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Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Major sports leagues have embraced legalized gambling across the U.S. At the same time, they recognize the need to act as good corporate citizens — and are urging fans who gamble to know their limits. The National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League have teamed up for “Never Know What’s Next,” a 30-second ad that encourages responsible betting in sports.

Addie Morfoot Contributor The 1997 race for the Heisman Trophy will be explored in an installment of the 14th season of ESPN’s “30 for 30” series.” Titled “The Great Heisman Race of 1997,” the ESPN Films docu will debut on Dec. 9 on ESPN immediately following the broadcast of the Heisman Trophy Ceremony, which will air on the network. The doc will focus on the race between Peyton Manning and Charles Woodson.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The Kelce brothers will finally go head to head at Arrowhead Stadium on Monday night. The highly anticipated game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs, which kicks off at 8:15 p.m.

What the heck?!?

Patrick Mahomes is opening up about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s relationship.

EXCLUSIVE: The North Road Company’s investment drive continues.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is confirming a rumor about his game day superstition…he has worn the same pair of red underwear every game of his career.

Tommy DeVito is opening up about living with his parents!

After a few slower weeks for college football, audiences appear to be climbing again in Week 11.

Former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning might have retired back in 2020, but he still has a huge presence in the NFL world…he’s hosting the ManningCast during tonight’s Monday Night Football.

Disney opened a new corporate era with a mixed-to-positive batch of quarterly results, reporting better-than-expected revenue and earnings but also more than $1 billion in charges.

Manuel Akanji insists Manchester City teammate Erling Haaland is more concerned with team trophies than the Ballon d'Or.

Rudie Obias editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The 2023-24 NBA season is in full swing, with heated match ups featuring superstars like LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, Nikola Jokić, Jimmy Butler, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Dončić and Victor Wembanyama all coming up on the schedule. The NBA regular season will be broadcast live across networks ABC, ESPN, ESPN3, TNT, NBA TV and NBA League Pass all season long.

Streaming‘s challenging economics will make industry consolidation “inevitable,” in the view of Candle Media Co-CEO Kevin Mayer, but Big Tech and Hollywood are likely to remain in separate camps.

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers tore his Achilles tendon during the first game of the season back on September 11, and he was immediately placed on injured reserve.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. For New Yorkers, marathon day is one of the best “holidays” of the year, during which thousands of runners bound through all five boroughs the city. This year, the marathon will take place on Sunday, Nov.

Paramount CEO Bob Bakish has long touted “hard bundles,” the hybrid carriage agreements found in Europe and other international markets that weave streaming into conventional pay-TV packages.

Jaden Thompson Bob Knight, the Hall of Fame Division I basketball coach featured in several films and portrayed in “A Season on the Brink,” has died. He was 83. Knight was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991 and was known for a successful yet controversial career coaching the Indiana Hoosiers from 1971 to 2000.

Bob Knight, whose Hall of Fame career was highlighted by three national titles at Indiana — one an undefeated season not since matched — died Wednesday at 83, according to his family. No cause was given.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Lester Holt may be turning up more frequently in David Muir‘s rear-view mirror. During Muir’s tenure at “World News Tonight,” the ABC program has done something most TV programs cannot do in the streaming era: Add new linear viewers. Yet in recent weeks one of the evening-news program’s competitors has nibbled at its lead in a crucial audience category.

Former ESPN President John Skipper, who led the effort to secure the current NBA rights deal, says incumbents Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery have no choice but to re-up with the league.

The NBA roared back onto the airwaves Wednesday night giving ESPN its most-watched opening night in 11 years.

Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay and his wife Veronika have welcomed a baby boy!

It’s Michael Imperioli with the steal, as the NBA has enlisted the actor from The Sopranos to hype the league’s first in-season tournament, which begins Nov. 3.

Tim Chan If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. One of the oldest rivalries in sports takes to the soccer pitch Saturday as FC Barcelona hosts Real Madrid for the 2023 El Clásico game. The La Liga Clásico takes place Saturday, Oct.

Tim Chan If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. It’s a big night for baseball fans tonight, as the National League’s remaining two teams face off for a chance to advance to the 2023 World Series Championships. The Arizona Diamondbacks take on the Philadelphia Phillies tonight in Game 7 of their National League Championship Series, with the winner advancing to face the Texas Rangers, who defeated the Houston Astros in their Game 7 matchup last night.

Nick Bosa has been trending all day thanks to his new underwear campaign for Kim Kardashian‘s brand Skims… and now some of his old comments are resurfacing.

Tim Chan If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs are back in action for Sunday football today as KC takes on the San Diego Chargers in a Week 7 matchup. The Chiefs vs.

Tim Chan If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. One of the longest-standing college football rivalries takes center stage Saturday as the Auburn University Tigers take on the University of Mississippi Rebels Saturday in an NCAA game. The Auburn vs.

I think Walt would be grumpy.