Sports
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ESPN Launches 2 All-Female ‘SportsCenter’ Takeovers to Spotlight Coverage of Women’s Sports
Elle Duncan and Nicole Briscoe will serve as anchor in the 11 p.m. slots Thursday and Aug. 11
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Comcast President Dismisses ESPN Strategic Partnership With Disney: ‘Very Improbable’
“I would put aside the idea that there’s anything inorganic that is likely to happen around ESPN in particular,” Mike Cavanagh told Wall Street analysts Thursday
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Travis Kelce Heartbroken After He Was Unable to Give Taylor Swift the Friendship Bracelet He Made Her (Video)
The NFL star may or may not have put his number on the bracelet”
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ESPN’s Shaka Hislop ‘Doing Fine’ After Collapsing on Live TV (Video)
“I think he’s a little embarrassed about it all… Not a man who likes people to make a fuss of him,” commentator Dan Thomas says
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How to Watch the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: Is It Streaming?
The USWNT will take on Vietnam in their first match
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From Muhammad Ali to Billie Jean King, Sports Dramas Feel at Home on Stage
Recent runs of “Fetch Clay, Make Man,” “Love All,” “King James” and more show that the larger-than-life theatricality of sports world legends is ripe for adaptation — at times to mixed results
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USWNT Docuseries From Upcoming World Cup Set for Netflix
The multi-episode series will spotlight the soccer team’s star players and premiere on the streamer this fall
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Patrick Mahomes, Skier Mikaela Shiffrin Win Athlete of the Year Awards at 2023 ESPYs
LSU women’s basketball star Angel Reese won Best Breakthrough Athlete
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Fox Sports Films, Religion of Sports Strike Multiyear Content Deal
The first film under the pact, “Baseball’s Greatest Moments With the Kid Mero: The MLB All-Star Game,” premieres Monday on FS1
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New York Times Disbands Sports Department, Will Rely on The Athletic for Coverage
The 35 journalists and editors will transition to other desks around the newsroom
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Megan Rapinoe to Retire From Professional Soccer After 2023 Women’s World Cup
“I never could have imagined the ways in which soccer would shape & change my life forever,” Rapinoe says
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Britney Spears-Victor Wembanyama Video Pokes Holes in Both Stars’ Accounts of Security Scuffle
The pop star can be heard speaking in a British accent in the video
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Reactions to the Britney Spears-Victor Wembanyama Situation Range From ‘Disgusted’ to Amused
The pop singer is still waiting for an apology after being knocked down by the San Antonio Spurs player’s bodyguard
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Britney Spears Says a Group of Fans Is No Excuse for Victor Wembanyama Incident in Vegas: ‘I Get Swarmed by People All the Time’
“I have yet to get a public apology from the player, his security or their organization,” she says. “I hope they will”
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Dan Abrams Mocks ‘Woke’ ESPN Purge Theories, Says Network Fired 20 Hosts After It Overspent on ‘2nd-Tier’ College Football (Video)
“ESPN has become a lightning rod for some conservatives,” the News Nation anchor says – but they’re ignoring big “expensive facts”
