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Media Insider: Sky TV in box seat for ‘record’ NRL and Warriors rights deal - part of a massive $A5 billion, seven-year broadcasting agreement

Media Insider: Sky TV in box seat for ‘record’ NRL and Warriors rights deal - part of a massive $A5 billion, seven-year broadcasting agreement

Mike Breen, Tim Legler, and Richard Jefferson should stabilize ESPN’s NBA booth

After years of instability, ESPN’s lead NBA booth should feature Mike Breen, Tim Legler, and Richard Jefferson for the foreseeable future. For 15 years, NBA fans grew accustomed to hearing Breen call the biggest games alongside Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson. But since letting Van Gundy and Jackson go in a cost-cutting move during

NBA free agency: The most notable July 4 transactions in league history as teams wait on LeBron James

One very significant historical NBA signing was announced July 4.

Dana White believes NFL had strong reaction to UFC's deal with Paramount

The NFL's effort to pump up the money received from its broadcast partners apparently traces to the 11-year, 76 billion collection of TV deals the NBA did in 2024.

DOJ Targets NFL’s Paywall Play

The real story here is not whether the NFL has made football harder to watch; it has. The deeper question is whether the league’s modern media model remains legally and commercially defensible once “free TV” no longer means what most fans think it means. Key Points The Justice Department has opened an antitrust inquiry into []

Iger, Kushner Mull Bid for NBA Expansion Team

The race to own the NBA's next expansion franchise is heating up. Bloomberg's Randall Williams joins Open Interest to break down why Las Vegas is attracting a crowded field of billionaire bidders, when Adam Silver could make a decision, and how private equity could reshape the economics of professional sports ownership. (Source: Bloomberg)

Winners and Losers from NBA Free Agency

It's a good time to be a 76ers fan, or a backup NBA center.

Malik Beasley, Ed Davis indictments bring FBI's NBA probe back into spotlight

The NBA was hoping the storyline would remain quiet. Now, it's generating headlines again, further highlighting that gambling scandals remain a growing problem in sports.

Lakers Rumors: Undrafted Free Agent Peter Suder Agrees To Two-Way Contract

Once the 2026 NBA Draft came to an end, the Los Angeles Lakers went to work on the undrafted free agent market. They first were able to land former Vanderbilt former Ak Okereke on a two-way contract, and now they have done the same with Peter Suder of out Miami (OH), per Michael Scotto of []

Welcome to the global Las Vegas, where every sport’s a casino and every watcher’s a punter

As the World Cup has shown, sport has exploded as a globalised betting industry. Just look at our very own multibillion-dollar deal between the NRL, Nine and DAZN’s Foxtel. The post Welcome to the global Las Vegas, where every sport’s a casino and every watcher’s a punter appeared first on Crikey.

NRL’s $5.3B Broadcast Deal, FIFA’s World Cup Rights Bundle & Ticket Pricing Discipline

Here are the latest articles curated by Sports Geek Reads. Get these updates as a podcast by subscribing to Sports Geek Rapid Rundown. Key Reads The Foxtel/Nine NRL rights expose the big problem with Australia's sports broadcast laws - Always Be Watching * Deep dive on NRL's 5.3B deal and anti-siphoning. AU, NRL, Media Rights, [...] The post NRL’s 5.3B Broadcast Deal, FIFA’s World Cup Rights Bundle Ticket Pricing Discipline appeared first on Sports Geek.

Kawhi Leonard trade grades: Clippers get 'A+' for franchise-altering pivot as Raptors take major risk

Los Angeles turned one of the bleakest outlooks in the NBA into a near blank canvas with this trade

Disney agreed to $50M settlement over claims it made live-TV streaming expensive

Lawsuit alleged Disney inflated market prices by making carriers include ESPN.

France vs Iraq LIVE: World Cup 2026

Follow the live build-up and team news coverage ahead of our text commentary stream of the Group I game in Philadelphia.

LIVE: Australia v Ireland, Nations Championship

Follow all the action as it happens in Sydney.

Warriors remain hot on LeBron James but could pursue mystery targets

NBA teams can officially start negotiating with free agents beginning at 3 p.m. Tuesday. The Warriors are “expected to top out at” around 15 million for LeBron James and are...