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The protagonists have remained mum about their actual status since Swift began attending Kelce’s games 1½ weeks ago. “There is not going to be a ‘Pre-Taylor Swift Era’ and a ‘Post-Taylor Swift Era’ for the NFL. So for us, it’s fantastic,” said Ian Trombetta, the NFL’s senior vice president of social, influencer and content marketing. “Is the NFL overdoing it?” Jason asked Travis on an episode of their podcast released Wednesday. '” the NFL's Trombetta said.
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The U.S. Justice Department is reviewing a proposed settlement to its antitrust lawsuit against Activision Blizzard Inc. after accusing the company of imposing rules that limited competition and suppressed wages for players in two of its videogame franchises’ professional esports leagues. The department alleged that in two of the esports leagues owned Activision, the company and the independently owned teams in each league implemented a so-called Competitive Balance Tax. The tax was structured to penalize teams in the “Overwatch” and “Call of Duty” leagues if a team’s player compensation exceeded a threshold set by Activision, the complaint alleges.
Justice Department Sues Activision Over Esports Leagues
  + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Denny Jacob | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
The U.S. Justice Department on Monday said it filed an antitrust lawsuit against Activision Blizzard Inc. alleging that the company imposed rules that limited competition for players in two of its videogame franchises’ professional esports league and suppressed wages for players in those leagues. The department said its complaint alleges that in two of the esports leagues owned by the videogame company, Activision and the independently-owned teams in each league implemented a so-called Competitive Balance Tax. The tax was structured to penalize teams in the “Overwatch” and “Call of Duty” leagues if a team’s player compensation exceeded a threshold set by Activision, the complaint alleges.
Ja Morant will miss at least the next two Memphis Grizzlies games. Ja Morant will miss at least the next two Memphis Grizzlies games, the team announced on Saturday, while the NBA investigates an Instagram Live video posted from Morant’s account early Saturday morning in which he momentarily posed with what appeared to be a handgun. “We are aware of a social media post involving Ja Morant and are investigating,” league spokesman Mike Bass said. The video showed Morant dancing in a crowded, low-lit room when the gun appeared. He has since deactivated his Instagram and Twitter accounts.
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