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WWE Touts WrestleMania 2024 as Its Most-Viewed Event Ever — Up 41% From 2023
Highlighted by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson wrestling and Cody Rhodes’ championship match, the annual culmination of the company’s storylines saw strong fan interest
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Ratings Record-Breaking NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Ends With South Carolina Win Over Caitlin Clark’s Iowa
Undefeated Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley thanks Clark for “lifting up our sport” in victory speech
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Jason Sudeikis Gifts Vintage UConn Jacket to WNBA Legends, Makes Them Fight For It | Video
The “Ted Lasso” star and Caitlin Clark superfan originally bought the jacket to wear to a game himself
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Women’s NCAA Championship Game Coach Endorses Trans Women Playing Basketball, Worries Statement Will Distract Her | Video
“Now the barnstorm of people are going to flood my timeline and be a distraction to me” on game day, Dawn Staley says
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How to Watch WrestleMania 2024: Where Is the Show Streaming? Plus, the Full Lineup
The show’s 40th edition, WrestleMania XL, will take place over two nights in Philadelphia
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ESPN’s Norby Williamson Exits After Nearly Four Decades
The executive, who has managed the network’s breaking news coverage and SportsCenter, joined in 1985
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LA Times Writer Apologizes for Sports Column Calling LSU Women’s Basketball Players ‘Dirty Debutantes’
“I have failed miserably in my choice of words,” Ben Bolch admitted of his NCAA Sweet 16 coverage
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WWE Ratings Up as Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Makes Extended Comeback
The crossover star has helped create a buzz that’s paid off in viewership ahead of this weekend’s WrestleMania
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Paramount Streaming Exec Domenic DiMeglio Explains How Paramount+ Capitalized on New Subs After Super Bowl
Office With a View: The CMO and head of data tells TheWrap how plans for the 2024 Super Bowl began an entire year before the big game
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YES Network, Fubo Strike Multiyear Carriage Agreement Ahead of New York Yankees Season Opener
The regional sports network’s coverage of the Yankees and Brooklyn Nets will be added to the sports streamer’s Pro base plan
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Dodgers Star Shohei Ohtani Says He Never Bet on Baseball, Didn’t Pay Off Translator’s $4.5 Million Debt | Video
The Japanese player shares the moment he realized something was wrong, despite the fact he “didn’t have a translator on my side”
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LA Dodgers Fire Shohei Ohtani Interpreter After MLB Star’s Allegations of ‘Massive’ $4.5 Million Theft
“I dug myself a hole and it kept on getting bigger,” Ippei Mizuhara said of his gambling debts
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UFC Owner Reaches $335 Million Antitrust Settlement With Fighters
The company, part of Endeavor’s TKO Group, has been fighting class action lawsuits from its talent for the past decade
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Bellator MMA Championship Locks US Streaming Rights at Max
Paramount sold the mixed martial arts promotion last year following the shuttering of Showtime Sports
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ESPN Scores 6-Year, $7.8 Billion Media Rights Extension for College Football Playoff
The agreement locks in the CFP’s exclusive home through the 2031-2032 season