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FILE - David Neal, executive producer of Fox's FIFA World Cup soccer coverage from Qatar, mingles during a preview event Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, in New York. Fox Sports executive producer David Neal first heard in 2015 that the World Cup was moving to near the holiday season and he thought it would be the biggest lump of coal for the network and soccer supporters. But Neal and others have discovered that the world’s biggest soccer tournament could be the ultimate gift for Fox, Telemundo and sports fans. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Fox, Telemundo see advantages to late fall World Cup

By Joe Reedy Nov. 16, 2022 04:17 AM EST

Western Kentucky quarterback Austin Reed (16) throws a pass against Middle Tennessee State during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Grace Ramey/Daily News via AP)

New C-USA TV deal to shift October games to weeknights

Ralph D. Russo Nov. 10, 2022 02:28 PM EST

FILE - Taylor Swift attends an in conversation with Taylor Swift event at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 9, 2022. AP VoteCast shows a majority of voters favor the state legalizing happy hour. AP VoteCast is an extensive survey of more than 94,000 voters. It reveals U.S. voters' views on some of the most significant issues affecting the nation. And some of the least significant, too. Swift has some bad blood with Republican lawmakers in Tennessee. She called one of that state's senators, Marsha Blackburn, in a 2020 Netflix documentary "Trump in a wig."(Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

AP VoteCast: How voters felt about happy hours, Taylor Swift

By Josh Boak And Hannah Fingerhut Nov. 10, 2022 05:18 AM EST

FILE - Jake Crouthamel, athletic director at Syracuse University, announces his retirement during a news conference in Syracuse, N.Y., on Nov. 17, 2004. Crouthamel, a star two-way halfback at Dartmouth in the late 1950s and an accomplished football coach before finding his ultimate niche as athletic director at Syracuse University died Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Hanover, N.H., according to the Wendell F. Hartley, Jr. of the Rand-Wilson Funeral Home. He was 84. (John Berry/The Post-Standard via AP, File)

Former Syracuse athletic director Jake Crouthamel dies at 84

Nov. 09, 2022 05:30 PM EST

Vanderbilt head coach Clark Lea reacts to a penalty during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game against Missouri, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)

Vanderbilt assistant coach sidelined over pro-Kanye post

Nov. 07, 2022 11:53 PM EST

Sportlight-Week Ahead, Nov. 4-10

By The Associated Press Nov. 03, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Nov. 4 1934 — The Detroit Lions rush for an NFL-record 426 yards in a 40-7 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The only bright spot for the Pirates is...

Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander (23) celebrates with safety Adrian Amos (31) after intercepting a ball during the second half of an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, in Orchard Park. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Football, World Series most popular on television

Nov. 01, 2022 07:12 PM EDT

Georgia wide receiver Dillon Bell (86) runs past Florida cornerback Jaydon Hill (23) for yardage after a reception during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Patriots' Kraft, school statements denounce antisemitism

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Oct. 30, 2022 01:21 PM EDT

FILE -Incoming Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark speaks during a news conference opening the conference's football media days in Arlington, Texas, July 13, 2022. Yormark described recent discussions with television partners ESPN and Fox as “meaningful” as the conference looks into the possibility of striking a media rights deal almost two years before the current contract expires. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

AP sources: Big 12 agrees to 6-year extension with ESPN, Fox

By Ralph D. Russo Oct. 30, 2022 11:14 AM EDT

Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Rondale Moore (4) tries to pull in an incomplete pass in the endzone during the first half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Nielsen, Amazon Prime spar over who really watches football

By David Bauder Oct. 25, 2022 01:17 PM EDT

In a photo provided by USC Athletics, former Southern California player Matthew Gee plays in an NCAA college football game. A lawsuit alleging that the NCAA failed to protect a former Gee from repeated concussions is nearing trial in a Los Angeles court, with a jury seated Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, in what could become a landmark case. The suit filed by Gee's widow says the former USC linebacker died in 2018 from permanent brain damage caused by countless blows to the head he took while playing for the 1990 Rose Bowl-winning team. (USC Athletics via AP)

Concussion lawsuit against NCAA could be first to reach jury

By Brian Melley Oct. 20, 2022 04:45 PM EDT

In this image made from video, Wynton Marsalis plays the trumpet during a rehearsal with the Michigan Marching Band on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, in Ann Arbor, Mich. The Grammy and Pulitzer winner is taking part in a week-long residency at the University of Michigan. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)

Wynton Marsalis joins forces with Michigan Marching Band

By Mike Householder Oct. 14, 2022 02:01 PM EDT

Baltimore Ravens' Patrick Queen, top, is tackled by Cincinnati Bengals' Joe Mixon, bottom, after intercepting a pass during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Football, dramas lead Nielsen's weekly top 20 list

Oct. 11, 2022 07:20 PM EDT

FILE - Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre speaks with reporters prior to his induction to the Mississippi Hall of Fame in Jackson, Miss., Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015. Mississippi's largest public corruption case in state history, in which tens of millions of dollars earmarked for needy families was misspent, involves a number of sports figures with ties to the state — including NFL royalty Brett Favre and a famous former pro wrestler. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

Brett Favre says he's 'unjustly smeared' in welfare case

By Emily Wagster Pettus Oct. 11, 2022 04:03 PM EDT

UMass to hold Pride Day when Liberty football visits

Sep. 21, 2022 02:33 PM EDT
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — The University of Massachusetts is planning to hold a Pride Day on the same day that the Minutemen host evangelical Liberty in a football game....