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Now that it’s official the Los Angeles Rams will be hosting the San Francisco 49ers in a third meeting this season between the NFC West rivals, the Rams are willing to do whatever it takes to make sure they have a true home-field advantage.

Tom Brady’s future with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and in the NFL in general, appeared to be cloudy as the team lost to the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC playoffs on Sunday evening.

New York sportsbooks captured more than $600 million in digital sports bets in its first two weeks of legalization.

Four New York sportsbooks handled over $603 million in bets for the weeks ending Jan. 9 and 16.

Larry Cheng, managing partner at Volition Capital, argued that there is “a bit of a gold rush mentality to NFTs as the fiber and the texture of the metaverse” as he described the space, which is garnering increased interest from traditional companies, including Walmart.

The University of Michigan announced a $490 million settlement Wednesday with more than 1,000 people who say they were sexually assaulted by a former sports doctor during his nearly four-decade career at the school.

Chamath Palihapitiya, the Golden State Warriors’ part-owner and founder and CEO of Social Capital, attempted to clarify his scathing remarks about the human rights abuses faced by Uyghur Muslims in China on Monday.

Chamath Palihapitiya, a part-owner and director of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors and the venture capitalist founder and CEO of Social+Capital, offered the “very hard ugly truth” about China’s human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims in a podcast interview.

The NBA had enormous problems. Drug abuse among players was believed to be rampant. Many arenas were half-empty or worse on game nights. Most franchises were losing money. Some were on the cusp of folding. And when games were on television, nobody was watching.

Shaquille O’Neal sold his stake in the Sacramento Kings, the NBA legend announced.

A letter signed by Babe Ruth and linked to his 1918 endorsement contract with Louisville Slugger — the famed Kentucky baseball bat manufacturer — is up for bid in The MINT25 Auction, which runs through Saturday, Jan. 29, and is being conducted by Lelands.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers could conceivably play the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LVI in what would be a matchup of truly epic proportions.

Goaltender Tuukka Rask has resigned with the NHL's Boston Bruins – and Bud Light is jumping on the bandwagon.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers released Antonio Brown on Thursday, but concerns about the guarantees in his contract apparently came up before his ordeal during the team’s game against the New York Jets.

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