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Alejandro Burzaco testified in federal court that he acted as an intermediary between the network and FIFA during World Cup bidding.

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Fox used inside information from FIFA to secure the rights to televise the World Cup in the United States, a former sports marketing executive testified in federal court according to a Friday evening report from The New York Times.

The kicker missed four straight extra points vs. the Buccaneers in the wild-card round.
Despite missing four straight extra point attempts vs. the Buccaneers on Monday, the Cowboys will be playing kicker Brett Maher vs. the 49ers on Sunday.
It was questionable if Dallas would opt to use Maher in the divisional round after his rough wild-card performance. The Cowboys even signed kicker Tristan Vizcaino to the practice squad on Wednesday, leading fans to think the team would maybe play Vizcaino over Maher.

The former coach will remain on the air with NBC on Saturday.
Former NFL coach and NBC analyst Tony Dungy issued an apology after he received backlash this week for posting a controversial tweet from his personal account that promoted anti-transgender rhetoric.
In the since-deleted tweet, Dungy responded to a video from The Daily Wire showing Minnesota state representative Sandra Feist advocating for menstrual products to be placed in boys’ school bathrooms across the state.

The veteran quarterback explained why he hasn’t spoken publicly much about his anticipated departure from Las Vegas.
With Derek Carr and the Raiders expected to part ways this offseason, it’s been rather surprising how little the veteran quarterback has spoken about the matter publicly. He finally addressed the reason why he has chosen to do so, revealing that he’s turned down a handful of interview opportunities in order to turn the page forward to the next step of his career.

Sha’Carri Richardson, a track and field star for the U.S. team, was kicked off an American Airlines flight on Saturday.
Richardson posted the incident on Instagram, with video showing an altercation with a flight attendant.
According to her claims in the video, a flight attendant identified as “John,” essentially asked her to stop talking on her phone prior to takeoff.
Richardson said she felt disrespected by the flight attendant, and told him she didn’t like his tone.
“Prior to the video this gentleman asked me to get off a cell phone call, I did,” she wrote in a video caption.