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Lululemon is partnering with the NFL to release apparel for all 32 teams
Sign at the entrance to the Lululemon store in Midtown Manhattan. Erik Mcgregor | Lightrocket | Getty Images Lululemon is partnering with the NFL to launch an apparel collection featuring the logos of all 32 NFL teams. It will mark the first time the retailer has offered officially licensed products for the NFL or any […]
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Chauncey Billups appears to be unnamed conspirator alleged to have leaked plan to lose NBA game
Portland Trailblazers head coach Chauncey Billups exits the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse after his arraignment on October 23, 2025 in Portland, Oregon. Mathieu Lewis-Rolland | Getty Images Portland Trail Blazers Head Coach Chauncey Billups appears to be an unnamed co-conspirator identified in a criminal indictment as telling another man the team planned to […]
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Former Knicks star Carmelo Anthony says gambling puts pressure on athletes
Hall of Fame basketball player Carmelo Anthony said Thursday, in the wake of bombshell indictments detailing illegal NBA betting, that the rapid rise of sports gambling is putting growing pressure on today’s athletes. Speaking with CNBC Sport, the former New York Knicks star said the betting culture “mentally affects” players. “They may say they don’t […]
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Disney warns ESPN, other networks may go out on YouTube TV at the end of the month
ESPN and YouTube TV. David Buono | Icon Sportswire | Jaque Silva | NurPhoto | Getty Images Just a month after reaching an agreement with NBCUniversal to avoid dropping its networks, YouTube TV has another potential blackout on its hands — this time with Disney. Disney said Thursday it would begin running public messages for […]
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Illegal NBA gambling busts put sportsbooks on the defense
NBA and FanDuel online sports betting signage is displayed on the side of a building in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 5, 2024. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images “This is the insider trading saga for the NBA.” That was FBI Director Kash Patel’s message at a news conference Thursday, announcing the arrests of […]
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LeBron James injury information leaked to bettors, NBA gambling indictment suggests
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) prepares to shoot a foul shot against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Crypto.com Arena on October 22, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Gina Ferazzi | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images A new bombshell indictment criminally charging former NBA player Damon Jones suggests that while affiliated with the Los […]
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NBA coach Chauncey Billups, player Terry Rozier arrested in gambling probes
Portland Trailblazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat player Terry Rozier were separately arrested Thursday morning in connection with federal investigations into gambling, a law enforcement official told CNBC. Billups, a former star player for the Detroit Pistons who played 17 years in the NBA, was arrested in Portland. Rozier was arrested in Orlando, […]
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NHL strikes first-ever deal with prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket
The National Hockey League said Wednesday it’s reached a multi-year licensing agreement with prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket. More sports leagues may be coming soon. Tarek Mansour, Kalsh’si co-founder and CEO, told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” the deal marked a “seminal moment” for prediction markets and the company. “A league like the NHL partnering with us […]
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Close to half of Kalshi user base experience glitches, delays during Saturday college football games
The Kalshi logo arranged on a laptop in New York, US, on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Close to half of Kalshi’s user base experienced glitches and delays on Saturday during college football games, a major source of trades, as some said they were temporarily unable to process orders. […]
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Pokémon, sports trading card boom boosts Target, Walmart ahead of holiday season
Trading cards of the game “Magic” are located in a shop where a “Magic” tournament is taking place. Frank Rumpenhorst | picture alliance | Getty Images As screentime soars and technology races ahead, a low-tech pastime is back in a big way: collecting trading cards. The cardstock depicting everything from NFL standouts to Pokémon and […]
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