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NBC Sports
11-05-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Report: Chiefs will join Chargers in Brazil for Week 1
We've known for a long time that the Chargers will be hosting the Week 1 Friday night game in Brazil. On Tuesday, we'll officially know the opponent. Unofficially, it reportedly will be the Chiefs. Via Eric Fisher of the AFC West rivalry will unfold well south of the border, on September 5. It's an unusual choice, given that it robs the Chargers of home-field advantage for one of their three home games against division foes. The fact there's a good chance Chiefs fans would have outnumbered Chargers fans in a game that would have been played at SoFi Stadium takes away some of the sting. For the Chiefs, it's yet another high-profile, standalone game for a team that has become one of the league's biggest draws. With the game reportedly set to stream globally on YouTube at no charge, it could shatter all prior streaming records. The full schedule will be released on Wednesday, May 14, at 8:00 p.m. ET. Plenty of other games will be leaked and reported before it becomes official.
NBC Sports
09-05-2025
- Politics
- NBC Sports
News of presidential college sports commission sparked "scrambling and confusion" on Capitol Hill
If you were surprised by Wednesday's news that President Trump is forming a college sports commission, you weren't alone. Amanda Christovich of reports that the report of the planning commission 'was met with surprise' on Capitol Hill. Per the report, a lobbyist said that the development sparked 'scrambling and confusion' on both sides of the aisle. It speaks to a lack of coordination between the White House and Congress. Given the low likelihood that any executive order could supersede existing federal law (especially the antitrust statutes), collaboration will be critical to the implementation of any effort to alter the current college sports system. Which leads back to the fundamental question of why the federal government is wasting time and resources on devising rules that, given the report that Nick Saban will co-chair the commission, will remove rights that college players have secured through the court system. Less money and reduced freedom of movement will be inevitable. For the players, not the coaches like Saban — who have enjoyed those freedoms for years. It's obvious that's where this is heading. While there could be perfunctory representation of player interests on the commission, expect it to be stacked in a way that will lead to the outcome that Saban has desired from the moment he realized that, in the Wild West of the NIL, those who can recruit the best players in a climate of equal, and restricted, resources for the players will no longer be the quickest draw. While the current system cries out for change in order to prevent college football from becoming even more lopsided than it was in the pre-NIL days, it's for the colleges to come up with a solution. Not the federal government.
NBC Sports
29-04-2025
- Politics
- NBC Sports
Giants say they had no conversations with Donald Trump about Saquon Barkley
During Monday's visit by the Eagles to the White House, President Trump said that he tried to get the Giants to not let running back Saquon Barkley get away. The Giants, before clamming up on the issue entirely, refuted the President's claim. 'I was with the Giants and the head coach and some people and I said, 'Do anything you have to, but don't lose Saquon.'' Trump said during the Monday event in the Rose Garden. 'They lost Saquon. That was not good. I called that one. That was an easy one to call because he played damn well for the Giants, I can tell you that.' Via Ryan Glasspiegel of Giants spokesperson Pat Hanlon said the team had 'no conversations' with Trump about Barkley. Other outlets, including tried to confirm that claim (folks, on-the-record quotes do not require confirmation, just attribution) and the Giants pivoted. They are now declining comment. Before the Giants clammed up, Hanlon took to Twitter to say this: 'With all due respect, stop yapping. Be the leader we all want you to be. And my 401K wants you to be. I'm trying to retire!!' Suddenly, and despite my vow to get tattoo of John Mara's face on my arm if they got 17-0 so that Russell Wilson can reach his maximum earnings in 2025, I'm rooting for the Giants to win the next Super Bowl and visit the White House next year.
NBC Sports
14-04-2025
- Entertainment
- NBC Sports
The Fall of Favre will debut next month on Netflix
Brett Favre is getting the documentary treatment. And it won't be a Favre-sanctioned infomercial. Via Michael McCarthy of The Fall of Favre is arriving on May 20. Part of the Netflix Untold series, it's a production of EverWonder Studios, Time Studios, and Front Office Sports. The documentary looks into the Jenn Sterger situation in New York, which happened near the end of his playing career. It also explores the Mississippi welfare scandal, which resulted in one lawsuit against Favre to two defamation lawsuits by him — against fellow Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe and Pat McAfee. Favre has consistently denied any wrongdoing in connection the welfare controversy. He declined to be interviewed for the documentary. It's unclear whether The Fall of Favre plows new ground. Even if it doesn't, enough soil was already disrupted to merit a full inspection of how things went sideways for Favre. Given Favre's decision to sue Sharpe and McAfee, it also will be interesting to see whether Favre reacts to The Fall of Favre by filing another lawsuit.
NBC Sports
02-04-2025
- Business
- NBC Sports
Serena Williams, Alex Ohanian among bidders for a professional flag football league
The NFL is looking for potential investors in a professional flag football league. And the NFL is finding them. Via Michael McCarthy of tennis superstar Serena Williams and her husband, Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian, have submitted a bid in response to the league's request for proposal. Ben Fischer of Sports Business Journal reports that, in all, 10 groups have responded. 'It's clear there's a lot of interest in a pro flag league,' Commissioner Roger Goodell told reporters on Tuesday, per Fischer. 'We have been getting bids from people who want to invest in that, either financially, or invest in the operation of that. We're hard at work, and I expect there will be progress soon.' The league has no timeline for launching a professional flag football league. But, as noted after Goodell said in early February that the league is 'considering' a professional flag football league, that's an 'understatement.' The NFL has thrown resources and support behind flag football, which will be an Olympic event for the first time in 2028. Some in league circles are concerned that the proliferation of flag football could prompt younger athletes to choose flag over tackle, reducing the total pool of football players from which future NFL athletes will emerge.
