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Disney, which owns ESPN, stated Thursday night that it will become home to the Southeastern Conference’s (SEC) football game of the week, with a 10-year contract beginning in 2024. The SEC game of the week and SEC championship game will move from CBS to ABC. Also next year, ESPN has the right to move a limited number of football and men’s basketball games to ESPN+. The CBS contract with the SEC was worth about $55 million per season....

On Tuesday morning, the co-host of ESPN Radio’s Russillo & Kanell shot off a tweet in regards to the ongoing public discussion about the concerns over football and concussions, specifically in regards to a New York Times op-ed that practically demands readers to not let their kids play football. MORE: Life after ESPN for on-air stars | No more ESPN frat house Kanell makes a good point but uses unflattering words in support....

In less than 2 weeks following the release of the multiplayer, players have started to notice problems with cheaters impacting Halo Infinite. As one might expect, these cheats include players utilizing aimbots during competitive matches of Halo Infinite. Obviously, these hacks give the cheaters an unfair advantage over other players, compromising the quality of gameplay. The concern is that the problems are only going to get worse in the coming weeks....

It’s a venue that has hosted two World Cup finals and almost countless Liga MX finals, memorable World Cup qualifiers and other big matches. In case a visitor is to forget, the history is literally written on the wall, the results of past Mexico triumphs in the stadium painted in the tunnel teams use to enter the field. Yes, they’ll feel the history. But Costa Rican players may not feel fear....

Real Madrid are keen to make a £85m bid for Gareth Bale but Tottenham have insisted that the Wales International is not for sale. (Metro) Liverpool are interested in the 25-year-old Sunderland goalkeeper Simon Mignolet as they look to replace Pepe Reina, should the Spaniard leave this summer. (Guardian) Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has been tracking Gonzalo Higuain after the Argentine forward admitted that he wants to move out from Real Madrid this summer....

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - More than half a century after she first rode a horse at the age of seven, New Zealand’s Julie Brougham is ready for her Olympic debut this month and credits one close friend with that honour: The chestnut gelding she affectionately calls “Steiny”. Brougham, 62, brushes off the record she has set as the nation’s oldest Olympic competitor, saying she did little to earn that honour, but waxes poetic when it comes to her 13-year-old German born mount....

Swalwell made the remarks during an interview with MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace shortly after Bannon, Trump’s former White House chief strategist, was indicted by a federal grand jury on contempt charges for defying his own subpoena from the committee. Meadows did not appear at a scheduled private hearing with the House panel at 10 a.m. Friday and could be the next to face criminal contempt charges. “Mark Meadows is gonna realize he doesn’t look good in orange and that he, like many others, are gonna come forward and want to cooperate,” Swalwell said....

Casemiro suspended for Arsenal showdown Ten Hag reminds Gunners of result last time McTominay or Fred likely to come in WHAT HAPPENED? Manchester United were dealt a blow as Casemiro picked up his fifth yellow card of the season against Crystal Palace, ruling him out of Sunday’s title clash against Arsenal. United boss Erik ten Hag was, however, keen to point out that his side have already got the better of the Gunners this season, when Casemiro only appeared as a late substitute....

In the poem, Johnson talked about Sager’s humble beginnings as a reporter, his loud, colorful suits, his work ethic, and his eventual fight against cancer. “I really, truly do believe no man enjoyed life more. That laugh, that smile, that joy we saw when he walked in the door.” Johnson recited. “And how he worshipped Stacy, how he loved the sound of ‘Dad.’ How he knew his job was one everybody wished they had....

Though the Windows 10 error can occur in several different situations, the most common one is a specific Windows build. The error code is displayed with a typical message saying, “Windows cannot install required files. The file may be corrupt or missing. Make sure all files required for installation are available and restart the installation. Error Code 0x80070570” How To Fix Error Code 0x80070570 Windows 10? As the specific cause of this error can be rather difficult to pinpoint, It’s worth that you work out through all the potential solutions to see which one helps you to resolve the Windows 10 error....

Streets of Tarkov was teased in a gorgeous trailer on the developer’s Youtube channel. The video showcases about two minutes of gameplay, as a player simply walks through a wartorn and abandon downtown metropolis. Escape from Tarkov runs on Unity, one of the best engines available, and the visuals in the teaser are remarkable. RELATED: Escape From Tarkov Will Be Handing Out Twitch Drops Again As the player walks through the city streets, they eventually make their way into one of the buildings....

The manhunt for Frank Logan, 56, ended on Tuesday morning when he was taken into custody by officers with the Altus Police Department. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC), along with state and local law enforcement, launched a search for Logan after he was reported missing from the Oklahoma State Reformatory in Granite during the facility’s 6 p.m. inmate count on Sunday. Officers located Logan in Altus, a city about 25 miles from Granite, on Tuesday after receiving a tip that a man matching his description “was approaching people asking to use a phone,” the ODOC said in a news release....

World Champions Barcelona kick-off the new year with a short trip to Cornella El-Prat to take on city rivals Espanyol in the season’s first Catalan derby on matchday 18. Having only wrapped up the annus mirabilis 2015 with the Club World Cup title followed by a 4-0 decimation of Real Betis, the Blaugrana enter the game at the peak of their spirits. Following their last game, Barcelona ace Lionel Messi sent a shot across the bows as the Argentine maestro warned their rivals that they are desperate for more glory....

“Poor viewership” was the main reason the network decided to pull the plug, according to Sports Business Journal. Despite being in the company of other established ESPN properties, including Pardon the Interruption, Highly Questionable and Around the Horn, High Noon was apparently unable to build a strong-enough audience. In a statement, ESPN praised the series and its hosts, but alluded to the underwhelming ratings. “Co-hosts Pablo Torre and Bomani Jones are extremely talented, and they helmed what we believed was a smart and nuanced show,” the statement read....

ESPN and UFC are corporate partners, with the former holding exclusive rights to UFC’s pay-per-view events. That might explain the network dragging its feet to issue a statement. Regardless, it received considerable backlash, even among its own reporters, for refusing to back Helwani after White’s comments. The network on Monday issued a two-sentence statement to USA Today, which read, “Ariel is a valued colleague and an exceptional MMA reporter. His record speaks for itself....

The ESPN reporter came under fire that day after a video emerged showing her berating a tow company employee after McHenry’s car was towed in Arlington, Va. MORE: Magic Johnson’s return to ESPN is another blow to Bill Simmons’ ego Some of the criticism that followed was justified. McHenry insulted the place of employment, level of education and appearance of the employee, who was simply doing her job. Getting your car towed sucks, but it’s no excuse for a personal attack....

During an interview at the national championship game, Thibodeaux said that there is a “stigmatism” — though he meant stigma — around football players “being dumb jocks” and a stigma about the education at Alabama, and said he was concerned that if he went there, he wasn’t sure whether his degree would mean anything. On “McElroy and Cubelic in the Morning,” McElroy, an Alabama graduate, pushed back on his claim, challenging him first for his usage of “stigmatism” over stigma and saying that “he sounds like a dumb jock....

Derek Jeter has retired, but his legacy has lived on in the game of baseball. While Jeter will always be indelibly tied to New York – specifically the Yankees – in a way no other team can claim, their arch-rival Red Sox simply cannot escape The Captain. First it was Xander Bogaerts wearing No. 2 to honor Jeter, his idol, then it was the Red Sox calling up 23-year-old prospect Jeter Downs, who is named after the Yankee legend, for his MLB debut earlier this summer....