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ESPN to air first hour of Wrestlemania 42 for both nights

February 28, 2026 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

ESPN announced that the first hour of Wrestlemania for both Saturday and Sunday will air on linear television. The Saturday show will air at 3pm PT on ESPN2 while the Sunday show will air at 3pm PT on ESPN. The rest of the show on both nights will stream on the EPSN App. Its an […]

Filed Under: ESPN, Wrestlemania, WWE

Paramount agrees to acquire Warner Bros for $110B

February 27, 2026 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Warner Bros Discovery confirmed that it has agreed to be acquired by Paramount Skydance in a $110B deal according to multiple outlets. The deal ended a dramatic bidding war between Paramount and Netflix who walked away from the acquisition after it looked as though it was set for the acquisition. Assuming the deal goes through, […]

Filed Under: AEW, Paramount, Warner Bros

Usyk returns with fight at the Pyramids in Egypt

February 27, 2026 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

WBC Heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk is scheduled to return to the ring to defend his title against kickboxer Rico Verhoven per ESPN. The event will air on DAZN and be dubbed, “Glory of Giza: Undefeated Icons,” will take place on May 23rd. Usyk last fought in the ring this past July with a 5th round […]

Filed Under: boxing, DAZN, kickboxing

TKO to spend $60M, projects no profit from White House event

February 27, 2026 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Mark Shapiro gave his standard quarterly earnings call report for Q4 of 2025 earlier this week. He gave an update on the big White House card the UFC is having this June. Mark Shapiro explained the reason for the White House event and why TKO is spending upwards of $60 million on the event.  “We […]

Filed Under: Dana White, UFC

Zuffa Boxing close to UK media rights deal with Sky Sports

February 26, 2026 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Jon Ourand of Puck Sports reports that Zuffa Boxing is close to a media rights deal in the UK with Sky Sports. The deal would be the first international media deal that the upstart boxing league will have retained. Zuffa Boxing currently streams on Paramount + in the U.S. It was reported that the U.S. […]

Filed Under: Netflix, Zuffa, Zuffa Boxing

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The Kyle Shanahan car accident happened on July 14. It was a matter of public record. The 49ers wanted to keep it quiet until training camp opened on July 25. And, instead of reporting publicly-available facts, the reporters who knew about it complied. https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/49ers-wanted-to-keep-shanahan-accident-quiet-and-some-in-the-media-complied

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