American Football
New York Jets seek receiver after Fubo Sportsbook ‘default’
The National Football League's New York Jets are seeking a receiver — an appointed third party to oversee asset preservation — after the team says sports streaming operator FuboTV and subsidiary Fubo Spo…
Durant interested in NFL Commanders ownership group
National Basketball Association star Kevin Durant wants to join a potential ownership group of the National Football League's Washington Commanders after the team's longtime owners Dan and Tanya Snyder…
49ers announce event schedule for Mexico City
The National Football League's San Francisco 49ers finalized a schedule of events for when the team takes on the Arizona Cardinals on November 21 in Mexico City, a key part of the league's international…
XFL unveils team names, logos for 2023 reboot
The rebooted XFL has unveiled the names and brand identities of its eight teams ahead of the spring-season football league's revival in 2023, containing a mix of the old and the new
Prime Video adds alternate ‘TNF’ stream with ‘The Shop’
Prime Video announced it will collaborate with Uninterrupted's Emmy-award winning show The Shop as part of an alternate stream offering for the National Football League's Thursday Night Football.
Magic Johnson ‘in talks’ to buy stake in NFL’s Raiders
Former National Basketball Association star Earvin "Magic" Johnson is looking to buy a stake in the National Football League's Las Vegas Raiders, according to a report in Semafor, in a move that, if s…
Toledo, Ohio to host American football Italian Bowl
The Italian Federation of American Football announced that the Italian Football League’s 42nd Italian Bowl will be played outside of Europe for the first time, coming to Toledo, Ohio on July 1, 2023.
ESPN has best college football opening weekend since 2016
ESPN announced its most-watched kickoff weekend of college football since 2016 and second-best since 2009 after airing 17 games across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU
DAZN strikes NFL renewals in Canada and DACH, free-to-air in DACH moving to RTL
Sports streaming platform DAZN has renewed its NFL rights in Canada from the forthcoming season onwards as well as in Germany, Austria and Switzerland from 2023
Bears president and CEO Phillips to retire after season
Ted Phillips, president and chief executive of the National Football League’s Chicago Bears, is planning to retire at the end of February after 40 seasons with the franchise.
Fox Sports settles USFL trademark dispute
Fox Sports has settled a lawsuit with a group of owners and executives from the original United States Football League, allowing the revived spring season league to continue using the names and logos a…
USC, UCLA exit may cost other Pac-12 schools $13m each
A report released on August 17 shows the planned moves to the Big Ten Conference by the University of Southern California and University California-Los Angeles could mean around $13m (€12.7
XFL partners with Ticketmaster ahead of 2023 reboot
The rebooted XFL has secured a multiyear partnership with ticketing giant Ticketmaster, which will facilitate ticketing for all 43 games of the XFL season next year, including 40 regular-season games, …
XFL unveils cities, venues for 2023 relaunch
The revived XFL has unveiled its eight cities and venues for the 2023 relaunch, with the spring-season league notably opting against having a presence in New York or Los Angeles, California, the two biggest…
Sportsman founder Krohne among new investors in European League of Football
Media and sports entrepreneur Thomas Krohne has been named as one of three executives who have acquired a circa 8-per-cent stake in American football organisation the European League of Football
ELF to receive US exposure with Next Level Sports & Entertainment
Next Level Sports & Entertainment has agreed a deal with the European League of Football to cover the American football competition in the US market
USFL draws 1.52 million viewers for championship game
The rebooted United States Football League drew an average domestic audience of 1.52 million for its inaugural championship game, with the audience peaking at 1.834 million on the Fox network
Fox Sports ‘seeks minority investors’ to fund USFL expansion
The Fox Sports-owned United States Football League has reportedly hired investment bank Allen & Co. to find minority investors to help fund the startup spring-season football league's expansion