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Paramount+ has now extended its streaming rights with the UEFA Champions League until 2030. The existing contract was originally meant to expire by 2024 but the streaming platform has now renewed it for six more years, with the new contract ending with the 2029-2030 season. The deal will cost Paramount $250 million USD per year and a total $1.5 billion USD, which marks a massive increase from the current $100 million per year that it’s paying now, although it’ll also include the English-language rights to both the Europa League as well as the Europa Conference League. Some of the matches will be broadcast on both CBS and CBS Sports Network, but all of them will be available via Paramount+. “UEFA has been a key driver for Paramount+ since our launch and we are thrilled to extend this succes...

Earlier, tech billionaire Elon Musk Tweeted that he hopes to buy Manchester United. The Premier League has been struggling with the change in management in the most recent years after the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson in 2013 so it comes as no surprise that a sale could be imminent. Musk tweeted to his 103 million followers that he was “buying Manchester United ur welcome”, but hours later, he clarified that he was only joking. He claimed that “this is a long-running joke on Twitter. I’m not buying any sports teams.” Following Musk’s initial tweet about the potential purchase, Manchester United’s listing on the New York Stock Exchange saw the shares soar 3% early on. According to CNN, Mancheter United is worth $4.6 billion USD. The team is owned by the Glazer family, who also owns the NFL...

Basketball season is upon us and the NBA has officially released the schedule for the upcoming 2022-23 season. The full regular-season schedule for all 30 teams in the league has been revealed, with each team playing a total of 82 games. The season’s opening night will begin on Tuesday, October 18 which will see the Philadelphia 76ers go up against the reigning Eastern Conference champions Boston Celtics kick things off and the Los Angeles Lakers go up against the defending 2021-22 champions, the Golden State Warriors. Other additional dates to note for the season include the NBA All-Star games held on the weekend of February 17-19 at Salt Lake City, the NBA Play-In Tournament on April 11-14 and the playoffs beginning on April 15 and the NBA Finals Game 1 starting on June 1. The NBA recent...

Pau Gasol is slated to join a long list of legendary players that have had their number retired amongst the Los Angeles Lakers rafters. His No. 16 jersey will be hoisted up in the Crypto.com arena in a ceremony prior to the Lakers hosting Memphis Grizzlies on March 7 of the 2022-23 NBA season. Los Angeles Lakers are honoring Gasol’s six years with the lakers. He was traded from Memphis to the Lakers in 2008, where he teamed up with Kobe Bryant to appear in three straight NBA finals and win two championships together. After his stint in Los Angeles, he was signed to the Chicago Bulls as a free agent in 2014, where earned three of his six All-Star appearances. Gasol retired from the NBA in Fall 2021 after playing a final season with Spain. His jersey will hang alongside other Lakers legends ...

LeBron James has inked a two-year $97.1 Million USD contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers that includes a player option for the 2024-25 season. All thanks to a 15% trade kicker that is integrated into the deal, the four-time champion is officially the highest-paid player in NBA history as he’s earned a staggering $532 million USD in guaranteed money. Despite the fact that James will be turning 38 in the middle of the 2022-2023 season, the perennial All-Star has shown zero signs of slowing down, and this investment on the Lakers’ behalf simply goes to show the supreme confidence that the organization has in him to be the franchise’s centerpiece. Last season, he was sidelined due to a handful of injuries that resulted in him only suiting up for 56 games. This was a big factor in the...

In the midst of Kevin Durant‘s standstill with the Brooklyn Nets, a retirement rumor ignited by reporter Marc Stein has taken its course. Earlier this week, Stein wrote in his newsletter that Durant is contemplating retirement saying that “Durant was more apt to retire than play again for the Brooklyn Nets.” He claimed that he would be in disbelief if Durant actually considered retiring while he was in the prime of his basketball career and currently sitting on a $194 million USD contract. KD has caught wind of these rumors and has taken to his own Twitter account to debunk them. He said in a tweet that he does not “plan on retiring anytime soon. Shit is comical at this point.” While the Nets are still looking for a trade route that will satisfy both the team and KD, the top contenders hav...

After a long season, the Philadelphia 76ers have officially reached a settlement with Ben Simmons. According to ESPN‘s own Adrian Wojnarowski, the deal corresponds to Simmons’ grievance regarding the salary the Sixers withheld from him for his absence throughout the 2021-22 season. While the terms fo the deal are reporteldy confidential, it is unclear the official amount that Simmons has received from the organization. However, it is widely believed that he was able to regain approximately $20 million USD of his $33 million USD salary from last season. The Sixers have claimed that Simmons breached his contract after he failed to arrive to start in the training camp and did not play during the 2021-22 season. Bleacher Report reported last October, “Philadelphia views Simmons’ refusal to rep...

Despite being tangled with ongoing legal disputes with Twitter over a failed acquisition, Tesla CEO Elon Musk is now claiming that he’ll be buying Manchester United. The Premier League team has struggled under constantly changing management in recent years since the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson in 2013, the last year the team became champions, leaving a large portion of its global fans dissatisfied with how the Glazer family has been running its operations. While neither Musk nor the Glazers have commented on the potential acquisition, previous reports also suggested that the latter were willing to part with the iconic football side for anything above $4.84 billion USD. Musk’s deep pockets could potentially turn the team around after it only managed to come sixth last season, falling out...

Giannis Antetokounmpo has always reiterated his commitment to the Milwaukee Bucks. After winning the 2021 NBA Championships, the Greek Freak continues to pledge his allegiance to the team, hoping to bring more wins to Milwaukee. Antetokounmpo is considered one of the game’s greatest players and has evidently been a pillar for the Bucks for many years. Over the years, he has shown that his loyalty to the franchise has not swayed, however, when posed with the question of whether or not he would ever consider playing for the Chicago Bulls, Antetokounmpo did not discount the opportunity should it ever come up. While he doubled down on his current commitment to the Bucks, he did allude to the fact that playing for the Bulls would be legendary. He responds, “I think anybody who is asked that que...

One of the NBA‘s biggest nights is slated to bring in some of the greatest matches for fans’ entertainment later this year. The Athletic‘s own Shams Charania has reported that the NBA has revealed its list of Christmas Day matchups, listing some of the most anticipated teams of the season to play ball. The East is expected to cause a lot of buzz with will see the Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics battle it out. Both teams prove to be hungry for the championship, especially after coming off of the previous season as one of the top contenders in the East. The match will be one step closer for both teams to prove that they are the better green team in the league. Not to be missed is the Philadelphia 76ers facing off against the New York Knicks. With the noise surrounding a potential James Ha...

New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson suffered a non-contact injury in Friday’s preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Shortly after the match, Wilson was diagnosed with a bone bruise and a meniscus tear, which will require arthroscopic surgery on his right knee — sidelining him for two to four weeks. The play occurred halfway through the first quarter, as Wilson scrambled out of a play-action pass to run for about a six-yard gain. Although a sigh of relief for Jets fans, non-contact injuries are still some of the most worrying — especially for quarterbacks. Think Odell Beckham Jr.’s ACL tear in the past Super Bowl, Jimmy Garoppolo in 2018, the list goes on. According to a report by ESPN, the Jets are still hopeful that Wilson will be ready for their opening game against the Balti...