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Two former Detroit Lions plan to work with Harvard University in the hopes of increasing the understanding of the role cannabis may play in treating the debilitating the brain damage that strikes many football players. What Happened Former players Calvin Johnson, better known as "Megatron...

The XFL, the upstart spring football league, will have its games broadcast on TV networks ABC and Fox, and on cable on FOX Sports and the ESPN networks under an agreement announced Monday. ABC and ESPN are owned by Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS). The Fox broadcast and cable networks are owned by Fox...

In honor of football season, CNBC's Jim Cramer is updating his "fantasy portfolio" with inspiration from his hypothetical NFL roster. What Happened Cramer shared his fantasy football-themed top stock picks Thursday: Kickers don't make or break a team, and the same can...

Controversial football player Colin Kaepernick is the new face of Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE)'s latest "Just Do It" ad campaign. What Happened Kaepernick, the former NFL quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers and current free agent, Tweeted a picture from the campaign with the caption:...

Pizza chain Papa John's Int'l, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA) claimed in November that its business had been negatively impacted by the NFL's kneeing controversy. Now, the pizza chain is no longer the official pizza sponsor of the NFL, a title it held since 2010. What Happened Papa John...

The discussion about cannabis and sports isn't new. The conversation gained more relevance than ever late last year after the World Anti-Doping Agency, in charge of drug testing among Olympic athletes and usually sets the criteria for anti-doping in most sports across the globe, removed CBD...

The National Football League's poor ratings are a reason for investors to pull back on CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS)'s stock, according to one Wall Street analyst. The Analyst Macquarie Research's Tim Nollen downgraded CBS' stock from Outperform to Neutral with a...

From famed rapper The Game to TV’s Montel Williams, Bob Marley’s son Julian Marley to Snoop Dogg, celebrities across the board are increasingly getting involved in the cannabis industry. One of the forefathers of this movement is Super Bowl champion Marvin Washington. The former...

Roger Goodell has his hands full. The NFL is off to one of the most disastrous years in recent memory. With the players protesting the national anthem, President Donald Trump calling owners to fire players for kneeling, the botched LA Chargers move — one of the nation's most beloved...

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)'s ESPN unit made a controversial decision to pull a broadcaster named Robert Lee from its college football Sept. 2 broadcast of the University of Virginia versus the College of William & Mary. Normally such a move wouldn't merit national headlines, but this isn't a...

Football fans might remember running back Treyous Jarrells from his time playing at Colorado State. Some experts often talked about how promising his future was. However, his story flipped overnight, when he decided to quit football in order to continue to use marijuana. Sound crazy? It wasn't...

Stanford’s standout running back Christian McCaffrey has announced he will forego the 9–3 team’s bowl game in order to prepare for the 2017 NFL draft. While McCaffrey initially indicated that he was preparing for the team's upcoming appearance in the Sun Bowl, he quickly shifted...

The Dallas Cowboys are having a record season. How good? The New York Giants home game this Sunday versus Dallas is shaping up to be the third most expensive Giants game of the decade. Cowboys' new quarterback Dak Prescott has taken the league by storm and has led the Cowboys to a record the...

Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) has announced a multiyear deal with legendary English football ("soccer") team Chelsea Football Club worth a reported $1.1 billion. Earlier in the year, Chelsea had ended its long-time partnership with adidas AG (ADR) (OTC: ADDYY). Nike is set to be the official apparel...

Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) debuted its free live stream of Thursday Night Football's NFL games last week. The latest data from TickerTags indicate that the stream was a big hit among sports fans. TickerTags monitors social media sites to identify trends by searching for words or phrases that appear...