Brent Musburger
In this Oct. 8, 2019 photo, a customer makes a sports bet at the DraftKings sports book at Resorts Casino in Atlantic City, N.J. On Tuesday, March 30, 2021, DraftKings acquired the video production and distribution company Vegas Sports Information Network to add content to DraftKings' operations in 14 states. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
DraftKings buys VSiN sports betting video broadcast company

By Wayne Parry Mar. 30, 2021 10:15 AM EDT

Irv Cross poses at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn., in this April 8, 1999, file photo. Cross, the former NFL defensive back who became the first Black man to work full-time as a sports analyst on national television, died Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021. He was 81. The Philadelphia Eagles, the team Cross spent six of his nine NFL seasons with, said Cross' son, Matthew, confirmed his father died near his home in Roseville, Minnesota. The cause of death was not provided. (Ann Heisenfelt/Star Tribune via AP)
Irv Cross, NFL player, pioneer Black analyst, dies at 81

Feb. 28, 2021 10:25 PM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2016, file photo, CBS Sports commentator James Brown works the NFL football game between the Buffalo Bills and the New York Jets in Orchard Park, N.Y. Brown is familiar with hosting Super Bowl pregame shows during times when the day transcended beyond the teams competing for a championship. (AP Photo/Bill Wippert, File)
CBS' Brown to host record 10th Super Bowl pregame show

By Joe Reedy Feb. 04, 2021 05:43 PM EST

FILE - In this file photo dated Sunday, Jan. 25, 1998, Denver Broncos Dedrick Dodge (33) celebrates with teammates Randy Hilliard (21) and Anthony Lynn (37) after he stopped Green Bay Packers' Antonio Freeman on a kickoff return in the second quarter of Super Bowl XXXII, at San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium. The year 2021 marks the 30th anniversary of the World League of American Football, and Dedrick Dodge joined the London Monarchs and helped them win the first World Bowl in 1991. (AP Photo/Susan Ragan, FILE)
Thanks, WLAF! Player parlayed London life to Super Bowls

By Ken Maguire Feb. 03, 2021 06:36 AM EST

Indianapolis Colts wide receiver T.Y. Hilton (13) misses a catch while covered by Las Vegas Raiders cornerback Trayvon Mullen (27) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)
Raiders fire Guenther after defense's dismal outing vs Colts

W.g. Ramirez Dec. 13, 2020 09:08 PM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 28, 1976 file photo, CBS sportscaster Phyllis George is seen in New York. Phyllis George, the former Miss America who became a female sportscasting pioneer on CBS's “The NFL Today” and served as the first lady of Kentucky, has died. She was 70. A family spokeswoman said George died Thursday, May 14, 2020, at a Lexington hospital after a long fight with a blood disorder.(AP Photo/Suzanne Vlamis, File)
Phyllis George, female sportscasting pioneer, dies at 70

By Bruce Schreiner And John Raby May. 16, 2020 08:20 PM EDT

New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones (8) is sacked by the Dallas Cowboys during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Column: NFL riding wave of sports betting

By Tim Dahlberg Nov. 07, 2019 02:54 PM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2018, file photo, a board at Harrah's casino in Atlantic City, N.J. lists the odds on pro football games in the first week of the NFL season. The NFL has been remarkably free of betting scandals as it celebrates its 100th season, despite a few hiccups in earlier days. Whether through good fortune, extreme vigilance or even the help of legal bookies in Las Vegas, there hasn’t been a legitimate documented attempt to fix an NFL game in the modern era. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)
NFL At 100: League is all in on the action of sports betting

By Tim Dahlberg Sep. 13, 2019 12:18 PM EDT