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Netflix CEO: ‘We Are In The Sports Business’
Almost immediately after Netflix unveiled plans for its first-ever original live sports broadcast and production, the streaming giant threw cold water on the idea of becoming a major player in pursuing further live rights. “We are in the sports business,” Netflix co-CEO Ted Sardanos said on the company’s third-quarter earnings call. “But we’re in the…
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Sports Backers’ move helps pave way for Diamond District
Sports Backers’ decision to move from its stadium adjacent to The Diamond to a former bank building on the Richmond-Henrico County line is one of several steps needed to facilitate the construction of the Diamond District. The nonprofit, which operates the Monument Avenue 10k and Richmond marathon, announced Wednesday it will move its headquarters to…
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Rockland sports stars, coaches remembered in two-day, four-event celebration this weekend
Sometimes memories are so clear what occurred could have happened five minutes ago. Like a line drive to left-centerfield — a low-flying rocket — that kept going until it splashed down in the Hudson River. An early version of a McCovey Cove shot, except it was in Haverstraw, not San Francisco, and to left-center, not…
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Lacrosse at the Olympics gives Indigenous communities a chance to see their sport shine
One of the first gifts any member of the Onondaga Nation receives is called a “crib stick” — a small lacrosse stick given to babies that symbolizes the importance of that sport to people who invented it. Nearly 1,000 years after lacrosse was first played on fields that could sometimes stretch for miles across the…
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Doug Pederson expects Trevor Lawrence to start Thursday night
Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence’s left knee injury created some concern about his availability for Thursday night, but Lawrence said he was optimistic about playing a couple of days ago and his head coach is feeling the same way. Doug Pederson told Ed Werder of ESPN that he expects Lawrence to play against the Saints. The…
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PFT’s Week 7 2023 NFL picks, Florio vs. Simms
There are only 13 games in Week 7. Which means each one means a little bit more. Last week, with only two teams off, Simms and I each went 10-5 straight up. Given the nutty nature of the Week 6 games, that wasn’t bad. For the year, I’m 57-36 and he’s 55-38. Against the spread,…
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Matthew Berry’s Love/Hate for Week 7 of 2023 season
“Well, what if you just didn’t write an open?” It’s a lunch meeting with one of my big bosses at NBC Sports and we are talking about “Love/Hate.” It’s a well-meaning suggestion from him and one I’ve heard before. I pause, considering it, gathering my thoughts before I decide how I want to respond. Hold…
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Phillies fan who took huge hit after storming field vows to return to Citizens Bank Park for World Series
USATSI The Philadelphia Phillies dominated the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-0 to win Game 2 of the National League Championship Series. The Phillies ended up blasting three home runs in the blowout victory, but that wasn’t the only thing that got blasted at Citizens Bank Park. Shortly after Game 2 concluded, a fan decided to celebrate the…
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NFL Week 7 injuries: Jaguars expect Trevor Lawrence to play, Saints’ Jamaal Williams set to return from IR
Getty Images Heading into Week 7, there are a lot of players with injuries to keep an eye on. As to whether they will play or not is still up in the air. As far as quarterbacks go Chicago Bears’ Justin Fields will likely be out with a thumb injury, Jacksonville Jaguars’ Trevor Lawrence is…
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Sometimes it’s OK for middle-aged sports presenters to say nothing
Last week I received two tweets at the same time just next to each other on my timeline. One read: “Rape. Beheading. Murder. Terror. I know it’s not an easy topic. But you HAVE to do the right thing. Please speak up! Stand with Israel in the fight against terror. You either stand with Israel,…
