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NBC Sports could buy back rights to iconic theme song ‘Roundball Rock’ if it airs NBA games again, composer John Tesh says
Michael Jordan #23 and Scottie Pippen #33 Nathaniel S. Butler In the pantheon of theme songs for TV sports, “Roundball Rock,” John Tesh’s anthem that accompanied National Basketball Association games on NBC until 2002, is arguably the greatest. If NBCUniversal wins the rights to air the NBA again, it would have a chance to bring […]
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Dave & Buster’s to allow customers to bet on arcade games
Arcade giant Dave & Buster’s is taking its games to a new level by offering social wagering on its app. Customers can soon make a friendly $5 wager on a Hot Shots basketball game, a bet on a Skee-Ball competition or on another arcade game. The betting function, expected to launch in the next few […]
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Pittsburgh Pirates, Penguins launch streaming service for local games
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes. Diamond Images | Diamond Images | Getty Images The regional sports network that airs Pittsburgh’s MLB and NHL teams is launching a direct-to-consumer streaming service, the latest to take the step as more fans cut the cord. SportsNet Pittsburgh on Monday unveiled SNP 360, which will cost fans in its […]
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Arne Slot to Liverpool: Compensation offer agreed for Feyenoord manager to be Jurgen Klopp’s successor
Head coach Arne Slot of Feyenoord appears to be like on just after the Dutch Eredivisie match concerning Go In advance Eagles and Feyenoord at De Adelaarshorst on April 25, 2024 in Deventer, Netherlands. Defodi Photos | Defodi Images | Getty Visuals Liverpool and Feyenoord have achieved an arrangement in principle about a compensation package […]
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Professional pickleball signs first international deal, looks to grow the sport in India
A pickleball paddle and balls at the pickleball courts in Tropical Park on March 23, 2023, in Miami. (Jose A. Iglesias/El Nuevo Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) Jose A. Iglesias | El Nuevo Herald | Getty Images America’s fastest-growing sport, pickleball, is going after a new frontier: India. The United Pickleball Association and Global […]
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Cricket, a big business in India, brings star power to the U.S. with the country’s first world cup
USA Cricket Vice-Captain Aaron Jones poses next to a giant cricket ball, installed at a marketplace to mark 100 days to go for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, in Miami, Florida, on Feb. 22, 2024. Chandan Khanna | Afp | Getty Images A major cricket world cup is coming to U.S. soil for the […]
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Chinese Grand Prix could provide drama to F1 and sluggish Verstappen’s victory march
Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Pink Bull Racing reacts all through previews ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of China at Shanghai Worldwide Circuit on April 18, 2024 in Shanghai, China. Edmund So | Getty Visuals The Chinese Grand Prix could provide some considerably-desired drama to Formula 1, and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen can’t be […]
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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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