10+ mon, 3+ week ago (378+ words) Multiple media outlets reported Sunday that a hairstylist who used to work at Fox Sports is suing a network executive and media personalities Skip Bayless and Joy Taylor, claiming that they all played a role in creating a hostile work environment where sexual harassment was frequent. Attorneys for Noushin Faraji filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles County court on Friday. She says that she worked at Fox Sports from 2012 until August 2024 and, according to the suit, "was forced to endure a misogynistic, racist and ableist workplace where executives and talent were allowed to physically and verbally abuse workers with impunity." Fox Sports and its subsidiaries, executive vice president of content of FS1 Charlie Dixon, Bayless and Taylor are listed as defendants in the case. Dixon allegedly grabbed Faraji's buttocks during a party, and when Faraji went to Taylor to tell her…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago (402+ words) Southern California returns to action in Los Angeles on Sunday when it hosts Manhattan, and the Trojans aim to carry over the red-hot offense from their season-opening win Monday. USC (1-0) tipped off its campaign Monday with a 94-64 rout of Cal Poly in which the Trojans scored a whopping 57 points in the second half. USC relied on a balanced scoring attack, reminiscent of coach Eric Musselman's first season at the helm when six Trojans averaged between 9.4 and 15.8 points per game. However, it was a new-look lineup sharing the wealth. Musselman was faced with replacing 2024-25 leading scorers Desmond Claude and Wesley Yates III -- both now at Big Ten Conference-rival Washington -- as well as Chibuzo Agbo, Saint Thomas and Rashaun Agee. In their places, Virginia transfer Jacob Cofie, Utah transfer Ezra Ausar and Maryland transfer Rodney Rice stepped up for 23, 21 and 21 points in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago (317+ words) Through three games, the Darian DeVries era at Indiana is off to a high-scoring start. Under DeVries, who came over as the Hoosiers' new head coach from West Virginia in the offseason, Indiana has scored at least 100 points twice and 98 points the other game. Indiana will hope to keep its offensive momentum going Sunday against visiting Incarnate Word in the programs' first-ever meeting. "They just share the ball," DeVries said of his team. "I think that's what good offense comes from. You know, guys that are willing to move it, share it. We got great balance. One night it could be this guy, one night the next guy. They really don't care. They don't talk about it. They just go out and play and they take what the defense gives them." Indiana is shooting 56% from the field overall, 47.5% from 3-point…...

9+ mon, 4+ week ago (392+ words) It takes a deep dive into the history books at Virginia and Virginia Tech to discover that the last time both teams had losing records when they squared off was in 1970. It's happening again on Saturday as the Hokies (9-12, 4-6 ACC) travel to Charlottesville to face the Cavaliers (10-11, 3-7). The teams have played 81 times since that meeting in January 1970, when a 3-7 Virginia squad topped 3-5 Virginia Tech in Charlottesville, 81-71. Fifty-five years later, the teams are here again for the first of two meetings in a span of 15 days. Despite their lowly records, both are coming off road victories and have reason for optimism as they face the final five weeks of the regular season. Virginia has won two of its last three thanks largely to its 3-point marksmanship. In the three games, the Cavaliers have made 32 of 67 shots (47.8 percent) from deep. Isaac McKneely…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago (209+ words) Authorities in Egypt have shut down Streameast, an illegal live sports streaming operation, on the eve of the NFL season. The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment, an antipiracy coalition, announced the action on Wednesday. The group said Streameast had more than 1.6 billion visits over the past year and was the biggest such organization in the world. Through Streameast, fans who didn't pay for access to cable television or streaming services accessed sports worldwide, including the four major U.S. sports leagues, Major League Soccer, boxing and martial arts pay-per-views, and a variety of international soccer leagues. "Piracy is not a victimless crime -- it undermines the entire sports economy, from rights holders and leagues to athletes and fans," said Cameron Andrews, a legal director of anti-piracy for beIN MEDIA GROUP. The Athletic reported that two men were taken into custody on suspicion of…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago (247+ words) Group stage action got underway on Wednesday at the $350,000 BLAST Rivals Fall 2025 event in Hong Kong. Eight Counter-Strike 2 teams are competing this week for a top prize of $125,000. The double-elimination group stage will send the top three finishers from each group to the single-elimination playoffs. Group winners advance directly to the semifinals, with runners-up and third-place teams going to the quarterfinals as high and low seeds, respectively. All matches are best-of-three until Sunday's best-of-five grand final. In Group A, Team Falcons swept Team Spirit with a 16-13 win on Dust II and a 13-8 victory on Nuke. Passion UA defeated The MongolZ 2-1. After losing 16-14 on Overpass, Passion UA answered with 13-11 wins on both Inferno and Nuke. In Group B, FURIA rallied for a 2-1 win against paiN Gaming. After falling 13-7 on Nuke, FURIA won 13-6 on Overpass and 13-11 on Mirage. Team Vitality also won…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago (159+ words) The College Sports Commission launched a tip line for reporting potential NIL violations on Wednesday. The commission called it an important information-gathering tool as it oversees thousands of name, image and likeness deals that have transformed the college sports landscape. All phone numbers and identifying information are masked to protect the reporter's identity, according to the CSC. The CSC has contracted with the technology firm RealResponse, which offers similar reporting tools for issues relevant to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, NFL Players Association, Major League Baseball and others. The watchdog CSC was created out of this summer's $2.8 billion antitrust settlement between former Arizona State swimmer Grant House and the NCAA and the nation's five biggest athletic conferences. The CSC examines third-party NIL deals worth $600 or more that are submitted through its "NIL Go" app. As of last month, it said it had…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago (233+ words) Co-owners ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery pulled the plug on their sports streaming service Venu Sports.,They shut down the embattled venture bef Co-owners ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery pulled the plug on their sports streaming service Venu Sports. They shut down the embattled venture before it had a chance to debut despite the three media entities having invested more than $400 million each, according to Front Office Sports. "After careful consideration, we have collectively agreed to discontinue the Venu Sports joint venture, and not launch the streaming service," the partners said in a joint statement Friday. "In an ever-changing marketplace, we determined that it was best to meet the evolving demands of sports fans by focusing on existing products and distribution channels. "We are proud of the work to date and grateful to the Venu staff, whom we…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago (352+ words) Boston College will look to pick up its first road win since March 2024 when it faces Temple on Saturday in Philadelphia. The Eagles (1-2), who lost 60-59 to Central Connecticut State at home on Tuesday, are playing the Owls (2-0) for the second consecutive season. The schools met in Boston last year, with the Eagles defeating Temple, 72-69. Boston College finished 0-10 on the road last season and 12-19 overall, missing the NCAA Tournament for the 16th consecutive year. Cold shooting is not helping this year's iteration get off the ground. The Eagles shot 50% (12 for 24) from the foul line in a season-opening 83-78 overtime loss at Florida Atlantic. They shot 17.9% (5 for 28) from 3-point range in last week's 76-47 triumph over The Citadel. The struggles continued in Tuesday's loss to the Blue Devils. Boston College shot 20.6% (7 for 34) from beyond the arc, with leading scorer Donald Hand Jr. (16.3 ppg) missing 11 of…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago (215+ words) After a 15-day lapse, Disney and ESPN's television programming is returning to YouTube TV.,The two companies announced a new deal was reached Friday a ESPN, YouTube TV announce new deal after 15-day outage After a 15-day lapse, Disney and ESPN's television programming is returning to YouTube TV. This includes all ESPN programming for sports fans, along with ABC, all Disney channels and more. Disney Entertainment co-chairmen Alan Bergman ad Dana Walden and ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro said, "This new agreement reflects our continued commitment to delivering exceptional entertainment and evolving with how audiences choose to watch. College Football Playoff Nightmare? How Duke's Run Could Upend the ACC College Football Week 12 Best Betting Picks, Predictions Islanders vs. Mammoth Betting Preview and Prediction: November 14 Top NHL Bet Wild All-Star Idea That Could Save NBA All-Star Weekend Why Darren Mougey Is the…...