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League officials will explore releasing two schedules based around its national TV games and integrating future series models to help network partners.

College football has soldiered on with its season even as COVID-19 continues to sideline players. ESPN College GameDay analyst Kirk Herbstreit joined LX News to weigh in on the safety of college sports and discussed his personal connection to the concern about the health of players – both his sons who play football for Clemson University have tested positive for...

Hyperice CEO Jim Huether said the muscle recovery tech firm should reach a $1 billion valuation in 2021 after the NFL partnership.

The sports tech company, owned by former Tampa Bay Lightning executive Angelina Lawton, wants up to $25 million to target acquisitions.

Darius Miles was a top NBA draft pick who became a millionaire at age 18, but he eventually declared bankruptcy after blowing through nearly $62 million by the time he was 35.

The decision comes after Canada-U.S. border restrictions were extended due to Covid-19

The NFL will benefit from the switch with more data on consumer behavior, while Visa can increase revenue with more transaction fees.

Under the league’s mandatory guidelines, clubs will hold virtual meetings, unless they’re outdoors, and reduce close contact between players and staff.

The NFL is partnering with EA’s Madden NFL ’21 to pit players head-to-head in a live video game.

Sports analyst and former NFL linebacker Emmanuel Acho’s video series “Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man” has helped to bridge the divide between the way white and Black people communicate about race and racism. Now Acho has a new book with the same title that’s taking those “uncomfortable conversations” to a new audience.

Major League Baseball claims clubs lost a combined $3 billion in 2020 due to Covid-19 and will need to convince players of that to strike a deal to save 2021.

Treating politics like a sport isn’t new, but in the Trump Era, America’s obsession with consuming political updates, commentary, critiques, and rival-bashing has reached a new height, previously reserved only for the most die-hard sports fandoms. We handicap the matches, we profess our loyalties on social media, and we look down on opposing fans of that “other” team.

The frenzy around Election week this year was just the latest evidence that U.S. partisan politics has become the equivalent of a national team sport. NBCLX’s Noah Pransky explains why trashing our opponents might be OK on the field, but not so much for our democracy.

R&B Artist The Weeknd has been selected to play the Super Bowl LV Halftime Show at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay, Fla.

Chris Nikic made history this week when he became first person with Down syndrome to complete an Ironman triathlon. The 21-year-old joined LX News with his trainer Dan Grieb to talk about his training program and what (and who) motivated him to complete what is considered one of the most difficult one-day races in the world, with 14 minutes to spare.

2-time Masters winner Bubba Watson talks about playing the iconic tournament in November, his love of video games and how he’s coping with stress and anxiety.

Fourteen years ago, a South Bronx man named Donahue was hit by a stray bullet and lost the use of his legs. He was ready to give up when he discovered a coach who teaches adaptive, or wheelchair, boxing. Yusuf Omar of Hashtag Our Stories shares this inspiring story of overcoming trauma.

The USC women’s basketball team is in quarantine Tuesday due to contact tracing after a player tested positive for the coronavirus, the university announced.

From its slow start to its melancholy finish, Javier Hernández’s first season with the LA Galaxy has been a major disappointment.

The NBA’s player representatives have voted to support the notion of starting this coming season on Dec. 22, the date that the league has been targeting in its talks about how and when to get teams back on the floor for a planned 72-game season.