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Saudi Arabia almost got a college bowl game, wants an NFL game
The Holiday Bowl almost ended up being scheduled for Jan. 2 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
EA Sports sold to investors including Saudi Arabia and Jared Kushner’s firm in $55 billion deal
The purchase marks "the largest all-cash sponsor take-private investment in history."
NFL informs teams they can deny players from competing in Saudi Arabia flag football event
"It is within your Club’s exclusive discretion whether any player under contract on your roster may participate in the Event."
Katie Nolan: U.S. sports leagues’ embrace of Saudi Arabia ‘f*cking embarrassing’ for America
"I just think that while another country is trying to make the world think better of it, I'm thinking less of us that we'll do anything for cash."
WWE’s live international broadcast from Saudi Arabia hit a half-hour delay over power outage
While the international viewers watching this WWE event saw a power outage interruption, U.S. viewers won't see that thanks to tape delay.
CM Punk apologizes to ‘all of Saudi Arabia’ for past social media post
"It legitimately had nothing to do with Saudi Arabia."
WWE has been incorporating its Saudi Arabia relationship into a storyline
"Your tweets are strong. Your actions are weak.”
Bill Simmons: International rival NBA league claims it has commitments from ‘jaw-dropping’ stars
"It's pretty clear, 'cause Maverick Carter is running this or is one of the people involved in pushing it, that he's dangling [that] LeBron [James] is gonna be one of the people that do it."
Bill Simmons: NBA owners concerned about Saudi Arabia-backed basketball league
"Could this be a LIV situation?"
WaPo’s Sally Jenkins blasts LIV Golf-PGA Tour reunification talks as ‘pigsty’
ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap wants to examine Saudi Arabia’s influence on sports more closely
On the Awful Announcing Podcast, Schaap picked Saudi Arabian influence on sports as his top story that deserves an in-depth look.
Pablo Torre calls out Donald Trump’s Saudi Arabia connections as PGA Tour-LIV deal nears
"It's really an amazing trick that Trump is pulling where he gets to bathe in nationalism while being the direct business partner to Saudi Arabia."
DAZN nearing $1b deal with Saudi Arabia
The investment is part of a larger effort by Saudi Arabia to normalize its perception on a global stage through professional sports.
Saudi PIF, PGA Tour reportedly near deal, but reunification details sparse
PIF would reportedly purchase 6% of PGA Tour Enterprises.
PGA Tour commissioner, PIF governor to play pro-am together in sign resolution could be near
The heads of the warring tours will play at the DP World Tour's Alfred Dunhill Links Championship this week.
Colorado-Saudi story takes wild turns with media landing parking lot fight video, NIL pitch deck
ATP Tour in talks over new Saudi Arabia Masters 1000 event
UFC takes on boxing PPV thanks to Saudi sponsorship to rent Sphere, but Dana White’s unhappy
"The guys at MGM have done nothing but f---ing disrespect me and the UFC for 20 years."
Tennis is the latest sport to face serious soul-searching over Saudi investment
Saudi Arabia wants to host a Royal Rumble or WrestleMania
"We will do big things with the UFC and TKO."
Could NFL see next Saudi sportswashing controversy?
Ariel Helwani clears air on willingness to cover events in Saudi Arabia
"I know a lot has been said and written about their intentions. I feel like their intentions are to put on the biggest events, to grow the sport."
