Sports TV fees — Cable refunds must wait for negotiations involving leagues and broadcasters. Jon Brodkin - Apr 10, 2020 6:25 pm UTC Getty Images | DonNicholsCable-TV companies are still charging customers for sports channels even as the coronavirus pandemic forces the suspension of all major sports leagues. The continued charges include Regional Sports Network…
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Eastern Sports and Western Bodies: The “Indian Club” in the United States, Hacker News
Although largely forgotten today, exercise by club swinging was all the rage in the 19th century. Daniel Elkind explores the rise of the phenomenon in the US, and how such efforts to keep trim and build muscle were inextricably entwined with the history of colonialism, immigration, and capitalist culture. PublishedApril 1, 2020Diagram from Sim D.…
Read More »Barstool Sports sells to Penn National Gaming in a $ 450 million deal, Recode
A media company has become a sports betting company: The owner of Barstool Sports has agreed to sell the popular and controversial digital sports publisher to Penn National Gaming, a regional gambling operator. The deal values Barstool, which has its roots as a rowdy Boston sports blog founded in 2003, at an eye-popping $450 million.…
Read More »Barstool Sports sells to Penn National in a $ 450 million deal, Recode
A media company has become a sports betting company: The owner of Barstool Sports has agreed to sell the popular and controversial digital sports publisher to Penn National Gaming, a regional gambling operator. The deal values Barstool, which has its roots as a rowdy Boston sports blog founded in 2003, at an eye-popping $450 million.…
Read More »A look ahead to the 2020 IMSA sports car season, Ars Technica
Anything before or after is just waiting — The season kicks off on January 25 with the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Jonathan M. Gitlin - Jan 12, 2020 1:30 pm UTC 2019 was the year that Mazda Motorsport finally saw victory with the RT24-P. The car lost none of its speed in the offseason and…
Read More »Jurgen Klopp 'resigned to losing Adam Lallana' – Sports Mole, Sportsmole.co.uk
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is resigned to losing Adam Lallana on a free at the end of the season, according to a report. Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is reportedly resigned to Adam Lallana leaving the European Cup holders on a free transfer at the end of the 2019-20 campaign. The attacking midfielder will see his…
Read More »Esports gamers experience same stressors as pro athletes, study finds, Ars Technica
Under pressure — Researchers interviewed seven elite players of Counter-Strike Global Offensive. Jennifer Ouellette - Nov 19, 2019 5:56 pm UTC Enlarge / A new study by researchers at the University of Chichester in England found that esports players who compete in major tournaments face the same level of stress as pro-athletes.ESL/University of ChichesterProfessional athletes…
Read More »Sports Illustrated’s new bosses defend why they bought a brand and not a company, Recode
“We bought the brand Sports Illustrated; we didn’t buy the company,” Maven Media founder and CEO James Heckman told the Code Media audience in Los Angeles about the company’s highly controversial purchase and restructuring of the venerated sports publication earlier this year. He also didn’t buy Sports Illustrated’s business model, which consisted of paying a…
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