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On this day in history:


12/14/1920 — Jack Dempsey knocked out Bill Brennan in the 12th round of their fight at Madison Square Garden in New York and retained the heavyweight boxing title


12/14/1988 — NBA expansion team the Miami Heat won its first-ever game, beating the Los Angeles Clippers and snapping a 17-game, season-opening losing streak.

12/14/1988 - CBS won the exclusive rights to major league baseball's 1990-94 seasons for $1.1 billion.

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First look at William Hill’s new permanent Sportsbook inside of Capital One Arena.
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After a temporary location being opened at the End of July. The location has seen more than 113,000 bets placed for a total $12.2M.
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Circa Resort & Casino Las Vegas opening Oct 28th. The 1.25-million-square-foot property will host:

🔘The largest Sportsbook in the world. 3-story, stadium-style, with a 78-million-pixel HD screen.
🔘 Stadium Swim, a multi-level, amphitheater-like complex with six pools and two spas.
🔘 Nevada’s longest indoor bar and Fremont Street’s longest outdoor bar.

What are your thoughts on this property?

The new Carolina Panthers HQ in Rock Hill, SC opening in 2023 will be state of the art and massive.

• 3.9 million square feet of development
•120,000-square foot indoor practice facility, a • 113,000-square foot multipurpose sports and entertainment venue
• 20,000 square-foot weight room
• 6,000 square-foot locker room
• 5,000 square-foot hydrotherapy room
• ‘The Park' intended to host high school sports with spectators ranging from 5,000 - 20,000

The NFL started an initiative, Crucial Catch. It’s mission is to fight cancer through early detection and risk reduction.

Here are some cool moments from this weekend to show the start of that activation.

• Ron Rivera who is still coaching while being treated for cancer. Had 400 cardboard cutouts placed in the stands of his family, friends, and dogs.

• Al Randall a cancer survivor and longtime Lions fan. Was their honorary captain, and was brought out using a mobile camera.

• A new merchandise line which is worn on field starting this week and throughout October. Sold on NFL Shop, 100% of profits are donated to the American Cancer Society.

Expertly hand-crafted in Louis Vuitton’s historic Asnières workshop on the outskirts of Paris. The bespoke case will house and display The Larry O’Brien Trophy 🏆.

Best of luck to the Heat & Lakers.

TikTok Sponsors NASCAR Xfinity Series Racer Ryan Vargas.


Vargas is an avid TikToker with more than 40,000 followers as part of a growing NASCAR following on the platform.


This sponsorship really came about almost by chance. Vargas’ friend Ryan Pistana is a graphic designer who was bored and made a concept car and said ‘what if the TikTok driver got sponsored?’

Adidas Originals and the LEGO group partnered to launch a new sneaker design.

The ZX 8000 sneakers can be purchased for $130 on the Adidas website starting Friday.

With LEGO brick-inspired colors and geometric design elements, the shoes pay homage to the popular toys.

The sneaker has six different-colored shoelace options and includes interchangeable LEGO bricks.

The Raiders built a 93-foot Al Davis Memorial Torch, which is the largest 3D Printed Sculpture.

A focal point of the brand new Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas

The Al Davis Memorial Torch is constructed of 225 3D-printed blocks made of carbon fiber, reinforced polycarbonate composite, each weighing approximately 350 lbs.

50,000 hours developing, creating and installing the structure.

Designed by Dimensional Innovations