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Vince McMahon is taking vacations and in touch with Trump as WWE tries to move on from scandal-plagued ex-CEO
Vince McMahon, right, and Donald Trump attend a press conference about the WWE at the Austin Straubel International Airport in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on June 22, 2009. Mark A. Wallenfang | Getty Images As he faces a mountain of legal woes, former WWE leader Vince McMahon is traveling, eating out and keeping in touch with […]
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South Carolina coach Dawn Staley says women’s basketball will get ‘better and better’
Dawn Staley just finished leading South Carolina’s undefeated season and witnessing the end of Caitlin Clark’s record-breaking college career — and she thinks women’s basketball is only getting started. “I think we are in a moment … from a place where our game has been held back to now it’s at a place where it’s […]
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Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter surrenders to authorities on financial institution fraud fees
The former interpreter for Main League Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani turned himself into authorities Friday early morning, a day immediately after he was federally charged with thieving far more than $16 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers player to make unlawful sports bets. Ippei Mizuhara, 39, of Newport Beach, California, surrendered to regulation enforcement and was in […]
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NIL-era college athletes navigate new realm of financial literacy
Caitlin Clark of the Iowa Hawkeyes waves to the crowd during senior day festivities after the match-up against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on March 3, 2024 in Iowa City, Iowa. Matthew Holst | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Three years after three little letters revolutionized collegiate sports, a billion-dollar industry is […]
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Ohtani translator accused of thieving $16 million from Dodgers star
Shohei Ohtani solutions questions and Ippei Mizuhara interprets during the Shohei Ohtani Los Angeles Dodgers Push Convention at Dodger Stadium on Thursday, December 14, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Rob Leiter | Key League Baseball | Getty Pictures Shoehei Ohtani’s former translator Ippei Mizuhara allegedly stole around $16 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers star […]
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Brady, Jeter, Eli and Peyton Manning headline Fanatics’ effort to develop a comic-con of sporting activities
Tom Brady attends Fanatics and Topps ‘Hobby Rip Night’ Celebration with Michael Rubin, Tom Brady, Kevin Hart and Travis Scott on September 30, 2023 in Linwood, New Jersey. Dave Kotinsky | Getty Photographs Amusement | Getty Visuals Because the New York Comic-Con released in 2006, the conference has evolved effectively over and above comics into […]
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Former Bowlero exec says company threatened to report him to FBI in proposed extortion, retaliation suit
The Bowlero location at Chelsea Piers in New York City. CNBC A former executive at Bowlero, the world’s largest owner and operator of bowling centers, has asked a court’s permission to countersue his former employer for extortion and retaliation, after an executive on a recorded call threatened to report him to the FBI if he […]
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Barstool’s Dave Portnoy won $2.7 million betting on UConn in NCAA men’s final
Barstool founder and CEO Dave Portnoy is seen before the Florida Atlantic Owls and Loyola (Il) Ramblers game in the Barstool Invitational at Wintrust Arena on November 8, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Michael Hickey | Getty Images Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy is cashing in $2.76 million on UConn’s big win over Purdue Monday night […]
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Iowa-South Carolina NCAA women’s final draws record 18.7 million viewers
A detail photo of March Madness branded Powerade bottles before the game between the Maryland Terrapins and the South Carolina Gamecocks during the Elite Eight round of the 2023 NCAA Womens Basketball Tournament held at Bon Secours Wellness Arena on March 27, 2023 in Greenville, South Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) […]
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FanDuel says Iowa-LSU game was its biggest betting event of all time for women's sports
Caitlin Clark, #22 of the Iowa Hawkeyes, celebrates after beating the Lousiana State University Tigers 94-87 in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament at MVP Arena in Albany, New York, on April 1, 2024. Andy Lyons | Getty Images The superstar women’s college basketball matchups Monday night attracted more than just […]
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