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Bob Trumpy, a pro football player-turned-Hall of Fame announcer who did color commentary on four Super Bowls, three Olympics and other events for NBC during a 30-year career in the booth, has died. He was 80. His former NFL team The Cincinnati Bengals said he died peacefully at his home surrounded by…

And in this corner … nobody. Netflix said tonight that its planned match between ex-YouTuber Jake Paul and pro boxer Gervonta Davis has been canceled. Neither the streamer nor Most Valuable Promotions gave a reason for scrapping the event planned for November 14 at Kaseya Center in Miami, but…

Fox pulled in 26 million viewers for Saturday night’s Game 7 of the World Series, the best audience for a Major League Baseball game since 2017. The Los Angeles Dodgers won an extra-inning thriller, beating the Toronto Blue Jays to capture their second consecutive championship. The game’s…

The Los Angeles Dodgers won their second World Series in a row Saturday, with Will Smith’s home run in the 11th inning the difference in a 5-4 victory in a wild Game 7 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. It makes them the first MLB team to repeat as champions in 25 years.It was the ninth World Series…

UPDATED with latest: It’s a great day to be a Lakers fan. And not just because of Austin Reaves’ epic game winner last night. Dodgers controlling owner Mark Walter, who has spared no expense on that team since he took over, has finalized a deal to purchase controlling interest in Los Angeles…

Ben Winston (The Late Late Show With James Corden), has been tapped to produce the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2028 Summer Olympic Games, as well as the Paralympic Games, in Los Angeles, LA28 announced Thursday. Winston’s announcement should come as no surprise. The Emmy winner was…

With the FIFA World Cup 2026 right around the corner, soccer’s governing body has teamed with streamer DAZN to relaunch FIFA+, the streaming service that first debuted back in 2022. FIFA and DAZN are calling the new-look FIFA+ the ‘Global Home of Football,’ offering live and on-demand top-tier…

Charlie Jablonski, a 12-time Sports Emmy-winning NBC Sports executive who managed its Olympics coverage and also was an executive at the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, died October 25 at his home in Lake George, NY. He was 69. NATAS announced his death but did not provide the…

The 2025 World Series gets underway Friday in Toronto, where the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers with their lights-out pitching and a guy named Shohei take on the American League champs Toronto Blue Jays in their first Fall Classic appearance since winning back-to-back titles in…

The arrest of NBA stars and coaches Thursday by the U.S. government over allegations of insider betting schemes and mob-backed poker games are all part of a vengeful Donald Trump power play, says Stephen A. Smith. “I'm watching a press conference with the director of the FBI,” the provocative…

Fox will air a record 69 live games for the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026 as the world’s biggest sporting event expands from 32 to 48 teams for the first time. The figure, revealed Wednesday, will be a record for broadcast network TV, accounting for 66% out of the total 104 matches for which Fox…

EXCLUSIVE: Cricket Media, which merged earlier this year with kids streaming service Sensical, is teaming up with Sports Illustrated Kids and bulking up its gaming offering by forging ties with six creators. Under the partnership, SI Kids will anchor a new sports vertical on Sensical, which launc…