFC's Freedom 250 event on the South Lawn of the White House is almost a reality. After roughly a year of planning, more than $60 million spent in development costs, and some legal drama, one of the most unique'but also potentially among…...