Complaints about FOX’s IndyCar broadcast

Complaints about FOX’s IndyCar broadcast

March 10, 2025

FOX flooded with complaints after IndyCar broadcast from Phoenix
IndyCar fans have slammed FOX Sports for an underwhelming broadcast of the Good Ranchers 250 on Saturday. Given the NASCAR schedule, it forced coverage from Phoenix Raceway. Fans noticed audio issues and questionable camerawork, but the main frustration was the lack of a leaderboard graphic. Fans watching weren't updated on the standings and didn't even know how many laps into the race it was. FOX replaced NBC Sports as the IndyCar broadcaster, and while fans expected initial technical issues during the transitional season, errors have persisted since.
^AOL

Live Nation and Justice Department settle in antitrust case
Live Nation has reached a settlement with the Department of Justice over a federal antitrust lawsuit accusing the company of monopolizing the live entertainment industry. The trial began a week ago in a New York City courtroom. It aimed to break up Live Nation and its subsidiary, Ticketmaster. A lawsuit filed by the Justice Department, the District of Columbia and 39 states in 2024 accused Live Nation and Ticketmaster of unfairly wielding their power over concert promotion, artist management, venue operations and ticketing services to shut out competitors.
^NPR

Dolphins Move On from Tua With Record $99.2M Dead Cap Hit 
The Dolphins are releasing quarterback Tua Tagovailoa following the start fo the new league year. This will create an NFL-record $99.2 million in dead money against the salary cap. Miami will designate Tagovailoa’s release as a post-June 1 move, allowing it to split the dead money hit between $67.4 million this year and $31.8 million more in 2027. Tagovailoa signed a four-year, $212.4 million extension in July 2024, including $167 million in guaranteed money, but after middling on-field results and a series of injuries, the Dolphins have decided to move on at the sport’s most important position.
^{Front Office Sports}

NWSL Launches 2026 Season Kickoff Marketing Campaign
The National Women’s Soccer League unveiled its 2026 Season Kickoff marketing campaign. It is a league-wide initiative designed to build excitement and anticipation for the return of NWSL action. The campaign centers on a series of defining moments from the 2025 season. There will be a major digital presence in Times Square through March 29. To celebrate the start of the season with fans, the NWSL will host a Kickoff Watch Party on Saturday, March 14 at Bathhouse Studios in New York City’s East Village.
^{New York Post}

Fanatics Flag Football Classic Moves to Los Angeles, Announces Additional NFL Stars and Adds Team USA Football, to Create Best-on-Best Flag Football Competition
The Fanatics Flag Football Classic is being relocated to BMO Stadium in Los Angeles but will keep its original date of Saturday, March 21. The groundbreaking global event from Fanatics Studios is a joint venture between Fanatics and OBB Media, Tom Brady and Fox Sports. There is also an expanded format of the event that includes Team USA Football. This marks Brady’s first official return to the field since his 2023 retirement.
^{Fanatics Inc}

ESPN Scoops Up Multiple Ex–Washington Post Sports Reporters
ESPN hired multiple former Washington Post sportswriters, including Chuck Culpepper, Ben Strauss, Kent Babb, and Kareem Copeland. All four writers were laid off by the Post as part of the paper’s widespread layoffs last month. The hires come roughly a month after the Post shuttered its storied sports section as part of mass layoffs that impacted nearly half the newsroom.
^{Front Office Sports}

People on the move: Populous, Oxford United and more
Global design and architecture firm Populous has appointed Fiona Nixon as its head of design in the Asia-Pacific region. Nixon has split her career between Australia and Singapore, specializing in the planning and design of living, learning, leisure and work environments. Championship club Oxford United has appointed Aimee McKenzie as its new chief operating officer. She will oversee Oxford’s new stadium, the club’s safety, security, events and facilities. JBC Projects, a boutique venue development advisory firm, has appointed Julie Huard-Vlahos to the newly created role of senior manager, strategic venue projects. She will support the firm’s expanding portfolio of arena, stadium, theatre and premium hospitality projects, working across venue strategy, development feasibility and project delivery.
^{The Stadium Business}

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Georgia Tech fires Damon Stoudamire: Yellow Jackets move on after last-place finish in ACC
Georgia Tech fired coach Damon Stoudamire one day after the Yellow Jackets’ season ended with a 79-76 loss at Clemson. Tech finished the season with 12 consecutive defeats. Stoudamire lasted three seasons in Atlanta and didn’t have a top-100 KenPom team in any of them. The team finished 11-20 this Eason and was rated the worst of the three since he got the job.
^CBS

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