ESPN has reached a landmark deal with the National Football League to acquire NFL Network and other media assets in exchange for the NFL taking a 10% equity stake in the sports network.
Read More Disney’s ESPN to acquire NFL media assets in major deal
Fox Corp. is entering the direct-to-consumer market in advance of the NFL and NCAA football seasons.
Read More Fox to debut sports, news streaming service on Aug. 21
Katie Ledecky’s sustained brilliance and a late gold-rush by her female teammates added gloss to an underwhelming campaign for Team USA at the swimming world championships in Singapore.
Read More Ledecky heroics paper over rocky US campaign at world championships
Noah Lyles surged past Kenny Bednarek to win a heated 200-metre race in a world-leading time at the USA Track and Field Championships on Sunday.
Read More Lyles clocks world’s fastest 200m this year in heated U.S. trials race
Neither the Seattle Mariners nor San Diego Padres have won it all, and both acted as if they were ready to part with decades of futility this past week.
Read More Trade deadline winners & losers: Padres, M’s serious about Series push
Katie Ledecky showed it will take a monumental effort to pry the 800 metres freestyle title from her grip after the American great came home more than five seconds quicker that Summer McIntosh in the world championships heats on Friday.
Read More Ledecky throws down the gauntlet ahead of 800 freestyle showdown with McIntosh