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Wednesday March 16, 2022 SHOWTIME Sports and Premier Boxing Champions revealed a lineup of nine boxing events that will span the first half of 2022 and featuring 21 undefeated fighters, along with two world championship unifications bouts one for all four world title belts and the coveted title of Undisputed Champion, and one for three […]

Friday February 25, 2022 Amid Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, UEFA will now move the 2022 UEFA Champions League out of Russia with the formal decision set to be announced today at an UEFA executive committee meeting, according to multiple reports. The men’s soccer game was originally slated to take pace on May 28 at Saint […]

  Thursday February 24, 2022 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. 7-Eleven and Rocket League locked in a deal that will include the game’s esports endeavors in addition to providing exclusive in-game 7-Eleven customization items and as well as a fan-designed real-life 7-Eleven car. To top it off, the […]

Wednesday February 23, 2022 US women national soccer team players landed an agreement with the US Soccer Federation that will end a six-year legal battle over equal pay and includes $24 million plus bonuses that match the men’s team. That figure includes a fund with $2 million to benefit players in their post-soccer careers and […]

Friday February 18, 2022 Seven-time NBA All-Star Tracy McGrady announced the launch of his nationwide basketball league, Ones Basketball Association. The league will feature a one-on-one seven-city qualifying tournament to identify the best players in the nation. The top three players from each city will advance to the OBA Finals in Las Vegas in July. […]

Monday February 14, 2022 A slate of first-time advertisers – bolstered by companies representing the financial technology and cryptocurrency industries – made their debuts at yesterday’s Super Bowl, with over a dozen rookie brands buying in. NBC Sports stated that some brands bought in at $7 million for a 30-second spot. Debuts included Rakuten Rewards, […]

Friday February 11, 2022 NBC Sports is leveraging star power for Super Gold Sunday, featuring Super Bowl LVI and the 2022 Winter Olympics this weekend, leveraging Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Halle Berry for the festivities. Johnson will star in NBC Sports’ opening tease for “Super Gold Sunday,” narrating the open for the 5p hour […]

  Thursday February 10, 2022 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. New digs for the NBA 2K League, which announced that Indianapolis has been selected as the host city for the upcoming season (the league’s fifth), which will blend remote and in-person games. Play begins March 23 with the […]

Monday February 7, 2022 America’s biggest betting event of them all is about to get even bigger as more states give the greenlight on sports wagering. With access at an all-time high, programming continues to evolve to feed new appetites as oddsmakers get into the content business and vice versa. Among the offerings this week […]

Thursday February 3, 2022 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. Who were the top leagues and circuits in 2021? Esports Charts revealed it viewership statistics for the period, leveraging numbers from the regular seasons of each respective league worldwide (not including China). With a commanding presence atop the charts, […]