`The Rock’ Has Former XFL Employees Yearning for Another Shot
A few hours after Dwayne Johnson, the sports and entertainment icon known as The Rock, was revealed as part of the group buying the XFL out of bankruptcy, some of the…
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Sports Emmys to Return After April Postponement and Industry Layoffs
The wife-and-husband team of Fox Sports' Lindsay Czarniak and NBC's Craig Melvin will host next week's Sports Emmy Awards. The two will emcee the event from their…
UConn is First Top-Tier Football School To Cancel Season Amid Pandemic
The University of Connecticut became the first top-tier college football team to cancel its season, citing health concerns and the opinions of its athletes. After seven…
XFL’s New Owners See Acquisition as “Relatively Cheap Option” Play
On Monday, Sportico EIC Scott Soshnick broke the news that Dany Garcia, Dwayne Johnson (aka 'The Rock') and RedBird Capital Partners had acquired substantially all of…
Can the Cal Golden Bears Survive A Season Without Football?
The financial situation for the Cal Golden Bears is about to go from bad to worse. One of the country’s largest and most successful athletic programs, Cal is also…
Disney and Fox See Declines, Hold Out Hope for Football
If the Walt Disney Co. is to bounce back from a pandemic-plagued third quarter, it's going to need college football's Power 5 conferences to stage a healthy and…
Esports Beer League Startup Targets Casual Gamers and Youth Rec Centers
Despite the attention paid to the Super Bowl and the FIFA World Cup, it is actually the participatory side of sports that make up a majority of the $500 billion…
Barclays Center Financials Show First Hint of Venues’ Pandemic Problems
It's no surprise sporting venues would face a revenue crunch due to the pandemic halting live events. Financials released by Brooklyn's Barclays Center Tuesday provide…
XFL Creditors Fight The Rock’s Bid, Saying Sale Was Rushed and Incomplete
"This isn't some no-name. This is Vince McMahon, maybe the most successful person in sports promotion. The guy's brilliant, and he's got money. I definitely thought I…
NIL Prep Slows as NCAA Contemplates the Fall Sports Season
With conferences altering fall slates, truncated schedules appearing, and the possibility of completely canceled seasons still looming, it's easy to see how far-reaching…
Vegas Golden Knights Owner Foley, Dodgers Investor Boehly Form New SPACs
Sports team owners are piling into the blank check rage. Vegas Golden Knights owner William Foley filed for a $1.2 billion special purpose acquisition company (SPAC)…
Defector Media, ‘The Matchup’ To Launch in “Unforgiving” Digital Media Environment
Defector Media and the Local Media Consortium (think: an alliance of local media outlets) announced their respective plans to enter a crowded digital sports media…
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