The CFL moves a game after an Arkells’ request to avoid a scheduling conflict
A CFL game on June 22 was going to conflict with a nearby Arkells concert, but the league agreed to move the game so fans can attend both.
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Johnny Manziel calls out “Real Dick Tator,” a Twitter account pretending to be an ESPN reporter, so “Tator” frames the tweet
No, "@RealDickTator" is not actually an ESPN reporter.
John Motson warned by bosses, apologizes after taking flak for “big, black, and brave” description of Millwall’s Tom Elliott
"We reviewed a live commentary by John Motson and decided to remove it from replay. TalkSport and all of its broadcasters take such matters very seriously and would never wish to offend."
First major NBC-Sky collaboration since Comcast bought control of Sky is for extra Premier League transfer deadline coverage
NBCSN's six-hour transfer deadline special includes three hours of Sky Sports News' show before their own show, with analysts appearing back and forth across both networks.
Esha Gupta, Arsenal club ambassador, shares conversation calling Alex Iwobi “gorilla-faced,” says “sorry you thought it was racist”
Gupta's "Guys m sorry you thought it was racist" apology didn't exactly win the critics over.
Jay Paterno writes pro-Saudi Arabia op-ed in the Arab News, a paper run by a group chaired by Saudi Arabia’s minister of culture
Paterno, the former Penn State assistant coach and current member of their board of trustees, went to Saudi Arabia and wrote about all the positives he found there.
14-year-old vlogger says Chelsea steward “dragged me by the scruff of the neck very aggressively” for filming outside stadium
Max Hayes says a Chelsea security staffer grabbed him by the neck and dragged him for filming outside their stadium.
CFL’s B.C. Lions suspend director of player personnel for revealing inside info on former team with anonymous Twitter account
"I was very disappointed when I found out it was Torey. I think this was very petty on both sides and something I would have preferred got handled with a phone call instead of an investigation and suspension."
Months after buying UK media rights for La Liga and Serie A, Eleven Sports might be out of options
Four months ago, multinational media company Eleven Sports entered the UK with hopes of penetrating one of the world’s...
BBC America goes all in once again on the World Darts Championship
BBC America will air the final live on New Year’s Day for the second consecutive year
Dutch Eurosport announcer completely ignored MLS Cup Final to instead talk about Donald Trump and sing Frank Sinatra
"Frank had his last broadcast yesterday and was clearly busy with everything except his last game! We too had a different view this last time and therefore our sincere apologies."
DAZN has acquired Canadian rights to the English Premier League
It looks like English Premier League rights in Canada will be controlled by DAZN for the next three years.
ESPN tabs Russell Wolff, a long-time ESPN exec who was last EVP of ESPN International, as EVP/GM of ESPN+
Wolff has been with a variety of ESPN entities since 1997, most recently overseeing ESPN International. Now, regional GMs will report to regional Disney leadership.
Roger Goodell praised President Trump’s “leadership and determination” for reinstating Canadian Super Bowl simsub in USMCA deal
Lobbying Trump to include a provision to reinstate Super Bowl simsub in the new trade deal may benefit the NFL, but it also led to Goodell having to publicly praise Trump.
Scott Moore is leaving Sportsnet as of the end of October to pursue his “next personal challenge”
After eight years at Sportsnet, Moore is moving on.
