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It’s been a first crazy three weeks of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and now the NHL is ready to drop the puck on its annual behind-the-scenes docuseries. Quest for the Stanley Cup will premiere this Friday, May 12, on ESPN+. Watch the trailer below. Related Story Florida Panthers-Boston Brui…

Endeavor will start making quarterly cash dividend payments of up to $25 million starting in the third quarter, is planning to repurchase up to $300 million worth of shares, and will pay down $50 million more in debt as sees its cash position improving with a big asset sale, and ahead of the planned…

Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch says Fox Corp. is in a good place despite the ongoing WGA strike given its mix of programming. On a call with financial analysts this morning after the company’s latest quarterly earnings, he said: “On the writers’ strike, I think for us we are well positioned, and we think…

Vida Blue, a dominating left-hander who helped the Oakland Athletics win three straight World Series championships from 1972-74, died on Saturday. He was 73. “There are few players with a more decorated career than Vida Blue,” the A’s said in a statement. “He was a three-time champion, an MVP, a…

UPDATE: NBC Sports California has suspended Oakland Athletics broadcaster Glen Kuiper for using a racial slur during Friday’s broadcast. Kuiper will remain off the air until a review is completed, a statement issued Saturday said. Vince Cotroneo and Johnny Doskow will rotate in as play-by-play…

Bronny James, LeBron James’ son, has committed to playing basketball at USC. After weeks of speculation, Bronny shared the news of his decision on Instagram with a photo from inside the locker room of the University of Southern California sporting a uniform with the number “0.” “Fight on,” read…

Shohei Ohtani tied a career-high with 13 strikeouts as the Los Angeles Angels beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 on Wednesday night. But that wasn’t the biggest news on the night. Ohtani become the second player in history to record 500 strikeouts and hit at least 100 home runs, joining Babe…

Despite all of the upheaval at Twitter under new owner Elon Musk in recent months, the social media firm and NBCUniversal say they have gotten their earliest start yet in ramping up their Olympic Games partnership. With more than a year to go before the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Twitter…

Skydance Sports, NFL Films and the Jerry Jones family are collaborating on what they call a “defining” docuseries about the Dallas Cowboys and the arc of Jones as the owner and builder of the franchise over 30-plus years. Related Story NFL’s Troubled Washington Commanders Bought For $6B B…

WWE CEO Nick Khan said Wednesday the company isn’t impacted by the WGA strike that started Tuesday. “Our writers are not members of the guild, so there is no effect on us whatsoever. Of course we are supportive of the writers who are members of the guild and their efforts, and we are hopeful a deal…

Stephen Curry set a record during Sunday’s Game 7, and so did ABC. The Golden State Warriors’ victory over the Sacramento Kings drew 9.8M people, according to Nielsen. That makes it the most-watched NBA Playoffs first round game in 24 years. The broadcast peaked during the 6 p.m. ET quarter…

Super Bowl LVII is now the most-watched in history, according to Nielsen. On Tuesday, Nielsen reported that the viewership for February’s Kansas City Chiefs–Philadelphia Eagles matchup was revised due to “irregularities in the encoding that enables Nielsen's measurement of TV viewing as well as…