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The Crypto craze has infiltrated the sports realm for years, however, no crypto firm has been more ubiquitous of late than FTX. Franchises, athletes, and venture capitalists who advise these figures all rose for the bullish crypto market. FTX sniveled its And everyone who bet on FTX or deposited funds likely lost big while allegedly FTX misusing customer funds . On Tuesday, FTX announced its non-U.S. business would be acquired by rival Binance due to concerns over its volume of liquidity . However, that deal was scuttled the next day after Binance’s review of FTX’s finances. The bottom fell out on the cryptocurrency exchange when FTX filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Thursday. Reportedly, $1 billion in customer funds has vanished, leaving the world’s fifth-largest leading crypto exchange with a legacy as the Enron or Theranos of the digital currency realm. Despite the fickle nature of crypto, FTX secured investments from some of the most prominent athletes and leagues … [Read more...] about FTX’s collapse cost a who’s who of pro athletes and sports brands millions

The University of Virginia’s athletic department shouldn’t be dominating headlines for something like this. Watch CC Off en Commissioner for a Day: Lauren Theisen's Elam Ending 02:45 Now playing Dawn Staley takes a stand | Google is Free September 9, 2022 02:01 Now playing Top 5 single digit scorers in NBA history June 15, 2022 UVA Athletics should be in the news like it was in 2018, when the men’s basketball team made history by becoming the first No. 1 seed to lose to a 16th seed in the NCAA tournament. That’s a headline, not this. Or, the time in 2019, when the same team that dealt with the failure, jokes, and embarrassment of losing to UMBC, came back the very next year and won the very tournament that made them the laughingstock of the sport, 388 days later. Advertisement That’s a helluva story, … [Read more...] about The UVA shooting, and why sports can’t be America’s savior while also being a target

Noah Eagle, son of longtime broadcaster Ian Eagle, recently called his first NFL game — a 28-14 Atlanta Falcons victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Oct. 16. Noah Eagle is only 25 and already being thrust into the spotlight — most likely because of who his dad is. (Unless you think his star shone so brightly at Nickelodeon). Nepotism may be looked down upon in most workplaces, but it seems like you need to have a famous relative in order to get a sports broadcasting gig. Be it play-by-play or color commentary, in-studio, or on the sidelines, the children of these famous broadcasters likely jumped to the head of the line because of who their dads were. Here’s a look at some famous father-and-son announcer/sportscaster duos. … [Read more...] about All in the family: Nepotism is rife in sports broadcasting

We’re less than a week away from the opening ceremonies for the World Cup (which, by the way, still don’t have an announced performer, after being turned down by Rod Stewart, Dua Lipa , and now Shakira ), and things in Doha are progressing just about as well as expected when you hold a World Cup in a country where companies held workers hostage to get their stadiums built. No less than Sepp Blatter, who is by all accounts a terrible human being and who was, as head of FIFA, instrumental in awarding the world’s biggest tournament to Qatar in 2010, is having second thoughts. Watch CC Off en Squad Goals: World Cup Group E 01:39 Now playing Terry Crews' favorite NFL players 7 hours ago 01:36 Now playing Jemele Hill's thoughts on Barstool 8 hours ago “It is too small of a country. Football and the World Cup are too … [Read more...] about Qatar definitely understands how this whole ‘sports media’ thing works

Transgender student athletes in Louisiana can rest assured that they won’t be kicked off their teams—at least for now. On Wednesday, the Louisiana House was unable whip enough votes to override Democratic Governor John Bel Edward’s veto of a bill that would ban transgender athletes from school sports teams. Watch CC Off English The Space Where Trans People Define Beauty 02:55 Now playing Pam Grier's Advice to Young Women: Enjoy Your Power Tuesday 4:23PM 02:26 Now playing It's Not an Option for Billy Porter To Be Quiet Monday 10:26AM According to the Associated Press, the House fell short by just two votes, since Republicans failed to persuade enough Democrats to align with them. This marks a defeat for Republican lawmakers and a victory for trans activists and everyone else with a modicum of compassion. But Edward … [Read more...] about In a Victory for Anyone With a Modicum of Compassion, Trans Kids in Louisiana Can Still Play on Their Sports Teams

No one strives for failure. When you first got up on that bike with no training wheels, your goal wasn’t to fall onto the street. It was to ride around, in circles possibly, like your older neighbor on the same block. However, the five-year-olds will listen to their parents and try to imitate the neighbor who can ride successfully. Elon Musk, on the other hand, is going all Logan Roy and trying to bully Twitter into success. He was forced to write a check that his ass should have never claimed that he could cash to buy the company, and now a person with no social media experience (outside of shit posting) is telling professionals in that field what to do. He has owned the world’s most instant news-breaking platform for less than a month and it’s quite clear that he has no idea what to do with it. Musk’s most recent declaration is that current Twitter employees must be ready to sign on to work “ extremely hardcore ,” or take their severance and leave. Maybe Twitter … [Read more...] about Elon Musk is doing his best impression of some of sports’ most epic flameouts