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U.S., WBC Heavyweights Advance With Big TV Weekend Looming
3+ hour, 51+ min ago (400+ words) The World Baseball Classic is already generating unprecedented viewership, with figures set to rise even further as the tournament moves to the knockout stage." The World Baseball Classic quarterfinal field is now set, and not only did the U.S. survive and…...
UFC Sets White House Fight Card Despite Expected Loss
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (299+ words) Even with late drama in settling the fight card and a guaranteed financial loss to come, UFC still sees its upcoming White House event as a can't-miss opportunity." More than eight months after it was first discussed publicly, with plenty…...
The Tattoo That Marks Membership in Sport’s Most Exclusive Club
1+ week, 2+ day ago (554+ words) The Olympic rings tattoo is a hard-won badge of honor, no gold medal required. Heading into the Milan Cortina Games, Anthony Ponomarenko knew he wanted to mark his Olympic debut permanently. The American ice dancer had watched his friends return…...
Penn State's Gavin McKenna Dodges Felony Assault Charge
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (401+ words) McKenna, a top 2026 NHL draft prospect, won't face a felony charge after the district attorney reviewed video footage. Penn State hockey player and top NHL prospect Gavin McKenna is no longer facing a felony assault charge for allegedly punching a…...
Even With Bediako Win, a New Precedent Could Still Be Far Off
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (432+ words) While the judge's ruling will likely make history, it won't definitively answer the eligibility question, legal experts tell FOS. On Friday, Alabama state judge Daniel Pruet heard arguments about whether to grant Alabama men's basketball player Charles Bediako more eligibility…...
UFC Defends Ad-Heavy Paramount+ Debut
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (394+ words) The first event on Paramount+ featured ads during fighter walkouts. UFC's first event on Paramount+ saw an average of nearly five million tune in throughout the main card. Those fans witnessed some action-packed fights, including the main event between Paddy…...
Boxing Reform Bill Backed by Zuffa Advances in House Vote
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (201+ words) A bill to reform professional boxing in the U.S. has moved a key step closer to reality after a House committee vote." As political division grows further in Washington, there is at least one issue with clear bipartisan support: reforming professional…...
Paramount’s Sports Spending Isn’t Helping Its Warner Bros. Pursuit
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (475+ words) Experts say claims that it's the main reason WBD rejected Paramount are a smokescreen. Paramount wants Warner Bros. Discovery and isn't going away without a fight. But WBD says Paramount's recent splurge on sports rights undercuts its efforts to buy…...
Vice Sports ‘Don’t Call It a Comeback’ Coming to Vice TV
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (203+ words) NEW YORK " Vice TV, home of Vice Sports, today announced the new eight-episode docuseries Don't Call It a Comeback, which dives into the most memorable come-from-behind victories in sports history. Hosted by Noah Eagle, and coproduced by Front Office Sports…...
Dana White on New UFC Deal: 'Huge"
7+ mon, 1+ day ago (1500+ words) UFC's new $7.7 billion rights deal with Paramount changes the fight promotion's longtime paradigm, bringing all fights to the same platform without a pay-per-view fee. UFC president Dana White told FOS why he chose Paramount and what's behind the shift. "Eric…...