Ken Belson
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Leaving Las Vegas to High Rollers, Some 49ers Fans Chose Reno
With sports betting illegal in California and daunting prices in the Super Bowl host city, some San Francisco fans embraced an alternative.
Don’t Bet on This Former Vegas Mayor Being at the Super Bowl
Oscar Goodman tried for years to lure pro sports to Las Vegas. Now that he’s out of office and the N.F.L.’s premier event has arrived,...
Baltimore Sun Sold to Chairman of Sinclair TV Stations
David D. Smith bought the newspaper and its sister publications in a private deal with Alden Global Capital, their owner since 2021.
Ohtani’s Contract Goes Beyond Dollars and Sense
The Los Angeles Dodgers are betting $700 million that Shohei Ohtani can deliver championships and help increase revenue. But the economics of sports can be...
Team’s Sale Reflects Growing Links Between Pro Sports and Gambling
The proposed purchase of the N.B.A.’s Dallas Mavericks by a casino operator is the latest sign of how fully leagues have embraced the gaming world.
N.F.L., on Lookout for Growth, Finds Open Arms in Germany
Football was introduced to the country by U.S. soldiers after World War II, but interests soared when the N.F.L. played its first regular-season game there...
Former N.F.L. Players to Retain Disability Benefits
Lloyd Howell, the new executive director of the N.F.L. Players Association, pushed to have the benefits of hundreds of former players preserved pending new tests.
Cowboys Force Jets, Zach Wilson Into Costly Turnovers
In the first game since Aaron Rodgers’s injury, the Jets had four giveaways, including three interceptions thrown by Wilson, under pressure from the Cowboys’ stellar...
Lions Dare Their Way to a Win Over Short-Handed Chiefs
Detroit benefited from a fake punt and dropped passes from Kansas City’s wide receivers to beat Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs to open the N.F.L....
How the N.F.L. Used Supercomputers to Solve Its TV Schedule Problems
The N.F.L. leaned into optimizing its 2023 schedule for TV (and streaming), turning to high-powered computers rather than football tradition to create matchups.