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Mark ‘Rollerball’ Rocco, Former WWE Junior Heavyweight Champion, Dies at 69
The original masked Black Tiger made a name for himself in New Japan Pro Wrestling
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Ratings: NBA on ABC Bounces Over a Bunch of Reruns – and 2 Imported Premieres on The CW
The CW brings “Fridge Wars” down from Canada and “Taskmaster” over from Britain
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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Dany Garcia and RedBird Capital Partners Buy the XFL for $15 Million
Former WWF/WWE Superstar now owns old boss Vince McMahon’s NFL competitor
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UFC’s Trevin Giles’ Fainting Spell Before Bout Caused by ‘Heart Irregularities’
Scheduled middleweight fight between Giles and Kevin Holland was canceled Saturday night when Giles fainted as they were about to walk out
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Former Deadspin Staffers Report Over 10,000 First-Day Subscriptions for New Site Defector
Defector columnist Drew Magary tells TheWrap the response to the new site’s launch has been “genuinely overwhelming”
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Former Deadspin Staffers Launch New Website Called Defector
The site is made “without access, without favor, without discretion and without interference,” according to its new landing page
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‘Last Chance U’ Director on When They Decided to Ditch Football – and the Big Risk With Basketball
Plus: How does Greg Whiteley think his final “Last Chance U” football team stacks up against the previous ones?
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Rich Paul Appointed to UTA Board of Directors
The talent agency acquired a stake in Paul’s Klutch Sports, home to LeBron James, last year
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MLB Scraps 2 Games Amid Coronavirus Spread Just 5 Days Into Season
At least 14 people with the Miami Marlins have tested positive for the disease in recent days
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Trump Cancels Plan to Throw Opening Pitch at Yankees Game
President was set to appear at game on Aug. 15
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Tom Hanks Hawks Hot Dogs in Virtual Major League Baseball Games
The Oakland Athletics have recorded the Oscar winner’s voice, which will be piped into at-home games
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NBA Will Put Real Fans in Fake Seats for Season Restart
Around 300 virtual spectators will be “present” inside the Orlando bubble each game
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Fox Sports to Put ‘Virtual Fans’ in the Stands for MLB Games (Video)
Fake crowd comes from Silver Spoon Animation and SMT using Pixatope software
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‘Cheer’ Director Greg Whiteley on How Coronavirus ‘Complicated’ a Season 2 Renewal
“We’re still trying to figure that out,” he tells TheWrap of Netflix show’s future
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Remote Studio or Life Inside a Bubble: How to Broadcast Sports During a Pandemic
“The pictures people see of empty ballparks and people wearing masks beg for explanation,” ESPN’s Matt Vasgersian says
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