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Michael Jordan leads NASCAR antitrust lawsuit

Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports filed an antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR and its CEO Jim France on Wednesday. Their lawsuit filed in the Western District of North Carolina in Charlotte accuses the stock car series and the

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DirecTV agrees to buy Dish Network — for $1

DirecTV is purchasing Dish Network, merging the longtime rival services amid the waning demand for satellite television. The deal, which DirecTV announced on Monday, is expected to merge the services near the end of 2025, Reuters reported. It will become

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UFC reaches $375M settlement with fighters

The UFC has agreed to pay $375 million to settle an antitrust lawsuit, pending court approval. TTKO Group — the UFC’s parent company — reached an agreement with the plaintiffs of Le v. Zuffa, a case in which former fighters

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DirecTV, Disney reach agreement, returning ESPN to subscribers

DirecTV and The Walt Disney Co. reached an agreement in principle in their rate dispute Saturday morning, immediately returning ESPN and its sister channels to DirecTV subscribers. The satellite service stopped offering Disney-owned channels on Sept. 1, meaning its customers

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DirecTV loses ESPN channels amid rate dispute

Millions of sports fans tuning in to see U.S. Open tennis, a key National League East baseball game and one of the marquee matchups of college football’s opening weekend got an unwelcome surprise Sunday night. The Walt Disney Company pulled

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