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Disney’s ESPN Enters Sports Gambling With $2B Deal

ESPN reports: ESPN has signed a licensing deal with Penn Entertainment to create ESPN BET, a sportsbook for audiences in the United States. Penn will rebrand its current sportsbook to ESPN BET later this fall in the 16 states where it is licensed. The rebrand will include a mobile app, website, mobile website and mutually agreed upon retail locations. Penn …

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Sweden Eliminates US Women In World Cup Match

CNN Sports reports: Heartbreak for the US and the three-peat dream has come to an end. After dominating most of the match, the US is beaten by Sweden in a penalty shootout. US forward Sophia Smith had the chance to win it for the two-time reigning champion, but was made to rue her missed spot-kick. To make the defeat more …

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NASCAR Driver Suspended Over George Floyd Meme

The Associated Press reports: NASCAR has suspended driver Noah Gragson indefinitely, the company said Saturday. The decision came after the driver appeared to have liked an insensitive meme with a photo of George Floyd on social media. Gragson, 25, was amid his first full season as a driver in the Cup Series, NASCAR’s top league, when he was replaced Saturday …

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DeSantis Attacks NBA After Complaint By Players

Florida Politics reports: NBA players cried foul when the Orlando Magic donated $50,000 to support Ron DeSantis’ presidential ambitions. Now, Florida’s Governor wants to dunk on the entire league. Financial disclosures released this week show the Orlando Magic donated $50,000 to Never Back Down, a super PAC supporting DeSantis. “A political contribution from the Orlando Magic is alarming given recent …

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NBA Players’ Union Condemns Donation To DeSantis

Sports Illustrated reports: The Orlando Magic’s donation to Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign is receiving negative attention across the league. That reaction comes in official form from the NBPA, the players’ union, which is labeling the support “alarming.” And on a more personal level, it’s coming from players like New Orleans Pelicans forward Larry Nance Jr.. “So the @OrlandoMagic who have …

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Orlando NBA Team: Our $50K Donation To DeSantis’ PAC Was “In Support Of Florida’s Continued Prosperity”

CBS Sports reports: After initially declining to publicly comment, the Orlando Magic issued a statement on Wednesday regarding their recent $50,000 donation to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ Super PAC, “Never Back Down Inc.” “To clarify, this gift was given before Governor DeSantis entered the presidential race,” a Magic spokesperson said. “It was given as a Florida business in support of …

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DeVos-Owned NBA Team Gives $50K To DeSantis PAC

Sports Illustrated reports: Florida governor Ron DeSantis has eyes on the White House and the Orlando Magic is playing a small role in making that possible. According to SFGate politics editor Alex Shultz, the Magic is listed as a donor of $50,000 towards Never Back Down Inc., which is DeSantis’ campaign. Shultz is also reporting that this donation could possibly …

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Saudi League Moves Championship To Trump Resort

ESPN reports: LIV Golf League officials announced Monday that the $50 million team championship will be played Oct. 20-22 at Trump National Doral, which is owned by former U.S. President Donald Trump. The three-day team championship was originally scheduled to be played Nov. 3-5 at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. “We’re thrilled to return to …

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Anti-Gay Coach: I Never Resigned, I Want My Job Back

The Associated Press reports: Bob Huggins says he never resigned as West Virginia’s basketball coach following a drunken-driving arrest and wants his job back, according to a letter from his attorney to the university. Huggins’ Cleveland-based attorney, David A. Campbell, wrote to the university Friday that Huggins “never signed a resignation letter and never communicated a resignation to anyone at …

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Viral Video: Gay Wrestler Celebrates “He’s Gay” Chants

Ringside News reports: As many people are aware by now, Anthony Bowens is a proud member of the LGBTQ community and has been very transparent about that fact since day one. He stands as a symbol of hope and admiration for anyone in the community. During AEW Rampage this week, a segment featuring The Acclaimed and QTV took place. This …

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NHL Teams Won’t Wear Pride Jerseys Next Season

The Associated Press reports: NHL teams won’t wear special jerseys for pregame warmups during themed nights next season, the result of a handful of players refusing to use rainbow-colored Pride jerseys this past season and causing unwelcome distractions. The league’s Board of Governors agreed that the refusals overshadowed teams’ efforts in hosting Pride nights that in some cases included auctioning …

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Anti-Gay WV College Coach Resigns After DUI Arrest

CBS Sports reports: West Virginia coach Bob Huggins has resigned as Mountaineers men’s basketball coach after he was arrested Friday night in Pittsburgh for driving under the influence of alcohol. Huggins, who informed the team of his impending resignation on Saturday night, intends to retire. Huggins, 69, is one of the biggest figures in college basketball, with two Final Fours …

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Anti-Gay Coach Arrested, Drove Nearly 3X DUI Limit

The New York Times reports: Bob Huggins, the men’s basketball coach at West Virginia, was arrested in Pittsburgh on Friday and charged with driving under the influence. According to a post on the police department’s public safety site, officers in Pittsburgh found Huggins blocking traffic in a black S.U.V. just before 8:30 p.m. Huggins’s door was open, and the car …

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MLB Cancels NYC And Philly Games Due To Air Quality

CBS News reports: Major League Baseball has postponed two games on Wednesday night due to air quality being negatively impacted by the Canadian wildfires in Quebec. Yankees vs. White Sox in New York and Phillies vs. Tigers in Philadelphia have both been pushed back and rescheduled to play Thursday. “These postponements were determined following conversations throughout the day with medical …

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9/11 Families Blast PGA On Saudi Deal: Blood Money

The Huffington Post reports: 9/11 Families United, a coalition of families and survivors of the 2001 terrorist attacks, said they are “shocked and deeply offended” by PGA Tour’s merger with Saudi-backed LIV Golf. In a statement, 9/11 Families United said LIV Golf is “bankrolled by billions of sportswashing money from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” and that Saudi operatives played …

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PGA Tour To Merge With Saudi-Backed LIV Golf Tour

The New York Times reports: The PGA Tour and LIV Golf, the new league founded last year by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, will merge, executives announced Tuesday, ending a bitter split in men’s professional golf. In a surprise announcement on Tuesday, the tour, along with the DP World Tour and the wealth fund, said the recent rivals had agreed …

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LA Dodgers To Hold “Christian Faith And Family Day”

Deadline reports: The Los Angeles Dodgers have announced what’s termed a “relaunch” of the team’s “Christian Faith and Family Day” event. News of the resurrected faith event comes shortly after the team enmeshed itself in a controversy over its Pride Night celebration. The team invited – then disinvited – then reinvited the controversial Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence group to take …

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Sportscaster Fired After Saying N-Word During Show

Yahoo Sports reports: Oakland A’s broadcaster Glen Kuiper was fired Monday following his on-air utterance of a racial slur during a pregame show May 5. The A’s denounced the slur as “unacceptable” on the day of the incident. NBC Sports California suspended Kuiper indefinitely a day later. On Monday, the network released a statement announcing that he has been fired: …

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Dodgers “Sincerely Apologize” And Re-Invite Sisters

First, a reminder about the last few days: The Los Angeles Dodgers are facing mounting criticism over its decision to withdraw an invitation it extended to a group called The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to participate in the team’s annual LGBTQ+ Pride Night. Ahead of its June 16 Pride Night, the organization decided the nonprofit it intended to honor would …

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Anaheim Mayor Invites Sisters To Angels Pride Night

Los Angeles’s ABC affiliate reports: The mayor of Anaheim has invited the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to Angels Pride Night following the Dodgers disinviting the group to their own pride night, causing controversy. The Los Angeles LGBT center and LA Pride have pulled out of the Dodgers Pride Night scheduled for June 16 after the team disinvited the Sisters of …

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