Football

7/1/2025 |  ESPN, Fox Reluctant to Share Talent With Netflix for Christmas NFL Games (Front Office Sports) Netflix may have to make some adjustments to its Christmas wishlist this year.
Some rival networks are bristling at the idea of lending their on-air talents to the streaming behemoth for this year’s holiday double-header, sources tell Front Office Sports. 

6/30/2025 |  Texas State to join Pac-12: Why the Bobcats are a perfect fit, even 1,100 miles from the Pacific Ocean (CBS Sports) Texas State is set to join the Pac-12 Conference on July 1, 2026, the school and league announced in a joint statement on Monday. The move gives the league the eight required football-playing members to continue as an FBS conference. For Texas State, it continues an upward trajectory that started when the program transitioned from the FCS in 2012. 

6/27/2025 |  Cincinnati Bengals and county reach tentative $470M deal to renovate Paycor Stadium and extend lease (Associated Press (AP)) CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals and local officials have reached a tentative deal to make $470 million in renovations to Paycor Stadium and keep the team there through at least 2036.
The preliminary agreement announced Thursday still needs final approval from the team and Hamilton County commissioners.

6/27/2025 |  Super Bowl halftime performer charged for running on field with ‘Sudan and Free Gaza’ flag (Associated Press (AP)) NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Super Bowl halftime show performer was charged Thursday with two misdemeanors, about 4 1/2 months after he ran across the field at the Superdome waving a flag that included the words “Sudan and Free Gaza,” Louisiana State Police said.

6/27/2025 |  Chiefs seek extension for Kansas stadium financing, raising possibility of move across state line (Associated Press (AP)) LENEXA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have requested an extension to an end-of-June deadline for a stadium financing package from the state of Kansas, an indication that the NFL franchise’s potential move across the state line from Missouri is a legitimate possibility.