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Saudi Arabia's PIF will sell 70% of Al-Hilal soccer club to another Saudi royal holding company. The move further signals a shift away from sports for the country’s sovereign wealth fund.

Wearables like Whoop will be permitted at a Grand Slam for the first time as the French Open is set to allow athletes to wear them on a "trial basis." Wimbledon and USTA spokespeople confirmed to FOS that the trial would continue through Wimbledon and the US Open.

Tonight’s UFL game on NFL Network included a new feature that highlights the commentator currently speaking—shown under the score bar.

"It's gotta stop at some point. What happens when we go to 18 [games]? Are they going to want 20?" Bengals QB @JoeFlacco spoke with FOS on the possibility of the NFL adding an 18th regular season game.

ESPN is going all-out for WrestleMania in Las Vegas. This weekend’s WrestleMania marks the first in the five-year, $1.6 billion deal for ESPN to stream WWE's premium live events—and they're not cutting any corners.

The Dallas Wings cut off a question to No. 1 overall WNBA pick Azzi Fudd, asking if she’s still in a relationship with star Paige Bueckers. But rather than shutting down the storyline, the team’s meddling only poured gasoline on the fire on Thursday.

Former NBA player and coach Damon Jones is changing his plea to guilty in the federal case that claims he sold inside information to gamblers. Prosecutors alleged that the gamblers then placed bets with advance knowledge of which NBA players would be available. More ⬇️

NEW: Former NBA player and coach Damon Jones is changing his plea to guilty in the federal case that claims he sold inside information to gamblers. He was also named in the separate poker indictment, but there is no change of plea on that docket. Story: frontofficesports.com/damon-jones-nb…

Grand Slam Track is coming out of bankruptcy. Olympian Michael Johnson’s league will begin paying back $4.9 million to athletes and $1.8 million to vendors—then GST will try to stage a comeback. Full details ⬇️

A judge approved Grand Slam Track's plan to exit bankruptcy today. GST will pay 70% of what it owes athletes and 14% to vendors. Then it'll try to start over—whether it can is another thing. Full story, including how some athletes almost gave up money:frontofficesports.com/grand-slam-tra…

Scott Borchetta is getting into sports — and it might not have been possible without Taylor Swift. Borchetta owned 90% of Big Machine when he sold it to Scooter Braun's Ithaca in 2019. That deal also handed him 13% of Ithaca, which later sold for $1 billion. frontofficesports.com/taylor-swift-m…

Scott Borchetta, best known for launching Taylor Swift's career, is expanding into sports. The entertainment executive is partnering with longtime NFL agent Kelli Masters to boost her agency's approach to athlete management like a "world-class entertainment organization."

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos says there's an opportunity to expand its partnership with the NFL. The streaming giant reported strong Q1 earnings as it continues to grow its live sports footprint. “The NFL is a great property, and it delivers value as part of our total offering,”

The NBA and NBPA ruled in favor of Cade Cunningham and Luka Dončić to be on the All-NBA teams and on the MVP ballot. The two players had submitted Extraordinary Circumstance Challenges against the league’s 65-game award rule.

As LIV Golf moves forward with the rest of its season, uncertainty remains about its existence beyond 2026. Here are three big questions for the league's future if Saudi funding dries up ⬇️

The 2026 NFL Draft is one week away. But the annual event is already high on drama, both within team facilities and in the Pittsburgh area. Story by @AEricFisher ⬇️

LIV Golf's Mexico City broadcast crashed just minutes after teeing off. The stream went black before cutting to a technical issues screen, which is still being displayed at the time of publication. Full story ⬇️

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"I think people got ahead of themselves with saying that 'hey, this might be over midseason.'" @_DavidRumsey dives into the details of LIV Golf's reported demise and what the next several months could actually look like.

LIV Golf’s Mexico City broadcast has been unavailable to watch for over an hour.