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Stalkers Don't Shy Away From Sports Stars
When Sports
'Fans' Take
Things to a
Dark Place
longform
Aug 17, 2025 6:39 AM CDT

When Sports 'Fans' Take Things to a Dark Place

The Athletic takes a deep dive into how stalking has infiltrated the world of college, pro athletes

(Newser) - Actors, singers, and other artists often end up being stalked by their "fans"—but what about famous athletes? That's a big issue, too, per the Athletic , which reports on the spiking trend of stalking incidents in the sports arena. The outlet counts 50-plus athlete stalking cases since...

Fox Has a Brand-New Offering Coming Next Week

Fox One streaming service will bundle live sports, news, on-demand Fox programming

(Newser) - Fox Corp. is set to debut its new streaming service, Fox One, on Thursday, marking the company's first major push into the direct-to-consumer streaming market. For $19.99 a month, or $199 annually, subscribers will get access to live local Fox TV channels—including NFL games—along with...

NFL Grabs Stake in ESPN as Disney Hands Over Key Assets

Move puts NFL Network, RedZone under sports channel's umbrella

(Newser) - The NFL is set to acquire a 10% stake in ESPN as part of a sweeping partnership with Disney, giving the league significant influence over the sports network while handing ESPN control of key NFL media assets, including the NFL Network. While the value of the transaction remains undisclosed,...

The Streaming Wars Ruined Live Sports
How the Streaming Wars
Ruined Live Sports
OPINION
Jun 16, 2025 10:32 AM CDT

How the Streaming Wars Ruined Live Sports

Journalist Joon Lee says leagues are mining fans by selling broadcast rights to highest bidder

(Newser) - Sen. Ted Cruz asked an audience last month, "Why does it seem to be getting harder and more expensive to just watch the game?" Sports journalist Joon Lee has pondered the same question, but unlike Cruz, he's offering up solutions. In a New York Times op-ed, Lee argues...

'Torpedo Bats' Are Taking Over Baseball

Who knew baseball bats needed a reboot?

(Newser) - Baseball isn't exactly known as eager to embrace change, but Major League Baseball is also a copycat league. So when the New York Yankees shot out of the gate this season by setting a new single-game team record with nine home runs in a 20-9 drubbing of the Milwaukee...

The Best Sports Moments of This Century

There's been no shortage of highlights since Y2K

(Newser) - Few things can elicit more excitement, frustration, and fury than sports, and one of those things is a list of rankings about sports. But the folks at the Ringer have tackled an especially evocative topic by attempting to rank the 100 best sports moments of the century so far. Although...

Olympic Committee Just Made History
Olympic Committee
Just Made History
Mar 20, 2025 12:08 PM CDT

Olympic Committee Just Made History

IOC gets its first female, African president in Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry

(Newser) - Kirsty Coventry has been elected president of the International Olympic Committee, making her the first woman and first African to get perhaps the biggest job in global sports, per the AP . The Zimbabwe sports minister and two-time Olympic swimming gold medalist got a stunning first-round win in the seven-candidate contest...

US Women's Soccer Gets an 8-Figure Boost
Owner of Women's Soccer
Team Makes History, Again
the rundown
Nov 21, 2024 11:08 AM CST

Owner of Women's Soccer Team Makes History, Again

Washington Spirit's Michele Kang donates $30M, largest gift by woman to US Soccer ever

(Newser) - Michele Kang made history in 2022 as the first woman of color to own a team in the US National Women's Soccer League. On Tuesday, the Washington Spirit owner made history again with a $30 million donation to US Soccer, aimed solely at girls and women's programs. Here'...

Rafael Nadal: It's Time to Retire
Rafael Nadal
Calls It a Day
Oct 10, 2024 6:05 AM CDT

Rafael Nadal Calls It a Day

Tennis great, 38, to play his final pro match at Davis Cup Finals

(Newser) - One of the best tennis players of all time is relinquishing his racket. Spain's Rafael Nadal, whose retirement was suggested following his loss to Novak Djokovic in the Paris Olympics men's singles, announced Thursday that he will retire from the game he loves following the Davis Cup Finals...

Wimbledon Breaks Tradition to Pursue 'Maximum Accuracy'

Grand Slam tournament bids farewell to line judges, embraces technology

(Newser) - Wimbledon line judges won't have to worry about verbal attacks from tennis stars next year—because they're being put out of work. For the first time in its 147-year history, the oldest Grand Slam tennis tournament will rely solely on electronic line calling (ELC) to determine "out"...

Meet the Paralympics' First Transgender Athlete

Italian runner Valentina Petrillo, 50, will compete in Paris, as will many other highlighted athletes

(Newser) - More than 4,000 athletes from around the world will compete in 22 sports during the Aug. 28-Sept. 8 Paralympics in Paris. Read on for some of the highlighted athletes, per the AP .
  • Valentina Petrillo: The Italian Paralympian will become the first transgender athlete to compete in the Games. In
...

New Streaming Service Seen as 'Hulu for Sports'
New Sports Streaming
Service Will Be $43 a Month
the rundown
Aug 1, 2024 12:18 PM CDT

New Sports Streaming Service Will Be $43 a Month

Venu Sports, arriving this fall, is described as 'Hulu for sports'

(Newser) - A major new sports streaming service will charge $43 per month when it launches later this year. The service, called Venu Sports, is expected to encompass roughly 55% of US sports rights, reports the Wall Street Journal . Details:
  • The gist: Venu, a joint venture from Disney's ESPN, Warner Bros.
...

Amid War, Ukraine Takes a Moment for Sport

Faces Romania in Euro 2024; 'it's a great honor to represent Ukraine'

(Newser) - Ukraine, which is competing against a backdrop of the war at home against Russia, opens its European Championship soccer campaign with a match against Romania in Munich on Monday. The other teams in Group E are Belgium and Slovakia. Here's what to know, per the AP :
  • Ukraine is looking
...

US Pulls Huge Upset in Sport No One in US Watches

Men's cricket team defeats Pakistan to move to top of the table in debut at T20 World Cup

(Newser) - The US men's national cricket team has scored a huge upset in defeating one of the world's top teams in its first appearance in the T20 World Cup, a tournament showcasing the shortest and fastest form of the game. The team from Pakistan, a finalist at the last...

Girls Soccer Team Overcomes 'Sniggers,' Dominates the Boys

Bournemouth's under-12 Queens Park Ladies wrap up undefeated season in boys league

(Newser) - An under-12 girls soccer team in England had to convince officials they were capable of playing against boys this season. As one player tells the New York Times , "They definitely underestimated us." The Queens Park Ladies of Bournemouth, the only girls team in a boys league, won their...

West Virginia's Transgender Sports Ban Gets Bad News

4th US Circuit Court of Appeals says it's a Title IX violation

(Newser) - A federal appeals court has overturned a West Virginia transgender sports ban, finding that the law violates Title IX, the federal civil-rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools. The ruling Tuesday from the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals blocks a West Virginia law banning transgender girls from playing...

Ryan Reynolds' Soccer Team Is Hitting His Bank Account

Wrexham may be in debt, but its prospects are looking up

(Newser) - Owning a soccer club is hitting Ryan Reynolds in the wallet. Wrexham, the Welsh team bought by Reynolds and fellow actor Rob McElhenney in 2021, released its accounts for the latest financial year on Thursday and reported that the amount owed to the celebrities has risen to nearly $11.4...

Imagine an Opening Day With Fans Owning the Teams

The current arrangement, Daniel Pink writes, is only a good deal for the owners and their monopoly

(Newser) - The baseball season is just starting, but it's clear that in many cities, the owners will have a better year than the fans. The area surrounding the District of Columbia is one such place, Daniel Pink writes in an opinion piece in the Washington Post . Three families have controlled...

The 'Steroid Games' Might Be Gaining Some Steam

Aron D'Souza's Enhanced Games to allow athletes to compete without drug tests

(Newser) - A former Australian Olympian is coming out of retirement in an attempt to swim faster than he ever has—while openly on drugs. James Magnussen, 32, aims to beat the world record in the men's 50-meter freestyle, though his time won't be logged in any record book due...

New Sports Venture May Change the TV Landscape
New Sports Venture May
Change the TV Landscape
THE RUNDOWN
Feb 8, 2024 1:50 PM CST

New Sports Venture May Change the TV Landscape

ESPN, Fox, Warner Bros. deal seen as very bad news to the struggling cable industry

(Newser) - The new sports streaming joint venture from Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Disney's ESPN doesn't have a name, CEO, or firm launch date yet—but it does have a lot of people talking about it. The streaming service will include the ESPN+ service plus 14 channels from the...

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