We're enabling the fans to watch us less. Seriously... You can slice the salami up to a point and then it's inedible. | | | | A goal is a goal unless it's not.
(David Cannon/Allsport/Getty Images) | | | | |  | “We're enabling the fans to watch us less. Seriously... You can slice the salami up to a point and then it's inedible.”
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| | rantnrave:// Mike Tyson has lived his life on a standing eight-count. He's the rare star who has disgraced himself thoroughly in public and found a way to become relevant again. The TYSON ZONE explains it all -- anything can be expected from Tyson and everything can be believed. He was the baddest man on the planet until he stepped into the ring with BUSTER DOUGLAS. He's an ex-con with an ugly criminal history, convicted of rape and sent to prison. His TV interview with BARBARA WALTERS, where ROBIN GIVENS, his then-wife, alleged he abused her, remains one of the most fascinating pieces in TV history. He snacked on EVANDER HOLYFIELD's ear and became a laughingstock. The tattoo on his face didn't help. And yet, somehow, he came out of the chaos to become an author, cartoon character and successful actor. But why? Why has Tyson received a pass and remained a cultural pillar? How has he persevered where others would have been exiled? If you're a big enough star, is there nothing you can't get away with? SportsSET: "Iron Mike"... DAVID STERN's panel on sports viewership at the HASHTAG SPORTS CONFERENCE is worth watching. The former NBA commissioner dishes out wisdom on what leagues and teams should worry about. His warning that leagues are making it easier for fans to watch less stuck with me. Leagues must compete for attention and go where fans are, which means TWITTER and SNAPCHAT. NFL REDZONE might be the best way to watch NFL Sundays. All of that allows fans to watch less of the actual games. The leagues are cannibalizing their product to ensure wide-ranging consumption. Is that why TV ratings are going down? Cord-cutting is an issue but so is the fact I can know exactly what's going on every night in the NBA without turning on my cable. How will this affect rights prices? It's a great time to consume sports but leagues must figure out how to adapt to how that consumption is happening... Esports' media evolution is remarkable. It has become available across several platforms this year alone, finding distribution on NFL NETWORK, ESPN and UNIVISION, among other companies. MANNY ANEKAL charts its growth... Happy early July 4th! May your BBQ be full of burgers and hot dogs and cold beers. SportsREDEF is taking a long weekend. too. We'll be back in your inbox Wednesday, July 5. | | | - Mike Vorkunov, curator |
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| Mike Tyson has lived his life on a standing eight-count. He’s been upset in the ring, convicted of rape and became a laughingstock for snacking on Evander Holyfield’s ear. Somehow, he came out of the chaos to become an author, cartoon character and Hollywood favorite. | | |
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 | The Washington Post |
| A collector and dealer of helmets and jerseys is suing the NFL team he loved because he says it tried to pass off fraudulent uniforms. | | |
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 | The Next Level |
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 | Marie Claire |
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 | Bleacher Report |
| After two weeks of the internet chewing up and spitting out the controversial finish to the first-ever women's Money in the Bank ladder match in WWE history, we have our true winner. | | |
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 | The Ringer |
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 | USA TODAY |
| Racing icon Richard Petty will celebrate his 80th birthday Sunday, after NASCAR's annual Fourth of July stop at Daytona International Speedway. | | |
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 | Digital Sport |
| OTT platforms have brought huge choice, ease of access, and a low price to consumers in entertainment. Sport, at its heart, is entertainment, too. It might not be long before the public starts to get restless. | | |
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 | The Guardian |
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 | The San Diego Union-Tribune |
| New organization, Battlefields to Ballfields, seeks to recruit military veterans for sports officiating. | | |
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 | Vice Sports |
| Aung La Nsang is the country's most famous athlete. He is also an activist on behalf of his home state Kachin, which has been embroiled in ethnic violence for half a century. | | |
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 | Forbes |
| "GLOW," Netflix's newest hit series based on the 1980's promotion, featured several ugly stereotypes that were condoned during that time period. But are they still condoned in WWE today? | | |
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 | Summitt Hoops |
| It isn’t that the Stars are struggling to integrate Kelsey Plum into the offense alongside Jefferson and McBride. It’s that they haven’t even tried, and no one can figure out why that is. | | |
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| By age 30, she had made over $10 million. | | |
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 | ESPN |
| For ESPN's annual Body Issue, Jamaican sprinter Novlene Williams-Mills opens up about her battle with breast cancer -- and competing in the 2012 London Olympics while awaiting treatment. | | |
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