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☆ I was able to keep my office romance a secret for 2 years. We've now been married for over a decade.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Shana Westlake | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I was in the office alone on a Saturday, muddling through, when Paul walked in. Staggered shifts meant we rarely arrived together, and by the end of the night, everyone was too exhausted to notice when we left in the same car. Late-night games meant some shifts didn't end until very early in the morning. That fight confirmed that our relationship was strong enough to survive shift work. Nearly 18 years later, I have no regrets about my office romance.

Persons: hoots, they'd, we'd, Paul, Facetime, Alex, Evi Organizations: Service, MLB, Boston, American League, Business, Major League Baseball, schmoozing Locations: Cleveland

☆ NFL-Chiefs Beat 49ers to Repeat as Super Bowl Champions
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: 1 min

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - The Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime on Sunday to secure their second consecutive Super Bowl title and cement their status as the National Football League's latest dynasty. The Chiefs have now won three Super Bowls in five years and are the NFL's first repeat champions since the New England Patriots in February 2005. (Reporting by Steve Keating in Las Vegas. Editing by Peter Rutherford)

Persons: Steve Keating, Peter Rutherford Organizations: LAS VEGAS, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, National Football League's, Chiefs, New England Patriots Locations: Las Vegas

☆ Is Patrick Mahomes the greatest QB ever? The Kansas City Chiefs superstar is making his case at age 28
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The NFL has a host of candidates that can lay claim to this title, but Patrick Mahomes is already making his case, just seven seasons into his NFL career. This was supposed to be the year where a few cracks might be appearing in the Chiefs dynasty, but we have been taught to never bet against the Kansas City quarterback. “He has become an international star, but he’s also elevated Kansas City alongside him,” Nate Taylor, Chiefs writer for The Athletic, told CNN Sport. Kansas City has a new international airport, it’s very nice. Gregory Shamus/Getty ImagesWith a 14-3 overall playoff record, Mahomes has already matched Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning’s postseason win total for his entire career.

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Historically, Asian Americans have been stereotyped as more brains than brawn or treated as foreigners in U.S. sports. Growing up Asian and Black American or “Blasian” in Orange County, California, Remigio didn't feel a sense of belonging. Historically, in U.S. sports, Asian American men have been treated as outsiders and their masculinity questioned. Asian Americans are always kind of troubling and in this liminal space of a black-white binary, even in sports.”Arnaldo, who co-edited the book “Asian American Sporting Cultures,” said it makes business sense for the NFL to try to appeal to Asian American spectators. There are at least two dozen NFL players of Asian or Pacific Islander descent, according to AMAZN HQ, an online hub curating news on Asians and Asian Americans in sports.

Persons: Nikko Remigio, Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift, haven't, grandpa —, ”, Remigio, HEE, Manumalo, Troy Polamalu, Tua Tagovailoa, Muasau, Jake, “, ” Muasau, “ They’re, ” Remigio, Constancio Arnaldo Jr, ” Arnaldo, Eugene Chung, Younghoe Koo, Camryn Bynum, Bynum, Instagram, they're, Tang Organizations: Nikko, Super Bowl, Kansas City Chiefs, NFL, The League, Las Vegas, Pacific, Asian American Foundation, New York Giants, Tennessee Titans, Pittsburgh Steelers, Miami Dolphins, University of Nevada, Sporting, Football, NBA, Major League Baseball, Korean, The Institute, Diversity, Pacific Islanders, Atlanta Falcons, South, Minnesota Vikings Locations: Las Vegas, Philippines, Kansas, Pacific, Hawaiian, Hawaii, Tua, he's, Orange County , California, Asia, Mexican American, South Korea, California, Berkeley, Phoenix, @ttangAP

☆ Why America loves the NFL
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

One, sports fans will go to great lengths (including piracy) to find the content they're looking for. The NFL has done, I think, a really good job of continuing to evolve their product to make it as TV-friendly as it can be. Brian Fuhrer, senior vice president at NielsenThe NFL also benefits from the deference that networks show the league. Broadcast's core audience is typically older, so when NFL games come on in the fall it draws younger viewers back in. But even if things aren't as good for the NFL, they're still going to be pretty good — and a lot better, ratings-wise, than anything else.

Persons: NBCUniversal, Peacock, Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, reelect Biden, Brian Fuhrer, you've, Singer, They're, Jon Lewis, Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, Chiefs —, Lewis, Will Smith's, Ray Rice, Donald Trump, they're, Emily Stewart Organizations: NFL, Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens, AFC, Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Football, Nielsen, NBA, MLB, Sports Media Watch, Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions, Ravens, Business

(AP) — When two early road losses threatened to derail No. 2 Purdue's Big Ten championship journey, the Boilermakers charted a different course. “We're just focused on winning games,” All-American center Zach Edey said after Sunday's 75-69 victory at then conference-leading and No. So instead of fretting about the early season missteps at Northwestern and Nebraska, they used the losses as fuel to keep chugging along. The Boilermakers took both titles last season, winning the regular-season crown by three games.

Persons: Matt Painter's, “ We're, Zach Edey, ”, Fairleigh, you've, ” Painter, Gene, Keady, It's, they're, Fletcher Loyer, Braden Smith, Forward Mason Gillis, Caleb Furst, Indiana's, Furst, Trey Kaufman, Renn, Lance Jones, Cameron Heide, ” Jones, “, ” Loyer, Zach Organizations: WEST LAFAYETTE, Big, Boilermakers, Purdue, Rutgers, Penn, Fairleigh Dickinson, NCAA, Michigan State, Saturday, Hoosiers, Big Ten, Indiana, Ohio State, Junior, Basketball, AP Locations: Ind, Wisconsin, Maryland, Northwestern, Nebraska, Southern Illinois

Doug McDermott was once traded by Indiana to San Antonio, and now, the Spurs have traded him back to the Pacers. Trade deadline day in the NBA gave them and plenty of other players an entirely new outlook, plus may have even reshaped the start of the playoff push as well. He and Alec Burks are headed to the Knicks, a team that entered Thursday a game out of the No. Defending NBA champion Denver didn't make a move on deadline day, nor did reigning East champion Miami, though the Heat did their trade-season work a couple weeks ago by bringing in Terry Rozier from Charlotte for Kyle Lowry. Adding to the challenge of deadline day is this: Only five teams entered Thursday more than four games out of the final play-in tournament spots in the East and West.

Persons: Bojan Bogdanovic, Gordon Hayward, Doug McDermott, Buddy Hield, Joel Embiid, Royce O'Neale, Embiid, Alec Burks, Quentin Grimes, Evan Fournier, Ryan Arcidiacono, Grimes, Fournier, Arcidiacono, Hayward, Hield, McDermott, Antonio, Kelly Olynyk, Patrick Beverley, Damian Lillard, Robin Lopez, Lopez, “, ” Lopez, Dejounte Murray —, —, Denver didn't, Terry Rozier, Kyle Lowry, LeBron James, Koby Altman, ” Altman, Lowry, Spencer Dinwiddie, Dennis Schröder, Thaddeus Young, Dan Gelston, Tom Withers, ___ Organizations: Spurs, Pacers, NBA, Knicks, Eastern Conference, Suns, Mavericks, Pistons, Thunder, Western Conference, Minnesota, Denver —, Los Angeles Clippers, 76ers, Toronto, Bucks, Kings, Denver, East, Miami, Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State, Lakers, Warriors, Raptors, AP Sports Locations: Detroit, New York, Charlotte, Oklahoma City, Indiana, San Antonio, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Dallas, Brooklyn, P.J . Washington, Canada, Utah, Milwaukee, Sacramento, Atlanta, Cleveland, East, Toronto

☆ New sports streamer will change TV as we know it — and may start an industry fight. Execs tell me what they really think.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The new sports streamer that Disney, Warner Bros., and Fox announced Tuesday is a really big deal that could reshape TV . And then they charge the big pay TV distributors a ton to carry their broadcasts of those games. Which may explain why, up until Tuesday, they hadn't told any of the pay TV companies or sports leagues about their plans, industry executives tell me. But if you're the kind of person who's buying an antenna to watch sports TV, you're not going to buy this thing anyway.) Also: The big TV guys didn't like it in 2015 when HBO started competing with them by selling itself as a stand-alone service.

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“I’m pretty happy that the day ended up this way, especially how the morning started,” Niemann said. The winner got a break in the first playoff hole when his drive struck a right-side tree and and ended up in the rough. “I got lucky on the first playoff hole,” Niemann said. Tied for the lead with two holes left, Rahm closed with two bogeys for a 70. Niemann earned $4 million, Garcia $2.25 million and Rahm and Burmester $1.25 million each.

Persons: — Joaquin Niemann, Sergio Garcia, LIV, ” Niemann, “, Garcia, El Camaleon, Garcia parred, Niemann, putts, ”, Hoshino, Jon Rahm, Rahm, XIII, Bryson DeChambeau, ” Rahm, Dean Burmester, ” Burmester, Charles Howell III, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Tyrrell Hatton, Caleb Surratt, Kieran Vincent, ___ Organizations: DEL CARMEN, LIV, ”, LIV Golf, Crushers GC, Legion XIII Locations: Mexico, El, Saudi, Spanish, Las Vegas

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — It has taken two full years to accurately evaluate one of the most important deals that the Kansas City Chiefs have ever made, when they traded game-breaking wide receiver Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins for a package of draft picks. Turns out the deal made by Chiefs general manager Brett Veach played out well beyond anyone's wildest dreams. Photos You Should See View All 45 ImagesThat influx of talent helped Kansas City become the league's No. That includes standout center Creed Humphrey and right tackle Trey Smith, who along with left guard Joe Thuney, have given Kansas City one of the best interior offensive lines in the league.

Persons: Hill, Patrick Mahomes, Brett Veach, Trent McDuffie, Chamarri Conner, Justin Reid, Drue Tranquill, Mike Edwards, Charles Omenihu, Mahomes, ”, Tranquill, Charles, Mike, Andy, Reid, Donovan Smith, Jawaan Taylor, Creed Humphrey, Trey Smith, Joe Thuney, Isiah Pacheco, Rashee Rice, Veach, Skyy Moore, Rice, “ We're, Patrick, ” Veach, “, Chris Jones, Edwards, Omenihu —, —, McDuffie, L'Jarius, Josh Williams, Jaylen Watson, Conner, Harrison Butker, Tommy Townsend, Townsend, ___ Organizations: KANSAS CITY, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Chiefs, Dolphins, Kansas City, Pro, Bills, Ravens, AFC West, Chargers, NFL, Miami, SPECIAL, AFC Locations: KANSAS, Mo, Kansas City, Mahomes, Kansas

☆ NFL reminds teams they can't bet on sports during Super Bowl week in Las Vegas
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Jessica Golden | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"Super Bowl LVIII is a highly anticipated and thrilling event for our fans and viewers. Super Bowl 58 in Vegas is expected to be the most bet on NFL championship ever. Staff must also strictly avoid sportsbooks, even for food or drink, while at the Super Bowl. However, employees of the Chiefs and 49ers won't be allowed to play until the Super Bowl is over. Correction: This story has been updated to reflect NFL gambling suspensions start at one to two years for players.

Persons: Roger Goodell, Goodell, Kayshon Boutte Organizations: National Football League, Super, Vegas . Employees, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, CNBC, American Gaming Association, NFL, Louisiana State University, Staff, Chiefs, 49ers, CNBC PRO Locations: Las Vegas, Vegas ., Vegas

A run of big draft hits in previous years, two trades for All-Pros and perhaps the greatest get out of jail free card in draft history. He's done all that while getting a salary of $870,000 this season, allowing San Francisco to spend big at other spots. San Francisco also invested heavily in McCaffrey and have the highest-paid fullback in the league in All-Pro Kyle Juszczyk. San Francisco added to the position by dealing a third-round pick at the trade deadline for a former No. San Francisco used a fourth-round pick on punter Mitch Wishnowsky in 2019.

Persons: Trey Lance, Lance, couldn't, Brock Purdy, “ It’s, Trent Williams, Kyle Shanahan, John Lynch, Jed York, “ Kyle, ” York, George Kittle, Fred Warner, Nick Bosa, Deebo Samuel, Talanoa Hufanga —, Williams, Christian McCaffrey, Shanahan, ” Lynch, “, it’s, Samuel, Brandon Aiyuk, Francisco, McCaffrey, Kyle Juszczyk, Purdy, Aaron Banks, Colton McKivitz, Jake Brendel, Jon Feliciano, Lynch, Arik Armstead —, Javon Hargrave, San, Chase Young, Dre Greenlaw, Charvarius Ward, Ward, Robbie Gould, Jake Moody, Moody, Mitch Wishnowsky, ___ Organizations: San Francisco 49ers, 49ers, San Francisco, NFC, Kansas City Chiefs, Niners, NFL, Shanahan, Warner, Chiefs Locations: SANTA CLARA, Calif, San Francisco, Purdy, Washington, Francisco, Cleveland

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) — Joaquin Niemann became the second LIV Golf player in as many years with a sub-60 round, closing with two pars for a 12-under 59 to build a five-shot lead as the Saudi-funded league began its third season Friday at LIV Golf Mayakoba. Niemann had a chance to match the LIV record with one last birdie, but his wedge into his final hole — No. Bryson DeChambeau last year shot 58 in the final round at GreenbrierHe led by five shots over Patrick Reed. Niemann's 59 overshadowed the debut of Masters champion Jon Rahm, who signed with LIV in December in the league's biggest acquisition. For the team competition, the top three scores from each team count, with all four scores counting on the final day.

Persons: — Joaquin Niemann, LIV, Niemann, —, Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Reed, El Camaleon, “, ” Niemann, ’, Jim Furyk, David Carey, Jon Rahm, Rahm, XIII, Ryder, Tyrrell Hatton, Hatton, ” Rahm, ” Sergio Garcia, ___ Organizations: DEL CARMEN, Greenbrier, “, PGA, LIV Locations: Mexico, Saudi, El

☆ 'He's a non-entity': House Democrats no longer see Dean Phillips as a threat — just a joke
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

When Rep. Dean Phillips first began making noise about launching a quixotic presidential campaign, the mood among House Democrats might have best been described as anger and disbelief. Since launching his campaign, Phillips has generally been absent from Capitol Hill, effectively cutting down Democrats' ranks by one seat. AdvertisementOn Wednesday evening, Sen. Tina Smith made light of her Minnesota colleague's recent struggles in a video message to the Congressional Dinner, an annual gathering of reporters and lawmakers. At first, Phillips's campaign seemed to constitute a real threat to Biden, even if he was unlikely to actually defeat him. In a statement for this story, a Phillips spokesperson chastised his Democratic colleagues who now speak ill of him.

Persons: Dean Phillips, Sydney Kamlager, Dove, Axios, Phillips, Joe Biden, Sen, Tina Smith, Smith, Biden, Donald Trump, Maxwell Frost of Florida, — Phillips, Brendan Boyle, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Dean's, Tom Williams, Angie Craig, Craig, wouldn't, Phillips's, we've, Dean, Jim Clyburn, Zach Gibson, Mark Pocan, Ro Khanna, Khanna, it's Organizations: Trump, Rep, Sydney, California congresswoman, Democratic, Capitol Hill, Biden, New, Democrats, Minnesota Democrat, Democratic Party, Twitter, South Carolina Democratic Party, California Locations: California, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Alexandria, New York, lockstep, South, Wisconsin

☆ Travis Kelce Loves It When Taylor Swift Supports Him at Games
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Travis Kelce says he loves it when Taylor Swift supports him at his NFL games. AdvertisementTravis Kelce loves it when Taylor Swift supports him at his NFL games. Kelce opened up about the public attention surrounding his relationship with the singer during an appearance on "The Pat McAfee Show." Earlier this year, Fox News ran a conspiratorial segment that suggested the Pentagon wanted to use Taylor Swift as a psy-op asset. AdvertisementRepresentatives for Kelce and Swift did not immediately respond to requests for comment sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift, Kelce, Pat McAfee, —, we're, Swift, Taylor, she's, Vivek Ramaswamy Organizations: NFL, Kansas City Chiefs, Service, Baltimore Ravens, Fox News, Pentagon, Republican, Kelce

(AP) — Travis Kelce is happy to have Taylor Swift on the Kansas City Chiefs bandwagon heading to the Super Bowl. Thanks for joining the team.”Whether Swift makes it to the Super Bowl against the 49ers on Feb. 11 in Las Vegas remains to be seen. Kelce and Swift have tried to keep their relationship out of the spotlight, though it has become increasingly difficult. Chiefs coach Andy Reid said last week that he appreciates the way Kelce has focused on his job amid everything else. “I haven’t really seen it affect him in any way," Reid said.

Persons: — Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift, Jason Kelce, Swift, ” Jason Kelce, Travis, Taylor, — Swift, That's, Brittany Mahomes, Patrick Mahomes, Kelce, Andy Reid, Reid, That’s, ” Kelce, Jerry Rice, Rice, Chiefs —, she's, ” Reid, Trav, ‘, She's, ” Organizations: KANSAS CITY, Kansas City Chiefs, Super, Chiefs, Eagles, 49ers, American Airlines and United Airlines, Kansas, Associated Press, NFL, CBS, Baltimore, AFC, Jets, Steelers, Ravens, Miami, Delaware Locations: KANSAS, Mo, Chiefs Kingdom, Tay, Las Vegas, Tokyo, Kansas City, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Buffalo

☆ Carlyle billionaire David Rubenstein is buying MLB's Baltimore Orioles: reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( George Glover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Carlyle Group cofounder David Rubenstein is fronting a group buying the Baltimore Orioles, reports say. Fellow private equity billionaire Michael Arougheti is also expected to be involved in the deal. AdvertisementFamed private equity investor David Rubenstein is reportedly planning to buy the Baltimore Orioles. Puck broke the news Tuesday that the Carlyle Group cofounder and Baltimore native is fronting a group expected to take a 40% stake in the Major League Baseball franchise. AdvertisementThe Orioles are owned by the Angelos family, who bought the MLB franchise in 1993.

Persons: David Rubenstein, Angelos, Puck, Michael Arougheti, —, Cal Ripken, Jr, Rubenstein, he'll, Peter Angelos, John, Carlyle, Josh Harris Organizations: Carlyle, Baltimore Orioles, Major League Baseball, Service, Carlyle Group, Baltimore, Ares Management, Orioles, MLB, Financial, National Basketball Association, Apollo Global, National Football League's

☆ Byron Allen, offering $14 billion for Paramount, has a long history of media bids that haven't materialized
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Ryan Anastasio | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Byron Allen, founder, chairman and CEO of the Allen Media Group, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, on May 2, 2022. Byron Allen, the media mogul offering $14 billion for Paramount Global , told CNBC on Wednesday that he has the money to finance a deal, despite skepticism around his deal-making. Allen told CNBC he hasn't received a response from Paramount to his most recent offer. Paramount reported in its third-quarter earnings report that its streaming platform, Paramount+, increased its subscriber count to 63 million. Allen told CNBC he wants to buy Paramount for its linear networks, what he says is the most challenging part of the company.

Persons: Byron Allen, Allen, hasn't, Shari Redstone, David Ellison's, Tegna Allen, of Famer Babe Ruth, Babe Ruth, Ruth, Paramount's, — CNBC's Alex Sherman, Julia Boorstin Organizations: Allen Media Group, Milken Institute Global Conference, Paramount Global, CNBC, Federal Communications Commission, Street, Paramount, CBS, Showtime, Nickelodeon, Media, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros, Black Entertainment Television, VH1, Bloomberg, Scripps, ABC, Disney, National Football League's, The Weather, of Famer, Netflix, CNBC PRO Locations: Beverly Hills , California, U.S, E.W

In the midst of that deflating loss to the Raiders, their fifth in eight games, Chiefs coach Andy Reid and his offensive brain trust came to the realization that their famously complex offense had grown — well, too complex. “It's a complex offense. One of the problems the Chiefs had against the Raiders was the time it took to get plays into the game. Reid is usually calling them from the sideline, but it is Nagy whose radio is connected to Mahomes' helmet. And now, we're going to the Super Bowl, and like I've said, we're not done."

Persons: Patrick Mahomes, Andy Reid, Matt Nagy, pare, Reid, Mahomes, “, ” Mahomes, Alex Smith, ”, Brett Veach, Nagy, Nobody, ” Nagy, I've, we're Organizations: KANSAS CITY, Kansas City Chiefs, Super Bowl, Las Vegas Raiders, Kansas City, Raiders, Chiefs, Miami, Vegas, Bills, Ravens, San Francisco 49ers, ” Chiefs, AFC West, decibel, Super Locations: KANSAS, Mo, Las Vegas, Mahomes

It has also opened the door for new technology when it comes to on-ice protection from skate blades. BETTER PROTECTIONGianfranco Talarico started the company after watching a youth player get sliced in the thigh by a skate blade, just missing a femoral artery. Talarico has many times since cited research that found lacerations — often to the face, presumably from sticks as well as skates — to be a leading cause of emergency room visits among ice hockey players in the U.S. from 1990-2006. The death of Connecticut high school player Teddy Balkind from a skate cut to the neck in 2022 brought the conversation back to the forefront. The International Ice Hockey Federation announced in December it will mandate neck guards at all levels of tournaments it runs.

Persons: Adam Fantilli, Fantilli, Michael Stuart, Clint Malarchuk, Richard Zednik, Philadelphia's Claude Giroux, Carlo Colaiacovo, Ron Hextall, that’s, ”, Colaiacovo, Gianfranco Talarico, ” Talarico, “, Teddy Balkind, Johnson, Oshie, Ed Kinnaly, Carter Hogg, Charles Popkin, Andrew Saleh, Popkin, it’s, Bill Shaffer, Luke, Shaffer, Martin, Nick Meldrum, Meldrum Organizations: Columbus Blue Jackets, USA Hockey, Daredevil Hockey, “, ” Hockey Canada, NHL, Pittsburgh, Hockey, Bauer Hockey, American Hockey, San Diego Gulls, Conicity Technologies, Associated Press, Toronto Maple Leafs, Denver University , Michigan State, Penn State, Denver, Ice Hockey Federation Locations: U.S, Connecticut, Washington, balaclava, Pittsburgh, ”

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Advertisements for sports betting continue to flood the airwaves, but the NFL said Tuesday that viewers will see only three such ads during the Super Bowl broadcast next month. But sportsbooks have only bought three such ads for broadcast right before and during the Super Bowl broadcast, fewer than the maximum allowed, NFL spokesperson Alex Riethmiller said. Part of that effort includes “being mindful of the tenor, volume and saturation of sports betting advertising and the degree with which we're integrating that into the live game,” Highhill said. The topic of sports betting advertising has been contentious for years. Highhill said the NFL tends to get blamed for sports betting ads that are beyond its reach.

Persons: David Highhill, Alex Riethmiller, We've, Highhill, “, Jeff Miller, ” Highhill, sportsbooks, Bill Miller, ”, we're, Keith Whyte Organizations: CITY, NFL, Super Bowl, ” League, The Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, New Jersey, U.S, Supreme, D.C, American Gaming Association, Fox, Raiders, National Council Locations: N.J, Las Vegas, The, New, Washington

With one team scoring after just 18 seconds and another after 21 seconds, the Premier League made an explosive return Tuesday following the competition's short winter break. Arsenal left it much later for its goals in a win that kept the pressure on Liverpool at the top. Arsenal might be able to maintain a title push heading into the final months of the campaign, but can Aston Villa? Adebayo's first came after just 18 seconds and it was barely the quickest of the night, with Ben Brereton Diaz scoring after 21 seconds for Sheffield United in its 3-2 loss at Crystal Palace. Ollie Watkins grabbed a consolation for Villa, which will drop to fifth place if Tottenham beats Brentford on Wednesday.

Persons: Gabriel Jesus, Bukayo, Aston, Unai, Villa, Elijah Adebayo, Ben Brereton Diaz, JESUS, ARSENAL Gabriel Jesus, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Matt Turner —, Jesus, Taiwo Awoniyi, Villa hadn't, Fabian Schar, Alex Moreno’s, Ollie Watkins, ___ Steve Douglas Organizations: Premier League, Arsenal, Liverpool, Arsenal's, Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa, Champions League, Luton, Sheffield United, Crystal Palace, Fulham, Everton, ARSENAL, Forest, Chelsea, VILLA, Newcastle, Villa, Tottenham, Brentford, Wednesday Locations: Liverpool, Newcastle, Brighton, Brazil, Oleksandr

☆ 49ers President Al Guido on upcoming Super Bowl trip
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via Email49ers President Al Guido on upcoming Super Bowl trip49ers President Al Guido joins 'Money Movers' to discuss how to stay focused despite hurdles to start the game, how to maximize the next two weeks from a business perspective, and the league's struggles just a few years ago.

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Bilas said during the “College Gameday” show that fans should never be allowed on the court, and his comments went viral. “But it seems inevitable that something negative will happen, and we’ll act surprised when it was foreseeable.”A Tulane fan was seen on video making contact with a Memphis player during a court storming in New Orleans hours after the Clark incident on Jan. 21. Fans also stormed the court at Oregon State on Thursday and at Iowa State and Wyoming on Saturday. The court storming at Iowa State's Hilton Coliseum following Saturday's 79-75 win over No. SEC fines are paid to the visiting school if the storming occurred in a conference game.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Clark, Jay Bilas, Bilas, ” Bilas, ”, Gil Fried, Fried, Micah Willbrand, Ben Johnson, ” Johnson, “, it’s, Herb Vincent, Emeritus Harris Pastides, It's, they'd Organizations: Ohio State, Buckeyes, Hawkeyes, ESPN, Gameday, Associated Press, Tulane, Southeastern Conference, South, Kentucky, Oregon State, Iowa State, University of West, NEC, Iowa State's Hilton, Security, Jayhawks, ISU, SEC, Carolina, Gamecocks, NFL, NBA Locations: Iowa, Columbus, Memphis, New Orleans, South Carolina, Wyoming, University of West Florida, Europe, Latin America, United States, Kansas, Minnesota

☆ Moneyball-Plus: What Happens When Investors Treat Athletes Like Startups
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( Joseph Bien-Kahn | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +27 min

What if athletes could sell a percentage of their future earnings to investors, the same way tech entrepreneurs offer a stake in their promising new ideas in return for venture capital? "We look at the game very, very differently than everyone else," Schwimer tells the pitcher. Finlete is launching a fund that allows fans to buy shares in a prospect's future earnings. What if you could sell a share of your future earnings, he asked, for $10,000? Today, he says, more than 80% of the players BLA has invested in are outside the league's top 300 prospects.

Persons: They're, Michael Schwimer, —, Schwimer, BLA, haven't, Fernando Tatis Jr, We've, it's, Daniil, David Liberman, Garrett Broshuis, he'd, He'd, Houdini, Christian Petersen, Erik Kratz, Kratz, Cole Hamels, Hamels, Sean M, Marvin Bush, George W, Bush, Paul DePodesta, bankroll BLA's, Bill Miller, Miller, HBO's, Michael, Jeff Bezos, Bezos, I'd, I'm, Steven Duncker, Goldman Sachs, Elly De La Cruz, Dylan Buell, phenom, Scott Boras, Yermín Mercedes, Francisco Mejía, countersue Mejia, Gervon Dexter, they're, Dexter, Wharton, He's, he'll, isn't, scoffing, he's Organizations: Philadelphia Phillies, Big League, San Diego Padres, Benchmark Capital, Sports, Wharton Sports Business, MLB, University of Virginia, Partners, Phillies, Getty, AAA, Arizona Fall League, Ritz Carlton, Cleveland Browns, Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Big League Advance, Chicago Bears, University of Florida, Huntsman, NCAA Locations: Maryland, Philadelphia, United States, baseball's, Latin America, America, Dominican Republic, Cleveland, Florida

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