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New Jersey's MetLife Stadium will host the final of the 2026 World Cup, set for stadiums across the United States, Mexico, and Canada. The 82,500 capacity MetLife Stadium hosted the Super Bowl in February 2014 and the final of the Copa America Centenario in 2016. The World Cup marks the first edition…

After slapping away a hand he thought belonged to a rival’s fan, Auburn basketballer Johni Broome realized he had to get right with God — aka actor Morgan Freeman, who memorably played the deity in the film Bruce Almighty. Broome tried to save a ball from going out of bounds in the second half of…

The usually taciturn former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick took out a full-page ad in Sunday's Boston Globe, thanking fans for supporting him for a reign that included six Super Bowl championships Belichick and the franchise parted ways in January after only making the playoffs once since…

Sports betting platform FanDuel will adjust its 2024 Super Bowl ad featuring Carl Weathers, who died at age 76 on Thursday. FanDuel is one of two sports betting sites planning to run an ad during the game. Prices for a spot run $6.5 million to $7 million and are sold out, according to reports…

Everyone watches the Super Bowl, but for media industry veterans it has come to be seen as an almost holy experience in a world of continuing atomization and linear decline. With ratings ebbing and business models crumbling, last year’s edition registered the largest audience of any TV event in…

MLB Network will look back at some of the signature baseball calls from Hall of Fame broadcaster Bob Costas in a new The Sounds of Baseball episode debuting Thursday, February 8th at 8 p.m. ET. Cohosted by MLB Network's Tom Verducci and Matt Vasgersian, the program will reflect on Costas' run…

Travis Kelce has confirmed he won’t accompany Taylor Swift at the Grammys as he needs to focus on the Super Bowl. In an interview, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end said he would not be at the music award show on Sunday where Swift is nominated for six awards. “I wish I could go support Taylor…

Google execs are actively considering an international expansion of pay-TV service YouTube TV, Chief Business Officer Philipp Schindler said during the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call. “It is something we are closely looking at,” Schindler said. “There’s nothing specific I have to add at this…

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid is weighing in on the Taylor Swift romance with tight end Travis Kelce. As the NFL boosted coverage of the romance every Sunday the “Anti-Hero” singer attended a game, Reid said that the extra attention has not affected the game. Related…

The Kansas City Chiefs are headed to another Super Bowl against the San Francisco 49ers. Deja vu, anyone? The Chiefs win over the Baltimore Ravens scored nearly 56M viewers on CBS, making it the most-watched AFC Championship game ever and breaking a record held by a Jets-Steelers matchup for more…

The CW and Range Sports have formed a partnership for strategy, sales and programming services for the network's original sports programming lineup. The teaming will see Range Sports develop and build new content and event franchises. It will encompass programs, branded content, property sales, media…

David Letterman is championing the media coverage that the romance between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce generates. In a post shared on social media, Letterman talked about the backlash from NFL fans upset at the attention Swift has been getting while attending the Kansas City Chiefs games to…