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Dikembe Mutombo, the shot-blocking NBA legend and member of its Hall of Fame, has passed away. He was only 58.
NBA analyst Shams Charania reported that Mutombo passed away from brain cancer. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver released a statement announcing the eight-time NBA All-Star and philanthropist’s death.
“Dikembe Mutombo was simply larger than life. On the court, he was one of the greatest shot blockers and defensive players in the history of the NBA,” said Silver. “Off the floor, he poured his heart and soul into helping others.”
OG NBA fans remember Mount Mutombo blocking shots and famously waving his finger at anyone who tried him when he was protecting the rim.
Even before his playing days were over, Mutombo began helping the people of his native Democratic Republic of the Congo, a passion that saw him open a school and hospital via his charity. He also served as a Global Ambassador for the NBA.
As soon as news of his passing broke, Xitter began going up for Mutombo, saluting for his exploits on the court and a life well played. Rest in powerful peace Dikembe Mutombo.
Donna Kelce isn’t worried about her son, Travis Kelce, at all amid his skyrocketing star status. In a new interview with Newsweek, Donna gushed over the athlete’s success. “It just seems like his life is on a trajectory that just is rising every single day, and every time I turn around I’m seeing him doing […]
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UFC goes to the City of Light! Two lightweight fighters are set to go head-to-head in the octagon as the main event for UFC Fight Night: Paris. Brazilian fighter Renato “Mohawk” Moicano (19-5-1) faces off against French fighter Benoît “God of War” Saint Denis (13-2-0) on Saturday, Sept. 28.
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UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis takes place at Accor Arena in Paris, France with a start time of 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT. The main card is expected to begin at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT.
Want to watch UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis online? The MMA event is livestreaming on ESPN+ for subscribers only.
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If you’re not a subscriber, a monthly subscription to ESPN+ goes for $10.99 per month. However, you can go with an ESPN+ annual subscription for $109.99, which saves you 15% compared to the month-to-month subscription price.
Check out the complete UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis fight card below:
Main Card, 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT
Renato Moicano vs. Benoît Saint Denis (Lightweight) — Main Event
Nassourdine Imavov vs. Brendan Allen (Middleweight)
William Gomis vs. Joanderson Brito (Featherweight)
Kevin Jousset vs. Bryan Battle (Welterweight)
Morgan Charrière vs. Gabriel Miranda (Featherweight)
Farés Ziam vs. Matt Frevola (Lightweight)
Prelims Card, 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT
Ion Cutelaba vs. Ivan Erslan (Light Heavyweight)
Oumar Sy vs. Da Woon Jung (Light Heavyweight)
Ludovit Klein vs. Roosevelt Roberts (Lightweight)
Taylor Lapilus vs. Vince Morales (Bantamweight)
Ailin Perez vs. Daria Zhelezniakova (Women’s Bantamweight)
Daniel Barez vs. Victor Altamirano (Flyweight)
Nora Cornolle vs. Jacqueline Cavalcanti (Women’s Bantamweight)
Bolaji Oki vs. Chris Duncan (Lightweight)
In addition, you can get the Disney Trio — which comes with ESPN+, Hulu and Disney+ — starting at just $14.99 per month for both services in one package.
UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis is streaming on ESPN+ on Saturday, Sept. 28, starting at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT. The main card begins around at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT on ESPN+.
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Katy Perry had the support of the Queen of Pop from day one. The “Lifetimes” superstar joined Australian talk show The Project this week, where she opened up about getting love from Madonna early in her career. “Madonna was really nice to me, well it took a minute because she was testing me and then […]
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Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown is investing in himself. The NBA Finals MVP passed on surely millions of dollars in endorsement money and just launched his own athletic performance brand, called 741.
According to Brown, he turned down a smooth $50M in endorsement deals from “major sneaker companies” to roll with his own product—which means full ownership and creative control of 741. The 741 has a deeper meaning for Brown as each numeral represents “spiritual awakening, hard work, and new beginnings.,” respectively Per Brown, via a statement, “741 is more than just a sneaker brand—it’s a statement about independence, creativity, and ownership.”
Brown also insists the brand is not just about aesthetics and will be dedicated to “creating technologically advanced, performance-driven products with no compromises in design or functionality.” But while the tech may be first and foremost, Brown isn’t trying to burden pockets by offering “accessibility for all households, offering high-performance products at an affordable price.” Part of that plan includes offering “big kid” sizes of his shoes for 40% less than its competitors.
Also noted for his progressive politics, Brown plans to create jobs for “aspiring professionals from underserved communities, opening doors in all areas of performance and fashion retail.”
How dope is that? The sneakers look pretty good, too. Brown was infamously signed to Donda Sports (but left after, ya know) but credits the experience for boosting his eye for design. “I’ve poured everything into designing 741, and it’s been just as challenging and rewarding as anything I’ve done on the court,” says Brown.
The Rover model in a Black Moon colorway goes for $200 and features a translucent rubber outsole, Hyper Gravity Critical EVA in the midsole and engineered knit in the upper. There is also dynamic lacing and a molded external counter. The Big Kids model goes for a smooth $70.
According to Brown, the inspiration to create his own brand comes from the late, great Kobe Bryant. “Kobe’s journey taught me about being fearless and pushing sports, along with society, to new heights,” said Brown in a statement. “That’s the mindset I’m bringing to 741.” Of course, it didn’t hurt that Brown started really moving forward with 741 after he signed his massive, and well-deserved, supermax NBA contract in 2023.
Brown’s kicks are now available for pre-order (scheduled to ship in late November) at www.741performance.com, and the products are scheduled to go live on October 22 online and at retailers.
Goals will be scored for a good cause on Thursday, Oct. 3, when the annual electronic world charity soccer tournament Copa del Rave returns to Los Angeles. The tournament will include seven teams made up of employees from UTA, Red Light Management, Beatport, Infamous, Circa, Downtown Music and Symphonic Distribution. DJ players include SG Lewis, […]
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NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski announced that he is leaving ESPN and taking a newly created role at his alma mater.
The sports world was shocked on Wednesday (Sept. 18) when ESPN NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski announced that he was retiring from his reporting career. “The craft transformed my life, but I’ve decided to retire from ESPN and the news industry. I understand the commitment required in my role and it’s an investment that I’m no longer driven to make. Time isn’t in endless supply and I want to spend mine in ways that are more personally meaningful,” he said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, ending with: “After all these years reporting on everyone’s teams, I’m headed back to my own.”
The 55-year-old reporter began his career at the Hartford Courant, rising to become a national NBA correspondent with Yahoo Sports. It was there where he delivered some of the more impactful news in basketball, from his coverage of LeBron James and “The Decision” in 2010 and his coverage of the NBA Draft to scooping the league on draft nights, which would be issued in posts to X and come to be known as “Woj Bombs” by writers and the public alike. “What he did so effectively was take a lot of that traditional journalistic insider work and transition and use Twitter,” said Hofstra University assistant professor of radio, TV, and film Laith Zuraikat. “I’m sure others thought of it, but nobody did it as well as he did. He was the guy.”
Wojnarowski is leaving the network that he’s been a part of since 2017 to take a newly created position of general manager at St. Bonaventure University. The reporter is a 1991 graduate of the institution’s Jandoli School of Communication in western New York. “It is a thrill of a lifetime to be able to return to a university and community that I love in a role of service to our student-athletes, coaches and institution,” Wojnarowski said in an ESPN interview on his departure. “I am hopeful that I can bring value in a lot of areas to our basketball program and open doors for our young men’s futures in ways both professionally and personally.” The GM role is a fairly recent position with college basketball, thanks to the creation of the transfer portal and name, image, and likeness deals for student-athletes.
The New Orleans Saints shocked the NFL community on Sunday (Sept. 15) with a dominant victory over the Dallas Cowboys 44-19 to keep their undefeated season going. With vibes through the roof after pulling off the upset inside Dallas’ AT&T Stadium, Saints head coach Dennis Allen quoted Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” during his postgame […]
Travis Kelce is ready to see Taylor Swift score at the MTV Video Music Awards, and so is his brother, Jason Kelce.
At the start of the Sept. 11 episode of New Heights, both siblings wished their girl luck at this year’s ceremony in light of the VMAs sponsoring part of the podcast episode posted the same day of the awards. “Hopefully Taylor can walk away with a few [awards],” the Kansas City Chiefs tight end said. “She’s nominated for about 10 of those things tonight.”
Actually, Swift is nominated for 12 prizes — more than any other artist — at the Sept. 11 award show, which kicks off 8 p.m. ET at the UBS Arena in New York. In addition to artist of the year and best pop, the 14-time Grammy winner’s “Fortnight” music video featuring Post Malone is also up for best collaboration, video and song of the year.
After shouting out Swift on the podcast, both Travis and the retired Philadelphia Eagles center went into coaching mode. “Let’s go, Tay! Come on, Tay!” Jason cheered, while his younger brother clapped his hands.
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“Stay on top,” Travis added to his girlfriend. “Wishing everybody the best, though.”
“Unless you’re up against Tay, then I hope lose,” Jason quipped in response, making the tight end laugh.
The Kelces had a lot of ground to cover on the new episode, from Travis’ first Chiefs game of the 2024-25 NFL season — which his team won with Swift watching from a suite at Arrowhead Stadium — to Jason’s wardrobe snafu on his Monday Night Countdown debut. Basically, the elder brother wore a shirt that was slightly too small during his first broadcast on the ESPN show and quipped on the air, “It fits my belly now … I’ve lost a little bit of weight, but my tits are still struggling.”
“Me and Taylor were watching that, absolutely dying laughing at it,” Travis told Jason on the show.
Plus, the Grotesquerie star had to dish on his time at the U.S. Open on Sunday (Sept. 8), which he attended alongside Swift and Patrick and Brittany Mahomes. While there, Travis and the “Anti-Hero” singer packed on the PDA and passionately sang along to The Darkness’ “I Believe in a Thing Called Love,” but when tennis was actually being played, No. 87 said it was hard to keep quiet.
“It’s very quiet, and you know us — when it’s very quiet, we want to say something,” he told Jason on New Heights. “The entire time I wanted to heckle the Italian Sinner, the No. 1 player in the world.”
“But I played it cool, I played it respectful,” he added, noting that he only let loose during the intermissions when music came on over the speakers. “That was about the only time I was really showing my personality.”
Watch the Kelces talk about Swift on the latest episode of New Heights above.
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Fox Sports and its sister channel FS1 have become a hub for some of the biggest sports, including NFL games, NASCAR, college basketball and soccer. The easiest way for you to watch live games on Fox Sports is through its cable channel, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t more affordable streaming options for those who have recently cut the cord.
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Opting for streaming packages may eliminate expensive cable bills, but it does come with some challenges like trying to livestream major games. Live TV streamers can eliminate the issue by giving access to Fox Sports, FS1 and additional live sports channels including ESPN, ABC, NBC, CBS and TNT.
Fox Sports airs Sunday football games starting at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT, and thanks to cheaper streaming alternatives, you don’t need to invest in cable to watch NFL games online for free.
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How to Watch Fox Sports & FS1 Online Without Cable for Free
Fox Sports and FS1 don’t have a designated streaming platform to livestream matches, but there are a few live TV streamers that’ll let you catch Sunday football games and more for little to no cost.
Below, ShopBillboard put together a few live TV streaming options with free trials and promos that’ll let you watch Fox Sports and FS1 without cable.
DirecTV Stream
You can score a five-day free trial through DirecTV Stream when you sign up for one of its four packages. Subscribing will let you watch Fox Sports and FS1 online through DirecTV Stream. Every streaming package includes Fox Sports and FS1 in addition to FS2, Fox Deportes and dozens of other channels. Bonus offer: you can save $30 off the first two months when you combine a streaming package with a “Sports Pack.” Right now, the Entertainment + Sports Pack is $80 (reg. $95) for the first two months.
Other perks you’ll be able to enjoy include unlimited DVR storage, local channels and the ability to stream on as many smart devices as you want.
Sling TV
Sling TV is another affordable option that’ll let you watch Fox Sports in 4K and FS1 online without cable. For a limited time, the streamer is offering 50% off the first month when you sign up for one of its three packages, which can cut the cost down to as low as $20 (reg. $40). You can choose from the Orange, Blue or Orange + Blue packages depending on what your streaming needs are. Fox Sports and FS1 are only offered in the Blue plan, but you can combine it with the Orange package to get all 68 channels, DVR storage and the ability to stream on up to three devices for just $30 (reg. $60).
Fubo TV
Fubo TV will give new users a seven day free trial and $30 off the first month (after the free trial is over) when you sign up for one of its streaming packages. Each plan comes with Fox Sports in 4K definition, FS1 as well as FS2, Fox Soccer Plus and Fox Deportes, which you can watch for as low as $50 (reg. $80) through the limited time promo. You’ll be able to watch at least 100 channels with 1,000 hours of DVR and the option to stream on 10 devices at once. For 4K definition, you can upgrade to the Premium Plan, which also includes free Paramount+ with Showtime.
When the free trial and promo is complete, you’ll be charged the regular price based on the package you choose at checkout: $80 for the Pro Plan (the cheapest option), $90 for the Elite Plan and $100 for the Premium Plan.
Hulu + Live TV
Get the most content options including the option to watch Fox Sports and FS1 with Hulu + Live TV. Not only will you get more than 95 live TV channels, but access to the entire Hulu library including exclusive content, originals and programming from FX and ABC. Extra savings opportunity: Hulu + Live TV is offering a rare three day free trial when you sign up, which means you can watch Fox Sports and FS1 for no cost. Once the free trial is over, you’ll be charged the regular subscription price of $77 a month.
As an added bonus, Hulu + Live TV is automatically bundled with Disney+ and ESPN+ to give you even more exclusive content including NFL games and live sports that you can only watch on ESPN.
2024 NFL Schedule
Below you can find upcoming games airing on Fox Sports and FS1 or check here for the full game schedule.
Sunday (Sept. 15):
New Orleans Saints vs. Dallas Cowboys at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT on Fox
Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Detroit Lions at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT on Fox
Indianapolis Colts vs. Green Bay Packers at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT on Fox
Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT on Fox
New York Giants vs. Washington Commanders at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT on Fox
Los Angeles Rams vs. Arizona Cardinals at 4:05 p.m. ET/1:05 p.m. PT on Fox
Sunday (Sept. 22):
Giants vs. Cleveland Browns at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT on Fox
Packers vs. Tennessee Titans at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT on Fox
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Saints at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT on Fox
Denver Broncos vs. Buccaneers at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT on Fox
Baltimore Ravens vs. Cowboys at 4:25 p.m. ET/1:25 p.m. PT on Fox
San Fransisco 49ers vs. Rams at 4:25 p.m. ET/1:25 p.m. PT on Fox
Lions vs. Cardinals at 4:25 p.m. ET/1:25 p.m. PT on Fox
Sunday (Sept. 20):
Saints vs. Atlanta Falcons at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT on Fox
Rams vs. Chicago Bears at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT on Fox
Eagles vs. Buccaneers at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT on Fox
Cincinnati Bengals vs. Carolina Panthers at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT on Fox
Commanders vs. Cardinals at 4:05 p.m. ET/1:05 p.m. PT on Fox
Patriots vs. 49ers at 4:05 p.m. ET/1:05 p.m. PT on Fox