Sports scoreboard for Monday, Aug. 11, 2025
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Kansas City 7 Washington 4
Texas 7 Arizona 6 (10 innings)
L.A. Angels 7 L.A. Dodgers 4
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N.Y. Yankees 6 Minnesota 2
Houston 7 Boston 6
Detroit 2 Chicago White Sox 1
Tampa Bay 7 Athletics 4
National League
Milwaukee 7 Pittsburgh 1
Philadelphia 4 Cincinnati 1
St. Louis 3 Colorado 2
San Diego 4 San Francisco 1
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Golden State 74 Connecticut 57
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The Paramount and UFC deal came just days after Skydance and Paramount officially closed their $8 billion merger — kicking off the reign of a new entertainment giant after a contentious endeavor to get the transaction over the finish line. White said he was impressed with the vision Skydance CEO David Ellison had for the the global MMA leader early in contract talks and how those plans should blossom now that Ellison is chairman and CEO of Paramount. 'When you talk about Paramount, you talk about David Ellison, they're brilliant businessmen, very aggressive, risk takers,' White said. 'They're right up my alley. These are the kind of guys that I like to be in business with.' The $1.1 billion deals marks a notable jump from the roughly $550 million that ESPN paid each year for UFC coverage today. But UFC's new home on Paramount will simplify offerings for fans — with all content set to be available on Paramount+, rather than various pay-per-view fees. 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Some established fighters have clauses in their contracts that they earn more money the higher the buyrate on their cards. Again, most of those issues are to-be-determined as UFC and Paramount settle in to the new deal — with $1.1 billion headed the fight company's way. 'It will affect fighter pay, big time,' White said. 'From deal-to-deal, fighter pay has grown, too. Every time we win, everybody wins.' Boxer Jake Paul wrote on social media the dying PPV model — which was overpriced for fights as UFC saw a decline in buys because of missing star power in many main events — should give the fighters an increased idea of their worth. 'Every fighter in the UFC now has a clear picture of what the revenue more PPV excuses,' Paul wrote. 'Get your worth boys and girls.' White also scoffed at the idea that the traditional PPV model is dead. 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