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Formula 1 sponsorship revenue over $2B in 2024, closing on NFL
Formula 1 is hot on the tail of the big dog of professional sports marketing, the NFL, and cleared $2.04 billion in sponsorship revenue in 2024. ,SponsorUnited, which tracks sponsorship and advertising takes across sports, had F1 and its teams behind only the NFL at $2.5 billion in total sponsorship...
Bantamweight title doubleheader tops UFC’s return to New Jersey
UFC 316 will be headlined by a pair of bantamweight title fights -- a rematch of Merab Dvalishvili vs. Sean O'Malley for Dvalishvili's title, and a women's bout between champion Julianna Pena and Kayla Harrison -- as the UFC returns to New Jersey for the third straight year on Saturday night in Newa...
Willson Contreras' walk-off single claims Game 1 for Cards vs. Royals
Willson Contreras' walk-off RBI single in the 10th inning lifted the St. Louis Cardinals past the visiting Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Thursday in Game 1 of a split doubleheader.,Contreras, playing in his 1,000th game, also hit a double and scored a run. Ivan Herrera added a two-run homer for the Card...
Thunder, Pacers open battle in search of first NBA title
OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Oklahoma City Thunder are in the NBA Finals for the first time since 2012. The Indiana Pacers haven't been to the finals since 2000.,Neither has ever won an NBA title, but one will hoist the Larry O'Brien Trophy in 2025. The final step there begins Thursday when the teams square...
Sean O’Malley Quit Weed and Instagram: Can He Become UFC’s Biggest Star?
After a humbling loss at UFC 306, Sean O’Malley says he’s ditched weed and social media to focus on greatness. Can “Suga” bounce back and become the UFC’s next true superstar?...
Oilers' 'complete focus' is on keeping Panthers from Stanley Cup repeat
Edmonton Oilers superstar captain Connor McDavid addressed the big picture of what lies ahead for his team as it prepares for a rematch with the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final.,Several feet behind McDavid, however, was a big picture of Florida alternate captain Matthew Tkachuk celebrating...
Max Verstappen admits George Russell incident 'not right'
Max Verstappen admitted Monday that his controversial collision with George Russell in Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix was "not right and shouldn't have happened.",Verstappen, the four-time defending Formula 1 champion, stopped short of apologizing for the incident that earned him a 10-second penalty an...
Big 12 commish: Big Ten, SEC share 'great responsibility' with CFP model
Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormak doubled down on his support of the 5+11 model for the College Football Playoff on Friday, despite another proposed model that would guarantee his conference two playoff spots.,The 5+11 model would give five automatic spots to the highest-ranked conference champions, ...
NCAA president weighing tournament expansion to 76 teams
March Madness could soon become even bigger, if Charlie Baker has his way.,Speaking Thursday during the Big 12 spring meetings, the NCAA president said he sees value in expanding the NCAA Tournament to potentially 76 teams with hopes of coming to a decision on the matter in the next few months.,"We'...
Rafael Marchan helps Phillies edge Braves to open doubleheader
Rafael Marchan enjoyed a big day offensively and defensively as the Philadelphia Phillies nipped the visiting Atlanta Braves 5-4 on Thursday in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.,Philadelphia received a home run from an expected source and an unexpected source, as Marchan's first homer of t...
Bill Self: Big 12 coaches support tourney expansion
Men's basketball coaches in the Big 12 are in favor of expanding the NCAA Tournament, Kansas coach Bill Self told reporters Wednesday.,Self said the coaches discussed the topic at the conference's spring meetings in Orlando, Fla., and supported increasing the number of participating schools.,This 20...
Browns sign first-round DT Mason Graham
Cleveland Browns first-round draft pick Mason Graham signed his four-year rookie contract.,Graham's representation told multiple outlets on Tuesday that the deal was fully guaranteed and is worth $40,874,191, which is slightly more of the rookie scale ($40,806,872), per Spotrac.,The contract include...
Michael Schumacher's Ferrari sets Formula One record at auction
Michael Schumacher's Ferrari Formula One car that won the 2001 Monaco and Hungarian grand prix races was sold for $18.17 million, according to RM Sotheby's.,Selling ahead of qualifying in Monaco on Saturday, the F2001 car that the legendary German driver used en route to that year's world title beca...
Rafael Devers drives in eight as Red Sox rout Orioles
Rafael Devers had a career-high eight RBIs between the sixth and eighth innings to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 19-5 win over the visiting Baltimore Orioles in what was scheduled to be the first game of a Friday day-night doubleheader.,Instead, the night game was postponed, and the teams will play a...
Devers drives in eight as Red Sox rout Orioles
Rafael Devers had a career-high eight RBI between the sixth and eighth innings to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 19-5 win over the visiting Baltimore Orioles in the first game of a Friday day-night doubleheader.,The Red Sox untied a 2-2 game in the midst of a five-run sixth inning, which Devers (4-for...
Kody Clemens saves Twins with walk-off double, 6-5
Kody Clemens delivered a walk-off double to center field to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 6-5 win against the visiting Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday afternoon.,The Twins bounced back for the win after blowing a three-run lead in the top of the ninth. ,The series opener was resumed in the top of t...
Panthers ease to road win over Hurricanes in Game 1
Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and an assist as the Florida Panthers posted a 5-2 win against the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals on Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Aaron Ekblad, A.J. Greer, Sam Bennett and Eetu Luostarinen also scored, Evan Rodrigues and Tomas Nosek each ...
Emily Clark's OT goal pushes Charge past Frost to open PWHL Finals
Emily Clark potted the winning goal 2:47 into overtime and the host Ottawa Charge won Game 1 of the PWHL Finals 2-1 over the Minnesota Frost on Tuesday.,Clark picked up a free puck just inside Ottawa's defensive zone and carried it up the ice with no defender nearby. As a Minnesota player closed in,...
Stars out to avenge '24 West finals loss to Oilers, reach Cup Final
The Dallas Stars have plenty of motivation when they open their Western Conference finals series at home against the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday.,After all, a trip to the Stanley Cup Final is on the line when the clubs meet for the best-of-seven set.,The Stars, who have reached the conference final...
Ilia Topuria moving up for title shot vs. Charles Oliveira at UFC 317
Vying to become the 10th UFC fighter to win titles in two divisions, undefeated former featherweight titleholder Ilia Topuria will face former 155-pound champion Charles Oliveira for the vacant lightweight title in UFC 317's main event June 28 in Las Vegas.,Topuria (16-0), ranked as the men's No. 3 ...