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Tournament of Roses officials said today they are actively planning for a return of the Rose Parade on Jan. 1, 2022. This year’s event was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, only the fourth time the event has been scrubbed in 130 years. The organization is also planning for the return of the Rose Bowl Game, which…

Gov. Gavin Newsom said today the state is having “advanced conversations” with Major League Baseball and local health authorities around California, and he expressed confidence that if Covid-19 trends continue downward, fans will be back in the seats of outdoor stadiums when baseball season begins. “We will socialize…

A sports betting partnership between Dish Network and DraftKings has hammered the stock of upstart streaming bundle provider FuboTV. Shares in Fubo, which have been on a wild ride in recent months but have risen more than 300% over the past year, were down 19% as the trading day reached the home stretch. The company…

Kevin Mayer, whose long tenure at Disney culminated in the successful launch of Disney+, is joining sports streaming outfit DAZN as chairman. He replaces former colleague John Skipper, the longtime former ESPN executive who steered DAZN through launches in the U.S. and other global territories. Backed by billionaire…

Comcast CEO Brian Roberts says the will-they-won't-they Tokyo Summer Olympic Games "are getting past the point of 'if'." "It's about exactly how it gets done," live spectators, etc… "I am very hopeful. In my conversations with leadership. There is an excitement. This is a perfect moment for the world to come…

FuboTV ended 2020 on an upswing, reporting $105.1 million in revenue and 547,880 subscribers to its internet-delivered pay-TV bundle. The company reported a net loss of $167.8 million in the period. That figure as well as the revenue number — Fubo’s first quarter above $100 million — beat Wall Street analysts…

ESPN is looking into alleged comments byt college basketball analyst Dan Dakich last week during an argument about monetary compensation — or lack thereof — to collegiate athletes. During the back-and-forth, Dakich went after several academics who disagreed with him, using Twitter and his Indianapolis radio show to do…

Irv Cross, a Pro Bowl cornerback who would become the first Black man to work as a full-time sports analyst on national television, died Sundday near his home in Roseville, MN. He was 81. His death was announced by both CBS Sports and the Philadelphia Eagles, his former NFL team. A cause was not disclosed. “Irv was a…

The Toronto Raptors had to postpone its National Basketball Assn. Sunday night game against the Chicago Bulls because it couldn’t field the league’s requirement of suiting up eight players. Several Toronto coaches, including head coach Nick Nurse, and forward Pascal Siakam had to sit out Friday’s game against the…

The NFL flatly denied a report of a preliminary rights deal with Disney, but the league is continuing to hold active talks with all bidders ahead of a key March date. Sports Business Journal reported the Disney pact, though it cautioned that “contracts have not been signed.” It pegged the annual rights fee at $2.6…

The Producers Guild of America on Friday revealed its nominees for the PGA Awards’ Sports, Children's and Short Form categories. The winners will be revealed as part of a new virtual event, “A Day with the PGA Awards Nominees,” which is set for March 20. Making the cut on this year’s list revealed today are are titles…

Hulu is putting its gloves on after handing a straight-to-series order to Mike Tyson limited series Iron Mike. The streamer has ordered the eight-episode series from I, Tonya screenwriter Steven Rogers and director Craig Gillespie. Margot Robbie, the star of the Tonya Harding feature film, will exec produce, via her…