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A 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers game-used home jersey belonging to Hall of Fame catcher Roy Campanella sold Sunday night for $186,000 at Robert Edward Auctions. A three-time National League MVP, Campanella was considered one of the greatest catchers of his era. He was already a star in the Negro Leagues when Branch Rickey recruited him shortly after ...

While it’s only regional right now, a new offering from Chicago’s Marquee Sports Network, the home of the Chicago Cubs, is looking to generate more national conversations. It is called “Class is in Session,” and it is the brainchild of former MLB star Doug Glanville, a longtime advocate and activist ...

For sports bars and restaurant owners whose customers are craving some football, the American 7s Football League announced they are offering a free “Game of the Week” doubleheader on Sunday, April 25 through a partnership with Joe Hand Promotions. The A7FL season runs through July 18 with two games each ...

Dedication to Community (D2C), a national non-profit that educates and empowers communities on diversity, belonging, and equity, today announced a historic partnership with South Carolina State University (SCSU) to create and implement an extensive awareness and action strategy for all of SCSU’s 270 student-athletes, staff and coaches. The Edwin R. ...

A plethora of champion players and coaches – from New York Rangers Stanley Cup icons Mark Messier and Mike Richter to Football Giants Super Bowl legends Tom Coughlin and Mark Bavaro to women’s basketball greats Sue Bird and Nancy Lieberman to Yankees World Series champs Aaron Boone and Willie Randolph ...

credit: JJ Hohorst Not everyone can suit up in full pads for full-contact football. But flag football offers a way for kids and “weekend warriors” to enjoy playing the sport in a safer way. SportsMedia Report had an opportunity to speak with two proponents of the sport, Jeff Lewis, founder ...

Triller Fight Club (TFC) took another major step in its growing sports and entertainment business today when it added one of the world’s most respected and accomplished athletes, Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield, to its lineup of elite fighters, legends, rising stars and leading entertainment personalities. Holyfield, the only person ...

credit: Ryan Loco Triller Fight Club today announced that “PRBLM CHILD” the raw, all-access look into the life of one of the world’s most polarizing and controversial personalities, YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul, is now available exclusively in its entirety on FITE. The five part series had been available on an episodic ...

Albany NLL, today announce that the Albany FireWolves will be the official name for the National Lacrosse League team that recently relocated to the Capital Region. The FireWolves name was developed to pay tribute to the lacrosse teams that came before them, while also recognizing and honoring the founders of ...

Triller/FITE TrillerNet (aka Triller Hold Co LLC), parent company of the global AI-driven short video social app Triller, today announced it has acquired FITE, the premier global live-event and Pay-Per-View, SVOD and AVOD and streaming platform for sports and entertainment. The deal gives Triller a major foothold in the live-event PPV and streaming space, greatly expanding the reach of Triller’s fast-growing AI-powered content and distribution ecosystem and ...