The lawyers for Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander issued a cease-and-desist letter to Underdog Sports over a promotion from the fantasy sports company that mocked the reigning two-time NBA MVP’s effort to draw fouls, Jason Jones of The Athletic reported on Wednesday night. Underdog Sports created a game called “Unethical Hoops” based on the…
A day after it was announced that Vox Media’s website and podcast network, as well as New York Magazine, were being sold to James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems investment company, the remaining brands might already have a new owner lined up. Per Mark Stenberg of AdWeek, Penske Media Corporation (PMC) is in advanced talks to acquire…
The NFL released the full 2026 schedule on Thursday night, and one of the big questions many people had entering the night related to the relationship between NFL reporter Dianna Russini and New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel. Would any NFL social media teams actually joke about the scandal in videos for the schedule…
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has voluntarily dismissed his $100 million defamation lawsuit against Business Insider and reporter Daniel Geiger, according to a stipulation of voluntary dismissal filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on May 4, 2026. Both sides agreed to bear their own fees and costs, and all…
In the fall of 2013, Joel Anderson arrived at BuzzFeed with a plan. He was going to be a senior sports writer. He was also going to learn how to make GIFs, because this was BuzzFeed, and the currency of the moment was digital fluency. Both things seemed important. Both things seemed possible. Within six…
Vox Media is selling itself for parts, per Puck’s Dylan Byers. In the coming weeks, Byers reports, CEO Jim Bankoff is likely to agree to multiple deals covering the Vox Media Podcast Network, New York Magazine, and the portfolio of digital brands that includes The Verge, Eater, and SB Nation. “There’s not one deal, there…
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The UMBC Retrievers are back in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2018, when they became the first 16-seed to ever beat a 1-seed in The Big Dance with a 74-54 win over Virginia. UMBC won the America East Tournament to receive an autobid into the 2026 NCAA Tournament. That led to another Read more...
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On Saturday morning, Philip Lewis of HuffPost reported that Boardroom, the media venture founded by NBA star Kevin Durant and agent Rich Klieman in 2019, “has eliminated its full editorial team.” Lewis noted that the staff layoffs were “unexpected.” A few hours later, Boardroom issued a statement explaining that the company “has made the decision Read more...
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On Wednesday, Substack announced new features that allow writers to embed Polymarket data directly into their newsletters and in Notes. Substack had previously introduced Polymarket embeds in 2024, but the new partnership allows writers to search for and add prediction markets data through the Substack Editor. The Peter Thiel-backed Polymarket has also joined Substack’s sponsorship pilot program,…