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Game Over For Venu Sports: ESPN, FOX, Warner Bros. Discovery Scrap Joint Streaming Venture Game Over For Venu Sports: ESPN, FOX, Warner Bros. Discovery Scrap Joint Streaming Venture
Game Over For Venu Sports: ESPN, FOX, Warner Bros. Discovery Scrap Joint Streaming Venture Three giant media companies have abandoned their plans to launch Venu Sports, a service that aimed to drastically shake up the streaming industry by bundling many sports channels together, officials said. Venu Sports has officially been discontinued, ESPN said in a news release on Friday, Jan. 10. The massive venture was a partnership between the "Worldwide Leader in Sports," FOX, and Warner Bros. Discovery. The companies released a brief statement announcing the end of Venu Sports. "After careful consideration, we have collectively agreed to discontinue the Venu Sports joint ven…

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by Chris Spiker
Business
Disney, Fubo To Combine Streaming Services In Major Merger Disney, Fubo To Combine Streaming Services In Major Merger
Disney, Fubo To Combine Streaming Services In Major Merger Disney is set to acquire a majority stake in FuboTV Inc., merging its Hulu + Live TV service with Fubo in a transformative deal expected to reshape the streaming landscape. The combined business, operating under the Fubo name, will continue offering Hulu + Live TV and Fubo as separate services, the companies announced in news releases on Monday, Jan. 6.  With 6.2 million North American subscribers, the new venture aims to deliver greater consumer choice through expanded programming and flexible pricing. "This combination enables us to deliver on our promise to provide consumers with g…

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by Chris Spiker
Sports
New England Man Who Ripped Ball From Mookie Betts' Glove Said He Planned It: Report New England Man Who Ripped Ball From Mookie Betts' Glove Said He Planned It: Report
New England Man Who Ripped Ball From Mookie Betts' Glove Said He Planned It: Report Update: The Yankees said that Austin Capobianco and the other man ejected from Game 4 of the World Series on Tuesday, Oct. 29, will be barred from attending the contest on Wednesday, Oct. 30. The team did not say if Capobianco would have his season tickets revoked.  Original: The New York Yankees fan who ripped the ball from a Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder's glove when it went over the right field wall in Game 4 of the World Series in the Bronx told reporters he'd planned to do it, according to The Athletic.  Connecticut resident Austin Capobianco, age 38, of Branford i…

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by Josh Lanier
Sports
BC Hockey Brothers Killed By Drunk Driver In NJ Right Before Sister's Wedding: Troopers BC Hockey Brothers Killed By Drunk Driver In NJ Right Before Sister's Wedding: Troopers
BC Hockey Brothers Killed By Drunk Driver In NJ Right Before Sister's Wedding: Troopers An NHL star and his brother from Salem County were killed by a suspected drunk driver one day before their sister's wedding, authorities said. Johnny Gaudreau of Carneys Point and Matthew Gaudreau of Pedricktown died on Thursday, Aug. 29, a state police spokesperson confirmed to Daily Voice. Troopers responded to the crash near milepost 11.1 on County Route 551 in Oldmans Township at around 8:19 p.m. Sean Higgins of Woodstown was accused of driving drunk during the crash. The 43-year-old was charged with two counts of death by auto. Johnny Gaudreau, 31, played 11 N…

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by Chris Spiker
Sports
Look Who's Coming Back: Dan Hurley Spurns Lucrative LA Lakers' Offer To Stay With UConn Look Who's Coming Back: Dan Hurley Spurns Lucrative LA Lakers' Offer To Stay With UConn
Look Who's Coming Back: Dan Hurley Spurns Lucrative LA Lakers' Offer To Stay With UConn UConn men's basketball coach Dan Hurley has turned down a jaw-dropping offer from the Los Angeles Lakers and will stay to pursue a third straight national title, according to multiple news reports. Related: UConn's Dan Hurley Could Be LA Lakers' Next Coach The Lakers had dangled a $70 million offer in front of the 51-year-old Hurley, which sent him to Los Angeles last week to meet with team brass, news sources reported. The offer would have made Hurley one of the NBA's highest-paid coaches, said Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN on X.  It would have also allowed him to work with the …

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
See Inside Bill Belichick's New $4.8M Nantucket Home See Inside Bill Belichick's New $4.8M Nantucket Home
See Inside Bill Belichick's New $4.8M Nantucket Home Bill Belichick won't be on an NFL sideline this year, but that doesn't mean he's taking it easy.  The future Hall of Fame coach has signed on to appear on multiple outlets such as ESPN's "The Pat McAfee Show" and the "Manningcast" as a recurring football analyst and commentator.  To deal with this hectic new schedule he'll need somewhere he can unwind and relax, and it appears he's solved that problem with his recent purchase of a $4.8 million home on Nantucket.  The Nantucket Current reported earlier this week that an LLC owned by Belichick had bought the house on Fair Stre…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Ex-Olympian Gets 11 Years In Prison For Abusing Boys At Western Mass Camp Ex-Olympian Gets 11 Years In Prison For Abusing Boys At Western Mass Camp
Ex-Olympian Gets 11 Years In Prison For Abusing Boys At Western Mass Camp A former Olympian who was accused of sexually abusing more than 50 boys beginning in the 1970s admitted to the crimes in court on Thursday, Feb. 8, and was sentenced to more than a decade behind bars, authorities said.  Conrad Avondale Mainwaring, a 1976 Summer Olympic hurdler who was a coach and counselor at Camp Greylock for Boys, a summer camp in Beckett, pleaded guilty to 14 counts of indecent assault and battery of boys, some younger than 14 years old, the Berkshire County District Attorney announced.  He was sentenced to serve 10 to 11 years in prison.  Berkshire Count…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Ex-Olympian To Plead Guilty To Molesting Boys At Western Mass Summer Camp: DA Ex-Olympian To Plead Guilty To Molesting Boys At Western Mass Summer Camp: DA
Ex-Olympian To Plead Guilty To Molesting Boys At Western Mass Summer Camp: DA A 72-year-old former Olympic hurdler will plead guilty to molesting multiple boys while serving as a Massachusetts summer camp counselor and coach in the 1970s.  Conrad Avondale Mainwaring is expected to enter a guilty plea on Feb. 8 to charges of indecent assault and battery on boys 14 or younger, the Berkshire County District Attorney said. He was facing 12 counts, but it is unclear how many he will admit to.  Related: Former Olympian Facing New Charges For Assault On Child In Western Mass Mainwaring worked as a camp counselor at Camp Greylock for Boys, which taught sports…

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by Josh Lanier
News
Mass-Born Sports Commentator Wins 'Celebrity Jeopardy!' On Buzzer Beater Question Mass-Born Sports Commentator Wins 'Celebrity Jeopardy!' On Buzzer Beater Question
Mass-Born Sports Commentator Wins 'Celebrity Jeopardy!' On Buzzer Beater Question Sports commentator Katie Nolan took Wednesday night's episode of "Celebrity Jeopardy!" down to the wire when she tied with "Law & Order: SVU" alum Christopher Meloni and had to finish the game with a rare tiebreaker question.  Nolan, a former ESPN broadcaster and podcaster who now hosts "Friday Night Baseball Apple TV+, is a Framingham native. She and Meloni faced off against Sherri Shepherd, a daytime TV talk show host who formerly was a panelist on "The View." We love a tie breaker! Watch the dramatic finish of this week's #CelebrityJeopardy! Find Your Station: http://bit.ly/2B…

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by Josh Lanier
Sports
NFL Draft: Mass Native Will Levis Became 'That Guy' As No Teams Took Him In Round 1 NFL Draft: Mass Native Will Levis Became 'That Guy' As No Teams Took Him In Round 1
NFL Draft: Mass Native Will Levis Became 'That Guy' As No Teams Took Him In Round 1 What a difference a day makes.  Entering the first night of the NFL Draft on Thursday, April 27, University of Kentucky quarterback Will Levis — the mayonnaise-in-his-coffee drinker born in Newton, Massachusetts, and raised in Middletown, Connecticut. — went from a potential No. 1 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft to not being picked at all in the first round.  Throughout the broadcast, cameras continually cut to the 23-year-old as he huddled with his girlfriend and his family, in what felt like a mean prank by the third hour of the draft. It became harder to watch than Levis' other celebrated ea…

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by Josh Lanier
Sports
Soccer Fans Shut Down Route 1 In Revere For Morocco's Historic World Cup Win Soccer Fans Shut Down Route 1 In Revere For Morocco's Historic World Cup Win
Soccer Fans Shut Down Route 1 In Revere For Morocco's Historic World Cup Win The matches may have been in Qatar, but the World Cup came to Massachusetts when elated fans celebrated in the streets of Revere, blocking Route 1A in the melee.  Morocco made history by being the quarterfinals for the first time and becoming the first Arab nation to reach that stage of the tournament when they defeated Spain in a historic win on Tues. Dec. 7, ESPN reports.  Massachusetts fans took to the streets shortly after the match ended. Mass State Police tweeted that the road was blocked at 3:00 p.m., asking drivers to find alternate routes.  Photos posted to Facebook showed a larg…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Police & Fire
NBA Skills Coach Who Trains All-Stars Charged With Drugging, Raping Woman At Boston Bar: DA NBA Skills Coach Who Trains All-Stars Charged With Drugging, Raping Woman At Boston Bar: DA
NBA Skills Coach Who Trains All-Stars Charged With Drugging, Raping Woman At Boston Bar: DA An independent NBA skills coach who worked with the likes of Steph Curry and Russell Westbrook was charged with drugging and raping a woman in Boston, authorities said. Boston police arrested him at his home in Rhode Island last week.  Rob McClanaghan, 43, was returned to Boston on Tuesday, Nov. 22, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. A judge ordered him held on a $30,000 bond, and he must also surrender his passport and remain in Rhode Island if he is released.  Investigators said McClanaghan met a woman in a downtown Boston hotel bar on Nov. 3. Surveillance …

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by Josh Lanier
Sports
Celtics Coach Ime Udoka Suspended For 'Unwanted Comments' Toward Female Staffer Celtics Coach Ime Udoka Suspended For 'Unwanted Comments' Toward Female Staffer
Celtics Coach Ime Udoka Suspended For 'Unwanted Comments' Toward Female Staffer The Boston Celtics have suspended head coach Ime Udoka for making “unwanted comments” to a female staffer after they had an affair, reports said. The team announced late Thursday, Sept. 22, that Udoka would sit out the remainder of the 2022-23 season after they said he violated the team’s policies, ESPN said.  Team leaders held a closed-door meeting after news broke that Udoka, a married man, had a consensual relationship with a female staffer, the worldwide leader said. It's unclear when the relationship began and ended, but the woman reportedly told the team earlier this month that he ma…

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by Josh Lanier
Sports
Massachusetts Team Playing In Little League World Series For First Time In 13 Years Massachusetts Team Playing In Little League World Series For First Time In 13 Years
Massachusetts Team Playing In Little League World Series For First Time In 13 Years A team from Massachusetts is playing in the Little League World Series for the first time in 13 years and there are several places you can watch the monumental game.  Middleboro Little League’s U12 All-Stars advanced to the LLWS after defeating Maine in the New England Regionals championship last week, Boston25 reports. The last team to do this was Peabody in 2009, the outlet continues. For the first time in 13 years …A team from Massachusetts is headed the #LLWS 👏@LittleLeague | @SCNext pic.twitter.com/YlhpZTKPss — ESPN (@espn) August 11, 2022 Middleboro is now slated to take on Nolens…

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by David Cifarelli
Sports
Former Patriots Wide Receiver Danny Amendola Announces Retirement Former Patriots Wide Receiver Danny Amendola Announces Retirement
Former Patriots Wide Receiver Danny Amendola Announces Retirement Former New England Patriots wide receiver and two-time Super Bowl champion Danny Amendola is retiring despite getting interests from multiple teams, ESPN reports. Amendola, age 36, has spent a total of 13 season in the league and was with the Patriots from 2013 to 2017. Amendola was part of two Super Bowl-winning teams in 2014 and 2016. "It was better than I could have ever imagined," Amendola told ESPN's Adam Schefter about his career. He later tweeted a highlight reel of his career with the caption, "Wouldn't have it any other way." Wouldn’t have it any other way. pic.twitter.com/Db…

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by David Cifarelli
Sports
5 Patriots Players Will Be Sidelined As Training Camp Starts Next Week: Report 5 Patriots Players Will Be Sidelined As Training Camp Starts Next Week: Report
5 Patriots Players Will Be Sidelined As Training Camp Starts Next Week: Report The Patriots begin training camp next week in preparation for the 2022 NFL season, but five of their teammates won't take the field, according to reports.  Five Patriots will start training camp on the players unable to perform list. Those include center David Andrews, running back James White, safety Jabrill Peppers, and cornerback Jonathan Jones, according to ESPN. Unlike Injured Reserves, players on the PUP list can return whenever team doctors clear them to play.  C David Andrews, CB Jonathan Jones, LB Raekwon McMillan, S Jabrill Peppers and RB James White are opening training camp …

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by Josh Lanier