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What Happened: American footballer Tom Brady and his wife, supermodel Gisele Bündchen have taken an equity stake in crypto exchange FTX according to a press release shared by the exchange. “Tom and Gisele are both legends and they both reached the pinnacle of what they do,”...

Electronic Arts Inc (NASDAQ: EA) on Thursday announced Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes will both grace the cover of the upcoming "Madden 22" video game. This marks the first time two players will be on the cover since Larry Fitzgerald and Troy Polamalu in "Madden 10." Why It...

Fantasy football seasons are won not through the first-round selections, but the later-round breakout players. Last season saw players like David Montgomery help lead many teams to league championships, something that's pretty good for a player not predicted to put up early-round value. Here...

The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. Sports events are slowly going back to normal across the world – fans slowly easing back to the pitches, courts, and sporting venues...

The New York Giants joined forces with the largest digital asset manager in the space, Grayscale Investments marking NFL’s first-ever cryptocurrency partnership. What Happened: The Giants announced the exclusive partnership on Wednesday, calling Grayscale the team’s “Official...

Shares of sports-first streaming service fuboTV Inc. (NYSE: FUBO) declined about 0.2% in the regular trading session on Thursday, but gained 7.6% in the extended session. What Happened: FuboTV said Thursday it has acquired the exclusive live streaming rights to the Qatar World Cup 2022 Qualifying...

Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: HOFV) is a resort, entertainment and media company dedicated to professional football. The company has been referred to as "the Disneyland for football" — a good reference given CEO Michael Crawford's 25 years of...

Skillz Inc. (NYSE: SKLZ) a competitive mobile gaming platform, is teaming up with the National Football League to host a global game development competition, the company said in a press release Thursday. What Happened: Skillz, an electronic sports platform that hosts competitive online games,...

  The Alabama Crimson Tide dominated the Ohio State Buckeyes with a 52-24 win in the 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday. What Happened: The Alabama team remained undefeated 13-0 through much of the season and snagged the 18th national title with its win over Ohio....

Manchester United Ltd (NYSE: MANU) is one of the few football teams that investors have easy access to, with its shares trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The stock is down 24% in 2020, as most sports teams have seen valuations fall. A recent sale of a large Italian club could hlep boost...

The XFL reached a happy ending to its sale process by landing Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as a co-owner. What Happened: The eight-team XFL football league filed for bankruptcy shortly after suspending operations on April 10 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The XFL and its parent company,...

The bullish case for online sports betting company Draftkings Inc (NASDAQ: DKNG) remains unchanged at a time when the resumption of professional sports is in question, according to Canaccord Genuity's Michael Graham. DraftKings As A Long-Term Play: Sports fans across the U.S. never had access...

XFL owner Vince McMahon has been sued by the football league's former commissioner Oliver Luck for an alleged wrongful termination. What Happened The lawsuit filed in a Connecticut court last Thursday alleges that McMahon and his XFL holding company Alpha Entertainment LLC, breached the terms...

Vince McMahon's XFL football league declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday afternoon. What Happened To The XFL Alpha Entertainment, the parent company behind the XFL, suspended operations on April 10 and the league wasn't expected to return in 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The XFL...

Now that the Super Bowl is over, are you ready for some football? The new eight-team XFL starts this weekend, hoping to appeal to those fans who just can't wait for the return of football season. You might remember the first version of the XFL. The league played its only season in 2001, and had...