Disney and ESPN bet big on entering gambling arena – but will they win?

Disney and ESPN take a major gamble by entering the world of gambling – Can they come out on top? The Walt Disney Company-owned sports network, ESPN, has announced a $2bn deal with gaming company Penn Entertainment to launch a sportsbook called ESPN Bet. This move marks a significant departure from Disney’s longstanding stance against … Read more

Men in the arena: can indoor football be revived in the US?

Despite being one of the game’s most well-known features, indoor football’s condensed dimensions are still shocking to fans accustomed to gridiron’s traditional, significantly more popular outdoor form. At 50 yards long and 28⅓ yards wide, an indoor football field offers players roughly one-quarter the area of an NFL field. To accommodate for this, indoor football … Read more

Arena football team plans to take legal action against Antonio Brown

Unfortunately, scandal continues to follow troubled former Pro Bowl wide receiver Antonio Brown.  According to Mark Singelais of the Times Union, players and staff from the Arena League’s Albany Empire, which Brown owns, are planning to sue him after having paychecks pulled from their bank accounts. Empire head coach Moe Leggett told Singelais he was … Read more