UFL Ratings Sink Nearly 40% While PGA Tour Wallops LIV
In the heat of a frenzied sports weekend, it’s axiomatic that niche offerings will take a back seat to the events that traditionally command an outsized TV audience…
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Kevin Weekes Brings Sportico to the Red Carpet for the Golden Globes
Sportico and Kevin Weekes will be on the red carpet for Sunday’s Golden Globes. Weekes, the NHL television analyst and former goaltender, will talk with some of the…
UFL Begins Expansion Process Ahead of Second Season
The United Football League (UFL) announced it has initiated its first expansion process and is accepting proposals from markets looking to bring spring professional…
Spirit of St. Louis: UFL’s Battlehawks Are Proof of League’s Concept
This story appears in Sportico’s Morning Lead newsletter. Click here to sign up and get it delivered straight to your inbox. If Americans have largely greeted the…
WrestleMania 40 Was Highest-Grossing Event in WWE History
WrestleMania 40 broke multiple WWE records and has become the most successful live event in the company’s history, according to a report in Variety. WrestleMania 40…
Dwayne Johnson Gets $30 Million Stock in WWE Promotional Deal
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is inking a promotional deal with WWE that will pay him more than $30 million, according to a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission…
Dwayne Johnson Named Board Member of WWE Parent TKO Group
Dwayne Johnson has joined the board of directors of TKO Group Holdings, Inc., the company formed by Endeavor that merged WWE and the UFC, per Variety. Johnson, one…
Dwayne Johnson Launches ‘Project Rock’ Sneakers Dedicated to His Daughters
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s “Project Rock” has launched the Girl Dad PR 5 sneaker dedicated to daughters and their fathers, Footwear News reports. The Thursday…
Spring Football Returns as XFL Fans Smell What the Rock Is Cooking
Every couple of seconds or so, a national debate erupts over a topic of seemingly lesser significance, and everybody gets all heated. Where you happen to stand defines…
Oliver Luck and Vince McMahon Settle XFL Breach of Contract Lawsuit
Former XFL commissioner Oliver Luck and Vince McMahon have reached a settlement in their federal breach of contract lawsuit. Terms of the settlement are not known. Luck…
Disney Nabs XFL Media Rights in Exclusive Four-Year Deal
The Walt Disney Co. has hammered out an exclusive four-year deal to carry the revived XFL’s regular-season and playoff games, with the bulk of the contests expected to…
Football Players Outside NFL Form Advocacy Group for Benefits, Transparency
When the Alliance of American Football abruptly collapsed in April 2019, many players were left stranded. Literally. Stuck in road game cities, their contracts had been…
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