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BBC Sport quiz: Brainteaser football quiz No 78
Welcome to our Brainteaser game. Every day you can test your football IQ by answering our fiendishly difficult question. You have five lives before the answer is revealed. Take part, suggest your own questions and return for more tomorrow. Today's…
Sports owners bet big on Republicans. What does their defeat mean for US sports?
Before a single vote was cast this election cycle, the technocrats and oligarchs who own American sports had already voted. Pro sports owners put more than $100m into this cycle, according to Front Office Sports. But Tuesday night was a referendum…
Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis says he's 'not a fan' of sports gambling amid prediction market boom
Las Vegas Raiders and Aces owner Mark Davis told CNBC Sport he's 'not a fan' of sports gambling, particularly proposition bets. Davis said the expansion of legalized sports betting across the country has raised questions about whether there is…
As private equity, politics and prediction markets reshape sports, is the press box up to the task?
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) It was around a year ago that the podcast “Pablo Torre Finds Out” released the first episode of what…
LeBron James' reps send cease-and-desist letter to 'Bron AI' sports betting app
LeBron James is aiming to get a sports betting app to stop using his likeness without authorization, a spokesperson for the Philadelphia 76ers star told Front Office Sports. The spokesperson said James 'is in no way affiliated with this…
BBC Sport weekly quiz: Who scored twice for Man Utd against Roma?
So much has happened over the past seven days, including Champions League football, big matches at the Rugby League World Cup and a darts tournament with a £501,000 prize pot. About 10% of quizzers got full marks in last week's edition. Will…
Connections: Sports Edition Hint Today: Answers for Nov. 6, # 774
Here are the answers for today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Friday, Nov. 6. Shockingly, I thought the purple group was the easiest today. Read on for hints and the answers. Yellow group hint: Clothing item. Green group hint:…
LeBron James sends cease and desist to 'Bron AI' sports betting app over unauthorized likeness
LeBron James has issued a cease-and-desist letter to an AI-powered sports betting tool that the NBA star says uses his likeness, a spokesperson for James confirmed. Anish Gupta, the CEO of the app 'Bron AI,' released a video that features a person…
Genius Sports (GENI) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Chief Executive Officer - Mark Locke Chief Financial Officer - Bryan Castellani Group Revenue -- $270 million, representing 62% growth year over year driven by the acquisition of Legend and strong betting volume. Group Adjusted EBITDA -- $87…
Dianna Russini's sports media return will not be at Barstool
In July, Dave Portnoy said it would be a “no-brainer” for Barstool Sports to hire Dianna Russini if she returned to sports media. However, it doesn't sound like that's where the embattled former The Athletic and ESPN reporter has…
Gareth Southgate Strikes Sky Sports Deal For Podcasts, YouTube
Ex-England soccer manager Gareth Southgate has struck a content deal with Sky Sports. Southgate's 1071 Media is partnering with Sky Sports on YouTube and podcast content, with Sky Media representing all of them commercially. Hosted by Match of the…
England squad announcement LIVE: Tuchel makes big Palmer and Foden calls | Football | Sport
Thomas Tuchel names his England squad for the upcoming international break this morning. Today, Thomas Tuchel names his England squad for the November international break as the Three Lions gear up to face Spain and Croatia. However, the manager…
Is a sports media blue wave coming, too?
This originally appeared in Thursday morning's edition of The A Block, Awful Announcing's daily newsletter with the latest sports media news, commentary, and analysis. Sign up here to be the first to know everything happening in the sports media…
Western states pass ballot measures to ban trans athletes from girls' sports
Voters in four western states approved ballot measures this week barring transgender athletes from girls' sports. Washington and Arizona both passed measures to ban transgender athletes from competing on girls' teams, while a similar proposal in…
Connections Sports Edition Hints Today, Nov. 5 (#773)
Thursday's Connections: Sports Edition from The Athletic and New York Times (NYT) Games is puzzle #773, for Nov. 5, 2026. Two hints per group come first, then the answers in a spoiler section. You get four mistakes, as always. The rules live on our…
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