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The XFL has new owners — and they plan to tackle their investment with Hollywood flair. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and a group of investors have scooped up the floundering football league for just $15 million in a deal that got rubber-stamped by a US bankruptcy judge on Friday. But instead of rushing to push …
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The Rock cooked up a plan to save the XFL. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson headlines an ownership group that has agreed to purchase the XFL for $15 million, according to an announcement from RedBird Capital Partners. The winning bid for all assets of the XFL’s parent company is subject to bankruptcy court approval at a …
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The XFL’s on-field product is finished, but the twice-failed football league is still making headlines. Naturally, they are coming in court, where XFL owner Vince McMahon and commissioner Oliver Luck are battling, according to the Sports Business Journal. Luck is suing McMahon, alleging breach of contract and wrongful termination, after he was fired on Apr. …
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This makes it official. Three days after closing operations, the XFL has filed for bankruptcy. The fledgling professional football league called off its season five weeks in due to the novel coronavirus pandemic and on Friday laid off almost its entire staff. On Monday, it filed for Chapter 11, listing assets and liabilities from $10 …
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There are not many firsts for a franchise that has been in business for 95 years, but this is a first for the Giants: They added a player Tuesday from the New York Guardians of the XFL, agreeing to terms on a two-year contract with defensive back Dravon Askew-Henry, The Post confirmed. Askew-Henry, 24, is …
The XFL has new owners — and they plan to tackle their investment with Hollywood flair. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and a group of investors have scooped up the floundering football league for just $15 million in a deal that got rubber-stamped by a US bankruptcy judge on Friday. But instead of rushing to push …
