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nytimes.com - Joe Vardon - White House event with Trump, sports commissioners is delayed by snow: Sources
White House event with Trump, sports commissioners is delayed by snow: Sources
The New York Times

A White House event in which commissioners from five major sports leagues were to appear alongside President Donald Trump as he unveiled the latest plans for the celebration of the United States' 250th anniversary has been postponed due to adverse…

variety.com - Brian Steinberg - Range Sports Acquires Experiential Agency Superfly
Range Sports Acquires Experiential Agency Superfly
Variety

Range Sports said it had experiential agency Superfly, known for its facility with landmark music festivals as part of a bid to offer more opportunities tied to live events across sports, entertainment, music and other areas. Superfly has created…

businessinsider.com - Steven Cohen - The best TVs for sports are bright, sharp, and big. Here are our top picks for Super Bowl Sunday.
The best TVs for sports are bright, sharp, and big. Here are our top picks for Super Bowl Sunday.
Business Insider

With the Super Bowl right around the corner, now's the perfect time to upgrade your TV. After testing countless models as a professional TV reviewer, I've found that some displays are simply better suited for sports than others. The best TVs for…

reason.com - Jason Russell - It's ok to use sports as an escape from politics
It's ok to use sports as an escape from politics
Reason Magazine - Free Minds and Free Markets

Hello and welcome to another edition of Free Agent! Break out those ice skates and get to work this week, people. There's a lot to get done. We'll start today by talking a little bit about what's going on in Minnesota with federal immigration…

thesun.co.uk - Ben McFarland & Tom Sandham - Britain's best sports pubs - with stadium-seating and even TV's in the toilets
Britain's best sports pubs - with stadium-seating and even TV's in the toilets
The Sun

WATCHING sport in the pub, like queuing and putting the kettle on, is one of Britain's great national pastimes. And unless you're going to the stadium, there's no better place to catch the big match than down your local. Your info will be used in…

hollywoodreporter.com - Caitlin Huston - Range Sports Acquires Live Experiences Company Superfly
Range Sports Acquires Live Experiences Company Superfly
The Hollywood Reporter

Range Sports has acquired Superfly, the marketing and event company behind Bonaroo and more. As part of the acquisition, Superfly will drive experiential opportunities across sports, entertainment, music and more as Range launches a new live…

bloomberg.com - Will Davies (News) - Anta Sports to Buy 29% Stake in Puma for $1.8 Billion
Anta Sports to Buy 29% Stake in Puma for $1.8 Billion
Bloomberg

China's Anta Sports Products Ltd. has agreed to buy a stake of about 29% in Puma SE for €1.5 billion ($1.8 billion), making it the German sports brand's biggest shareholder. The agreement will see Anta buy about 43 million Puma shares from…

mumsnet.com - JD Sport carrier bag
JD Sport carrier bag
Mumsnet

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cnbc.com - Anniek Bao - Puma shares surge 20% after Anta Sports buys stake for $1.8 billion
Puma shares surge 20% after Anta Sports buys stake for $1.8 billion
CNBC

Anta will pay 1.5 billion euros ($1.79 billion), or 35 euros per share, to take a 29.06% stake in Puma. The deal also came as Puma has struggled to revive sales after the new CEO Arthur Hoeld, a former Adidas executive, took the reins last year.

forbes.com - DJ Siddiqi - Derek Jeter, Wayne Boich On Reserve Cup Miami 2026 And Why Padel Can Emerge As Mainstream Spectator Sport
Derek Jeter, Wayne Boich On Reserve Cup Miami 2026 And Why Padel Can Emerge As Mainstream Spectator Sport
Forbes

Wayne Boich, Derek Jeter, Mark Wahlberg and DJ Khaled at Reserve Cup 2026 in Miami. (Alexander Tamargo / Getty Images) Derek Jeter will always be known for his Hall of Fame baseball career with the New York Yankees, but he keeps busy these days…

people.com - Skyler Caruso - Kendall Jenner Takes Jabs at Her NBA Ex-Boyfriends in Super Bowl Ad - And Reveals the Sport She's Targeting Next
Kendall Jenner Takes Jabs at Her NBA Ex-Boyfriends in Super Bowl Ad - And Reveals the Sport She's Targeting Next
PEOPLE

Kendall Jenner stars in her first-ever Super Bowl commercial with Fanatics Sportsbook that will air during halftime The supermodel pokes fun at her NBA ex-boyfriends and the infamous 'Kardashian Kurse' conspiracy theory She's been romantically…

skysports.com - Today on Sky Sports Racing: Chepstow, Newcastle and Wolverhampton feature live on Tuesday
Today on Sky Sports Racing: Chepstow, Newcastle and Wolverhampton feature live on Tuesday
Sky Sports

In Tuesday's feature race, Le Beau Madrik looks to enhance his reputation back at Newcastle, after staying on strongly to get off the mark at the course in November; we also have domestic action from Chepstow and Wolverhampton, live on Sky Sports…

propublica.org - Adam Friedman - How Tennessee's Speaker of the House Helped Keep a Payday Lender's Struggling Sports Gambling Company Alive
How Tennessee's Speaker of the House Helped Keep a Payday Lender's Struggling Sports Gambling Company Alive
ProPublica

The powerful owners of a payday lending company faced a crisis in March 2021 when their other business, a now-defunct sports gambling operation, was under investigation by Tennessee regulators. The couple, Michael and Tina Hodges, had already…

france24.com - China's Anta Sports to become top Puma shareholder
China's Anta Sports to become top Puma shareholder
FRANCE 24

Anta will buy 43 million shares for 35 euros apiece from the French billionaire Pinault family's Artemis group, the statement to the Hong Kong exchange said, giving it a 29 percent stake. The price is a more than 60 percent premium to Puma's last…

afr.com - Lidija Ivanovski - Leadership isn't a spectator sport. But Littleproud treats it that way
Leadership isn't a spectator sport. But Littleproud treats it that way
Australian Financial Review

On 21 March, 2013, the Great Hall in Parliament House was filled with hundreds of mothers, fathers and children who had been subjected to the historically cruel policies of forced adoption and removal. In the 1950s, 60s and 70s, young, unwed or…

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