Sports
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Max Verstappen Says F1’s Focus on the ‘Actual Sport’ – Not ‘Drive to Survive’ – Will Eventually ‘Decide if I Stay or Not’
The Dutch Formula One champion has grown “weary” of the white-hot motorsport’s marketing blitz
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Netflix’s USWNT Doc ‘Under Pressure: The US Women’s World Cup Team’ Sets Premiere Date | Exclusive
The four-part docuseries peeks behind the curtain at the most-decorated team in soccer history
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‘American Sports Story’: Ryan Murphy Taps ‘West Side Story’ Breakout Josh Andrés Rivera to Star as Aaron Hernandez
The actor has a major role in the new “Hunger Games” prequel, “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes”
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Bobby Knight, Hall of Fame Basketball Coach, Dies at 83
He led the Hoosiers to three national championships
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Glenn Youngkin Calls Foul on Gavin Newsom’s Clumsy Basketball Tumble in China: ‘That Was a Charge!’ (Video)
The Virginia governor and former Rice University forward also tells “Clay & Buck” that he’s “fired” Eventbrite for its treatment of Riley Gaines
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Morgan Freeman, Kansas City Chiefs Fan, Weighs in on Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce: ‘I Don’t Think About Them at All’ (Video)
The Oscar-winning actor appears dumbfounded that “CBS Mornings” anchor Gayle King even asked about them
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Mary Lou Retton Discharged From Hospital
“Mom is HOME & in recovery mode,” the Olympic gold medalist’s daughter writes
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ESPN Is a Disney Crown Jewel, but Its Financials Demand ‘Drastic Pivot’ to Direct-to-Consumer | Analysis
The sports network generated $1.89 billion operating profit in the first 9 months of fiscal 2023, but cord-cutting and escalating costs for sports rights are weighing on growth
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Disney Reports 20% Profit Drop From Sports Division in 2023
During the first 3 quarters, earnings declined to $1.48 billion largely due to operating losses at Star India sports
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Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes Invest in Formula 1 Racing Team Alpine
Other new investors include Rory McIlroy, Anthony Joshua and Trent Alexander-Arnold
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Olympic Legend Mary Lou Retton Hospitalized With Rare Pneumonia
The former gymnast’s daughter says she is uninsured and “fighting for her life” in ICU
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Barry Melrose Retires From ESPN After Parkinson’s Diagnosis
“It’s now time to hang up my skates and focus on my health, my family, including my supportive wife Cindy, and whatever comes next,” the longtime NHL analyst and former coach and player says
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Soccer Star Lionel Messi’s Starring In a New Animated Series: ‘Messi and the Giants’ (Video)
The show centers on a 12-year-old football-playing Leo “traveling throughout a video game on a quest to go home”
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Dick Butkus, Hall of Fame NFL Linebacker and Character Actor, Dies at 80
“Dick was the ultimate Bear,” team chairman George H. McCaskey says of Butkus, who also appeared in films including “Any Given Sunday” and “The Last Boy Scout”
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Tiger Woods’ TGL Golf League Picked Up by ESPN
The project from Woods, Rory McIlroy, and NBC veteran Mike McCarley’s TMRW Sports Launches in January
