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NFL Wild-Card Games Draw Massive Viewership

NFL Wild-Card Games Draw Massive Viewership2+ hour, 31+ min ago   (275+ words) After a historic regular season for viewership, the postseason began with a series of network and league milestones. A monster regular season for NFL viewership has continued with similarly massive audiences for the league's wild-card games this past weekend. The…...

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frontofficesports.com > optimism-espn-nfl-deal-can-close-in-april

Optimism ESPN-NFL Deal Can Close in April

Optimism ESPN-NFL Deal Can Close in April23+ hour, 43+ min ago   (331+ words) If regulatory approval comes in the first half of the year, ESPN will take control of NFL Media in time for next football season, when ESPN has the Super Bowl. There is optimism that the ESPN takeover of NFL Media…...

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Cubs Land Bregman Prize While Red Sox Questions Mount

Cubs Land Bregman Prize While Red Sox Questions Mount1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (381+ words) The Cubs are continuing to burnish their roster after landing free-agent Alex Bregman, while the Red Sox missed out on one of their top offseason priorities. Two stalwart MLB franchises are in a state of heightened transition after veteran third…...

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frontofficesports.com > detroit-tigers-tarik-skubal-seeks-record-32-million-arbitration

Tigers and Skubal File a Whopping $13 Million Apart on Salary

Tigers and Skubal File a Whopping $13 Million Apart on Salary4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (360+ words) The two-time American League Cy Young Award winner is seeking to make more history in his current arbitration case. There is a massive financial gulf between the Tigers and ace pitcher Tarik Skubal, and how it gets resolved will not…...

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frontofficesports.com > mlb-drop-main-street-sports-rsn-dazn-deal-bankruptcy

MLB Clubs Drop Main Street Sports As RSN Crisis Deepens

MLB Clubs Drop Main Street Sports As RSN Crisis Deepens4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (615+ words) An already-difficult situation is growing more so as regional sports network operator Main Street Sports is drawing closer to a collapse. The local broadcast rights and revenue for 29 pro teams are now at heightened risk, as a potential sale of…...

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Main Street Sports Crisis Pushes RSN Rights Closer to League Control

Main Street Sports Crisis Pushes RSN Rights Closer to League Control1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (350+ words) Regional sports broadcasting, already under significant pressure, is facing more turbulence as a major network approaches a critical juncture." An already-difficult situation ensnaring much of regional sports broadcasting is only growing thornier as Main Street Sports Group has missed another…...

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frontofficesports.com > jason-benetti-nbc-baseball

Jason Benetti Is Leading Candidate To Be NBC’s Top MLB Voice

Jason Benetti Is Leading Candidate To Be NBC’s Top MLB Voice1+ week, 1+ day ago   (233+ words) Jason Benetti has emerged as the leading candidate to be the top MLB play-by-play voice on NBC, sources told Front Office Sports. Benetti previously called MLB for Sunday morning games on NBC's Peacock streaming service." Benetti currently calls MLB, college…...

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frontofficesports.com > mlb-is-staring-down-a-fractious-year-of-labor-talks

MLB Is Staring Down a Fractious Year of Labor Talks 

MLB Is Staring Down a Fractious Year of Labor Talks 1+ week, 3+ day ago   (643+ words) On one level, Major League Baseball is in a boom period, with attendance and viewership continuing to grow. Bigger issues, however, loom just ahead." Major League Baseball is perhaps on the cusp of large-scale economic reformation. How the league gets…...

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FOS Crystal Ball 2026

FOS Crystal Ball 20261+ week, 4+ day ago   (1375+ words) The business of sports continues to boom'and to surprise. Here's what FOS journalists think could be coming in a big 2026. Imagn Images/Front Office Sports As sports leagues sell more rights to streamers, labor negotiations get more complicated, and politics…...

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Can the Mets Avoid 2025’s Spectacular Failure?

Can the Mets Avoid 2025’s Spectacular Failure?2+ week, 1+ day ago   (853+ words) Despite sky-high aspirations and one of MLB's highest payrolls, the Mets failed to make the playoffs in an expanded Wild Card era. The Mets went into the 2025 season with expectations that rivaled their neighbors in the Bronx: World Series or…...