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Battles over trademarks and patents are nothing new and have been pivotal in companies getting a competitive edge over the years. New trademark filings indicate that four Major League Baseball teams have something else in mind when it comes to this type of intellectual property. What Happened...

The 2022 World Series has the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies competing for the title of baseball champion for the season. Both teams have had somewhat recent success with the Astros winning the World Series in 2017 and the Phillies winning in 2008. The battle between the two teams shifted...

Leading media company Fox Corp (NASDAQ: FOX) reported quarterly financial results Tuesday. While the results were strong and the stock was up, the best could be yet to come for the company in 2022 and early 2023. What Happened: Fox reported advertising revenue up 8% year-over-year to $1....

The Houston Astros have a lot of haters following the team’s infamous cheating scandal that broke in 2019. But maybe, just maybe, the Astros are who we all should be rooting for in this year’s Fall Classic. Dating back to the early 20th century, every single time a Philadelphia baseball...

The Atlanta Braves won the 2021 World Series beating the Houston Astros 7-0 in Game 6 Tuesday night. The championship also marked the first major sports title for a publicly traded sports team in a significant amount of time. What Happened: The Braves beat the Astros after coming in as a...

For the first time since 1999, the Atlanta Braves are back in the World Series. Fans of the Braves and baseball have many options as they can watch the game, bet on the game or buy stock in one of the two teams playing. What To Know: The Braves are publicly traded as Liberty Braves Group (NASDAQ:...

Houston Astros super fan Mattress Mack is back with some aggressive wagers on the 2021 World Series. Here’s how much he has wagered and why he is betting such a large amount. What Happened: In June, Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale placed a $2 million wager on the Houston Astros to...

The race for the American League is heating up and several favorites are not atop their respective divisions. The AL has been unpredictable this season as a rash of injuries has slammed many of the best teams. The race to win the pennant and advance to the World Series will surely change with the...

Tonight, the Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros play game three of their four-game series at Minute Maid Park in Houston. The Astros took the first two games by scores of 11-2 and 5-1. Boston is now two games behind the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League East with a record of 32-22. The Astros...

The illegal sign-stealing scheme the Houston Astros used may have helped the team to its 2017 World Series win. And it may have helped establish front office head Jeff Luhnow and on-field manager A.J. Hinch, and the quantitative "Astroball," method of designing a team as being on baseball...

The Washington Nationals shocked the baseball world with a World Series victory in 2019. It turns out their victory was quite profitable for some sportsbooks as well. FanDuel was able to see some action from highly publicized business owner and sports bettor Jim ‘Mattress Mack’...

The Washington Nationals on Tuesday forced a game 7 against the Houston Astros tonight, following a clutch performance by Stephen Strausburg and a handful of key home runs. Both teams will face off in the 2019 MLB season's last game tonight and last-minute decision makers can score a deal on...

Sports fans know late October means it’s time to crown a new World Series champion, and this year’s Fall Classic has the Houston Astros pitted against the Los Angeles Dodgers. For advertisers, the World Series is a huge opportunity with up to seven days of critical audience exposure....

According to a tweet from Jon Heyman, who is a baseball writer, the Houston Astros could be up for sale, as owner Drayton McLane, Jr. could potentially be selling the franchise. The supposed asking price for the franchise is around $800 million. There is no word on who potential buyers are yet, as...