Sporticast: NBA All-Star Tech, NFL-XFL Partnership
On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including a recap of the…
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XFL Shifts From Heel Role to NFL Collaborator for Next Reboot
The leadership behind the XFL has seen bold innovations in football take hold, including overhead cameras, referees in microphones, and revised kickoff rules. But they…
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United Steelworkers Affiliates With Pro Football Players Advocacy Group
The United Football Players’ Association—a nonprofit that champions the interests of players who aren’t represented by the NFLPA—has scored a touchdown in the labor…
XFL Adds Executives From NFL, NBA as League Prepares for 2023 Restart
The XFL has appointed several members of its executive team as it prepares for its return in 2023. Longtime NFL executives Russ Brandon and Marc Ross are among nine…
Oliver Luck’s $24 Million XFL Lawsuit Advances Toward 2022 Trial
Much has changed since April 2020, when former XFL commissioner Oliver Luck sued Alpha Entertainment and its chairman and CEO, Vince McMahon, in a Connecticut federal…
XFL and CFL Talks End as U.S. League Delays Relaunch Until 2023
After announcing plans to explore a potential partnership in March, the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the XFL have ended talks without any formal plans. “Our talks…
Back in the USFL: Fox to Broadcast Revived 1980s Football League
The United States Football League—a 1980s gridiron experiment famous for Herschel Walker, Steve Young, Reggie White and, yes, Donald Trump—is being resurrected and will…
Oliver Luck’s XFL Suit Hinges on Line Between Legal, Business Advice
More than a year has passed since the XFL’s former parent company, Alpha Entertainment, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and former XFL commissioner Oliver Luck sued…
Vince McMahon Lawyers Claim Oliver Luck Flubbed Character Checks
It’s been nearly a year since XFL 2.0 suspended operations, laid off staff and declared bankruptcy as the coronavirus pandemic shut down sports. Yet the combative…
XFL Delays Relaunch Amid Exploratory Talks With Canadian League
The XFL, part-owned by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and business partner Dany Garcia, has entered into exploratory talks with the Canadian Football League (CFL) about how…
Oliver Luck Says XFL Fired Him for ‘Sinister Purpose’ in New Court Filing
A week after Vince McMahon’s Alpha Entertainment accused him of reckless conduct, Oliver Luck on Friday struck back. Attorneys for the former XFL commissioner filed a…
McMahon Claims Luck Shared XFL Info With NFL Agent Brother-in-Law
The $23.8 million legal fight between former XFL commissioner Oliver Luck and his onetime boss, WWE founder and Alpha Entertainment chairman Vince McMahon, expanded last…
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