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NFL Boosts Streaming to Score 41% September Viewership Share
Prime Video saw a 12% bump in viewership during the month to a platform best of 3.6%, driven largely by “Thursday Night Football,” according to Nielsen
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Oregon-Ohio State Scores Biggest Primetime Big Ten Game Audience Since 2008 With 10.2 Million Viewers
The Saturday night matchup peaked at a viewership of 13.4 million during its dramatic final moments
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‘Celebrity Wheel of Fortune,’ ‘Scamanda’ Docuseries, ‘Press Your Luck’ Delayed to 2025 on ABC
The schedule shift comes as the network adds six simulcast NFL games to its fall schedule
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Soccer Legend Megan Rapinoe Says Surge in Women’s Sports Is Still Met With Resistance: ‘The Goalpost Is Moving’ | Video
TheGrill 2024: Rapinoe, Sue Bird and Nastia Liukin talk translating their on-the-field success to building a more “balanced” media ecosystem for female athletes
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Prince Harry’s Netflix ‘POLO’ Docuseries Wants to Be ‘Drive to Survive’ on Horseback
The program is one of two that the estranged royal’s Archewell Productions is set to release this year
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Jock Talk: NFL YouTubers Score Big Views and Big Bucks
“All of a sudden, sports reporting went from a modest, middle-class job” to something “you can actually make a lot of money talking about,” YouTuber Grant Cohn says
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Warner Bros. Discovery Strikes Multi-Year Renewal With All Elite Wrestling
U.S. Networks chairman Kathleen Finch tells TheWrap that AEW will help bolster its sports portfolio heading into carriage negotiations
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Whoa! Keanu Reeves to Compete in Legit 150-MPH Race Car at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The “Speed” star will drive the No. 92 car in two Toyota Gazoo Racing GR Cup series events this weekend
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Defamation Case Against Jake Paul Allowed to Go Forward Over Boxing Match Bribery Claims
The boxer/social media star’s court hearing is now set for a month before his November bout with Mike Tyson
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Pete Rose, Baseball Legend Marred by Gambling Scandal, Dies at 83
The three-time World Series champion was permanently banned from the Hall of Fame after it was discovered he’d bet on the sport as a player/manager
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Kamala Harris to Troll Trump During Bama Game With Airborne Banner Mocking Him Over 2nd Debate Dodge
A small plane towing the message “Trump’s Punting on a 2nd Debate.” will fly over the Alabama-Georgia football match up
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Magic Johnson, Billie Jean King and Steve Kerr Co-Chair ‘Athletes for Harris’ Campaign
Ten all-star athletes teamed up to co-chair the latest Harris-Walz campaign push, with 15 additional NFL Hall of Famers endorsing the vice president
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‘Mr. McMahon’: 12 Biggest Revelations From the Netflix Wrestling Docuseries
WWE promoter Vince McMahon gives his perspective in this six-part series covering his career and numerous scandals
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LA28 Olympics Head of HR Resigns on Heels of Chief Legal Officer | Exclusive
Kristina Guillen’s departure comes amid Los Angeles 2028 Olympics Committee chairman Casey Wasserman’s scandal over extramarital affairs
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Vince McMahon Accuser Janel Grant’s Lawyer Says Netflix Doc ‘Only Scratches the Surface of His Criminal Behavior’
The former WWE employee’s attorney released a statement Wednesday after suing the pro wrestling titan earlier this year
 














