Sports SPACs are back, but with more of a whimper than a boom. Digital entertainment and esports brand FaZe Clan began trading on the public markets Wednesday after completing a Read more
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Trump: LIV Golf has been ‘great’ for Saudi Arabia ahead of event at his course
Former President Donald Trump is seemingly a fan of the LIV International Golf Series, a new tour backed by the Saudi Arabia sovereign-wealth fund as a challenger to the PGA Read more
NFL launches streaming service, but it has serious limitations
There’s now a streaming service for the NFL, but there’s a catch. The National Football League on Monday announced NFL+, featuring live games for mobile devices starting at $4.99 a Read more
Chess robot breaks 7-year-old boy’s finger at Russian tournament
Beware of chess-playing robots that don’t take kindly to sudden moves. News outlets are reporting that a robot broke the finger of a 7-year-old boy at a Moscow chess competition Read more
Don’t write an obituary for NFTs yet — you might use them to attend a sports game or be served court papers
Now that the volume of daily non-fungible token (NFT) sales is at the lowest level since January, many wonder whether the end of the NFT dream is near. The same Read more
Mass shootings have ‘tremendous and permanent’ economic consequences: experts
Buffalo spent $500,000 unbudgeted dollars on overtime and services in the two weeks immediately after a white gunman stormed a local supermarket on May 14, killing 10 Black people in Read more
Opinion: The NCAA has only itself to blame for the slow death facing college sports
The combination of NIL, the transfer window and the increasing domination of a few athletic conferences is a game changer. If we take it all to its logical conclusion, this Read more
Minecraft bans NFTs and blockchain, saying they don’t align with game’s values
From GameStop to Meta to the NFL, NFTs seem to be all the rage. But there’s one place you won’t be seeing any anytime soon: Minecraft. Mojang Studios, developers of Read more
MLB Commissioner: stock market is a better investment than owning an MLB team
Earlier this year, Major League Baseball’s owners and the league’s players union were entrenched in a labor dispute surrounding the game’s economic structure, among other things, that halted spring training Read more
MLB’s Rob Manfred ‘rejects’ that minor league players aren’t paid a living wage
““I kind of reject the premise … that minor league players are not paid a living wage.”” — MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred That was Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred Read more