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UFC Fight Night Is Coming to ESPN+

Starting January 2019, UFC Fight Night will be streaming live on ESPN+, according to a deal announced today between the mixed martial arts organization and the sports broadcaster. A total of 15 live UFC events, branded UFC on ESPN+ Fight Night, will be available live to subscribers through the ESPN app. Each Fight Night will […]

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Quest For The Stanley Cup Returns to ESPN+

The third installment of the docuseries Quest For The Stanley Cup is set to launch this afternoon on ESPN+ and then on the NHL’s YouTube channel later this evening. New episodes of the seven-part series will be released every Friday from now through the final games in early June. First up, Knights forward James Neal […]

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WATCH: How Fast Can You Recognize A Pitch?

If you want to get a hit in the majors, you have to start swinging a third of a second after the ball leaves the pitcher’s hand. Can you think fast enough to judge the pitch type and location? Test yourself: Dr. Peter Fadde turned this quiz into an app that trains hitters through repetitions […]

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How Ted Leonsis Can Save The Arena Football League

WASHINGTON — Seven years ago, 18 teams competed in the Arena Football League. Today, you can count them all on one hand. Ted Leonsis owns half of the teams scheduled to compete in 2018. He has likely already saved the league once, and if it survives, he’ll be the one that led it out of […]

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WATCH: What International Doping Investigations Need To Learn From Science And Technology

PyeongChang’s Olympic flame will be ignited underneath the cloud of the Russian doping scandal. Just because the International Olympic Committee has banned Russia, the doping debate is far from over. Roger Pielke Jr., director of the University of Colorado-Boulder Department of Athletics Sports Governance Center, thinks the messy and lengthy investigation process starts with flaws […]

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