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Deadspin | UFL title game set for June 13 at D.C.’s Audi Field  Jun 14, 2025; St. Louis, MO, USA;  DC Defenders head coach Shannon Harris raises the UFL Championship trophy after defeating the Michigan Panthers in the 2025 UFL Championship at The Dome at America’s Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Le-Imagn Images   The UFL will play its 2026 championship game — newly christened as the United Bowl — on June 13 at Audi Field in Washington, D.C.  The contest will air at 3 p.m. ET on ABC, organizers of the spring football league announced on Friday.  “Washington, D.C., is built for big moments — and the 2026 United Bowl will be exactly that,” UFL co-owner Mike Repole said. “This is the pinnacle of spring football, where energy, intensity, and fans collide. Audi Field will deliver a championship atmosphere worthy of the stage.”  “As we celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States, there is no better stage than our nation’s capital to highlight the energy, spirit, and teamwork of America’s true passion — the game of football,” added UFL president and CEO Russ Brandon.   According to a league news release, the name United Bowl “embodies the UFL’s identity and mission to bring fans, players, and communities together through a shared love of football.”  Audi Field is home to the defending UFL champion DC Defenders as well as D.C. United of MLS and the Washington Spirit of the NWSL.  –Field Level Media   #Deadspin #UFL #title #game #set #June #D.C.s #Audi #Field

Deadspin | UFL title game set for June 13 at D.C.’s Audi Field
Deadspin | UFL title game set for June 13 at D.C.’s Audi Field  Jun 14, 2025; St. Louis, MO, USA;  DC Defenders head coach Shannon Harris raises the UFL Championship trophy after defeating the Michigan Panthers in the 2025 UFL Championship at The Dome at America’s Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Le-Imagn Images   The UFL will play its 2026 championship game — newly christened as the United Bowl — on June 13 at Audi Field in Washington, D.C.  The contest will air at 3 p.m. ET on ABC, organizers of the spring football league announced on Friday.  “Washington, D.C., is built for big moments — and the 2026 United Bowl will be exactly that,” UFL co-owner Mike Repole said. “This is the pinnacle of spring football, where energy, intensity, and fans collide. Audi Field will deliver a championship atmosphere worthy of the stage.”  “As we celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States, there is no better stage than our nation’s capital to highlight the energy, spirit, and teamwork of America’s true passion — the game of football,” added UFL president and CEO Russ Brandon.   According to a league news release, the name United Bowl “embodies the UFL’s identity and mission to bring fans, players, and communities together through a shared love of football.”  Audi Field is home to the defending UFL champion DC Defenders as well as D.C. United of MLS and the Washington Spirit of the NWSL.  –Field Level Media   #Deadspin #UFL #title #game #set #June #D.C.s #Audi #FieldJun 14, 2025; St. Louis, MO, USA; DC Defenders head coach Shannon Harris raises the UFL Championship trophy after defeating the Michigan Panthers in the 2025 UFL Championship at The Dome at America’s Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Le-Imagn Images

The UFL will play its 2026 championship game — newly christened as the United Bowl — on June 13 at Audi Field in Washington, D.C.

The contest will air at 3 p.m. ET on ABC, organizers of the spring football league announced on Friday.

“Washington, D.C., is built for big moments — and the 2026 United Bowl will be exactly that,” UFL co-owner Mike Repole said. “This is the pinnacle of spring football, where energy, intensity, and fans collide. Audi Field will deliver a championship atmosphere worthy of the stage.”


“As we celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States, there is no better stage than our nation’s capital to highlight the energy, spirit, and teamwork of America’s true passion — the game of football,” added UFL president and CEO Russ Brandon.

According to a league news release, the name United Bowl “embodies the UFL’s identity and mission to bring fans, players, and communities together through a shared love of football.”

Audi Field is home to the defending UFL champion DC Defenders as well as D.C. United of MLS and the Washington Spirit of the NWSL.

–Field Level Media

#Deadspin #UFL #title #game #set #June #D.C.s #Audi #Field

Jun 14, 2025; St. Louis, MO, USA; DC Defenders head coach Shannon Harris raises the UFL Championship trophy after defeating the Michigan Panthers in the 2025 UFL Championship at The Dome at America’s Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Le-Imagn Images

The UFL will play its 2026 championship game — newly christened as the United Bowl — on June 13 at Audi Field in Washington, D.C.

The contest will air at 3 p.m. ET on ABC, organizers of the spring football league announced on Friday.

“Washington, D.C., is built for big moments — and the 2026 United Bowl will be exactly that,” UFL co-owner Mike Repole said. “This is the pinnacle of spring football, where energy, intensity, and fans collide. Audi Field will deliver a championship atmosphere worthy of the stage.”

“As we celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States, there is no better stage than our nation’s capital to highlight the energy, spirit, and teamwork of America’s true passion — the game of football,” added UFL president and CEO Russ Brandon.

According to a league news release, the name United Bowl “embodies the UFL’s identity and mission to bring fans, players, and communities together through a shared love of football.”

Audi Field is home to the defending UFL champion DC Defenders as well as D.C. United of MLS and the Washington Spirit of the NWSL.

–Field Level Media

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Triple Le Mans ​24 Hours winner and former grand prix racer Allan McNish ‌has been appointed Racing Director of the Audi ​Formula One team, they announced on Friday.

The ⁠Scot will be responsible for coordinating all trackside operations from next week’s Miami Grand Prix, the team said in a ‌statement, and reports directly to principal Mattia Binotto.

McNish has been part of the Audi F1 ‌project from the start and was also previously ‌principal ⁠of the Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler Formula E ⁠team.

He fills a vacancy left by Jonathan Wheatley, whose departure was announced last month.

“Allan brings an exceptional combination of racing experience, technical ​understanding and leadership to ‌this role,” said Binotto.

ALSO READ | Formula 1 returns to Turkey on 5-year deal

“He has been a central part of the motorsport structure of Audi for many years and, in his roles within Audi Revolut F1 ‌Team since its start, has played a key ​role in shaping our preparation for Formula One, not least with his work around ⁠technical partnerships.”

McNish won Le Mans in 1998 with Porsche and in 2008 and 2013 with Audi. He raced in ‌Formula One with Toyota in 2002.

“The project we are building is ambitious, and my focus will be on ensuring that all aspects of our race operations are delivering at their most competitive level and continuously improving,” he said.

“Together with our Driver Development Programme, to ‌which I remain fully committed, my focus will be on implementing ​the building blocks for our success, under the direction of Mattia and the Board of ⁠Directors.”

Audi took over the Swiss-based Sauber team and this season ⁠is the carmaker’s first under its own brand with its own engine.

It is eighth of ‌the 11 teams after three races and have said they want to be in a position to ​fight for the world championship by 2030.

Published on Apr 24, 2026

#Audi #appoints #McNish #Racing #Director #ahead #Miami">F1: Audi appoints McNish as Racing Director ahead of Miami GP   Triple Le Mans ​24 Hours winner and former grand prix racer Allan McNish ‌has been appointed Racing Director of the Audi ​Formula One team, they announced on Friday.The ⁠Scot will be responsible for coordinating all trackside operations from next week’s Miami Grand Prix, the team said in a ‌statement, and reports directly to principal Mattia Binotto.McNish has been part of the Audi F1 ‌project from the start and was also previously ‌principal ⁠of the Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler Formula E ⁠team.He fills a vacancy left by Jonathan Wheatley, whose departure was announced last month.“Allan brings an exceptional combination of racing experience, technical ​understanding and leadership to ‌this role,” said Binotto.ALSO READ | Formula 1 returns to Turkey on 5-year deal“He has been a central part of the motorsport structure of Audi for many years and, in his roles within Audi Revolut F1 ‌Team since its start, has played a key ​role in shaping our preparation for Formula One, not least with his work around ⁠technical partnerships.”McNish won Le Mans in 1998 with Porsche and in 2008 and 2013 with Audi. He raced in ‌Formula One with Toyota in 2002.“The project we are building is ambitious, and my focus will be on ensuring that all aspects of our race operations are delivering at their most competitive level and continuously improving,” he said.“Together with our Driver Development Programme, to ‌which I remain fully committed, my focus will be on implementing ​the building blocks for our success, under the direction of Mattia and the Board of ⁠Directors.”Audi took over the Swiss-based Sauber team and this season ⁠is the carmaker’s first under its own brand with its own engine.It is eighth of ‌the 11 teams after three races and have said they want to be in a position to ​fight for the world championship by 2030.Published on Apr 24, 2026  #Audi #appoints #McNish #Racing #Director #ahead #Miami

Formula 1 returns to Turkey on 5-year deal

“He has been a central part of the motorsport structure of Audi for many years and, in his roles within Audi Revolut F1 ‌Team since its start, has played a key ​role in shaping our preparation for Formula One, not least with his work around ⁠technical partnerships.”

McNish won Le Mans in 1998 with Porsche and in 2008 and 2013 with Audi. He raced in ‌Formula One with Toyota in 2002.

“The project we are building is ambitious, and my focus will be on ensuring that all aspects of our race operations are delivering at their most competitive level and continuously improving,” he said.

“Together with our Driver Development Programme, to ‌which I remain fully committed, my focus will be on implementing ​the building blocks for our success, under the direction of Mattia and the Board of ⁠Directors.”

Audi took over the Swiss-based Sauber team and this season ⁠is the carmaker’s first under its own brand with its own engine.

It is eighth of ‌the 11 teams after three races and have said they want to be in a position to ​fight for the world championship by 2030.

Published on Apr 24, 2026

#Audi #appoints #McNish #Racing #Director #ahead #Miami">F1: Audi appoints McNish as Racing Director ahead of Miami GP 

Triple Le Mans ​24 Hours winner and former grand prix racer Allan McNish ‌has been appointed Racing Director of the Audi ​Formula One team, they announced on Friday.

The ⁠Scot will be responsible for coordinating all trackside operations from next week’s Miami Grand Prix, the team said in a ‌statement, and reports directly to principal Mattia Binotto.

McNish has been part of the Audi F1 ‌project from the start and was also previously ‌principal ⁠of the Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler Formula E ⁠team.

He fills a vacancy left by Jonathan Wheatley, whose departure was announced last month.

“Allan brings an exceptional combination of racing experience, technical ​understanding and leadership to ‌this role,” said Binotto.

ALSO READ | Formula 1 returns to Turkey on 5-year deal

“He has been a central part of the motorsport structure of Audi for many years and, in his roles within Audi Revolut F1 ‌Team since its start, has played a key ​role in shaping our preparation for Formula One, not least with his work around ⁠technical partnerships.”

McNish won Le Mans in 1998 with Porsche and in 2008 and 2013 with Audi. He raced in ‌Formula One with Toyota in 2002.

“The project we are building is ambitious, and my focus will be on ensuring that all aspects of our race operations are delivering at their most competitive level and continuously improving,” he said.

“Together with our Driver Development Programme, to ‌which I remain fully committed, my focus will be on implementing ​the building blocks for our success, under the direction of Mattia and the Board of ⁠Directors.”

Audi took over the Swiss-based Sauber team and this season ⁠is the carmaker’s first under its own brand with its own engine.

It is eighth of ‌the 11 teams after three races and have said they want to be in a position to ​fight for the world championship by 2030.

Published on Apr 24, 2026

#Audi #appoints #McNish #Racing #Director #ahead #Miami
Deadspin | Paige Shiver: Sherrone Moore ‘encouraged’ abortion, an ‘open secret’ at Michigan  Former University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore and his wife Kelli Moore listen to his lawyer, Ellen Michaels, talk to the media after his suspended sentence ruling in the courtroom of Judge J. Cedric Simpson at 14A-1 District Court in Ann Arbor on Tuesday, April, 14, 2026.   Paige Shiver said Michigan was aware of her extramarital relationship with disgraced Wolverines coach Sherrone Moore and her terminated pregnancy during their affair.  Shiver, who worked as an intern in the football department and was elevated to executive assistant when Moore moved from offensive coordinator to head coach, said she felt obligated to continue the four-year relationship as Moore took over the football team.  “(Moore) controlled everything that was going on in my life, and (the university) didn’t do anything about it,” the 32-year-old Shiver said in an interview with “Good Morning America” that aired Friday morning.  When the tryst became public, Moore was fired by Michigan after a brief investigation. In the immediate aftermath of the decision, Moore went to Shivers’ residence and she called 911 fearing she would be harmed. Moore was charged with felony home invasion. He reached a plea deal on March 6 and was sentenced to 18 months’ probation on April 14.  Shiver said she feared for her life when she picked up the phone to call for help.  “All of a sudden I hear footsteps and they’re getting closer and louder, and I’m like, ‘Crap,’ so I run to my door to try and lock it,” she told GMA. “He barges in and is standing this close to me and says, ‘You ruined my life. Why would you do this to me?’ I started backing up and he starts following me.  “He’s 6-4 and he comes in with his hood up, looking down at me saying I ruined his life, crying, and it’s like, and he starts coming at me, and I tell him to leave and he’s not supposed to be here, he’s not listening to me, then he starts grabbing butter knives.”  Moore said she frequently tried to end the relationship but Moore always convinced her he was “lost without me.”   Because Shiver has Pompe disease, a genetic condition that causes deterioration of muscle, she said doctors advised her against carrying what she claimed was Moore’s child to term.  “Multiple doctors and experts told me that it wouldn’t be right or healthy for me to keep the baby,” Shiver told GMA.  Shiver said she wanted to keep the baby, but Moore told her, “You have to do what’s right for your body.”  Shiver is no longer employed by Michigan. Her contract with the football department expired in February.  Two Chicago-based attorneys were hired by Shiver to represent her and said the pattern of harassment was not limited to a single incident, time or place.  “The University of Michigan is one of the most well-regarded institutions in the world, yet they have an athletic department that has a pattern and practice of systemic failures,” attorney Andrew M. Stroth said in a statement. “Our pursuit on behalf of Ms. Shiver is to get some level of accountability and justice so this doesn’t happen to other individuals.”  –Field Level Media   #Deadspin #Paige #Shiver #Sherrone #Moore #encouraged #abortion #open #secret #MichiganFormer University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore and his wife Kelli Moore listen to his lawyer, Ellen Michaels, talk to the media after his suspended sentence ruling in the courtroom of Judge J. Cedric Simpson at 14A-1 District Court in Ann Arbor on Tuesday, April, 14, 2026.

Paige Shiver said Michigan was aware of her extramarital relationship with disgraced Wolverines coach Sherrone Moore and her terminated pregnancy during their affair.

Shiver, who worked as an intern in the football department and was elevated to executive assistant when Moore moved from offensive coordinator to head coach, said she felt obligated to continue the four-year relationship as Moore took over the football team.

“(Moore) controlled everything that was going on in my life, and (the university) didn’t do anything about it,” the 32-year-old Shiver said in an interview with “Good Morning America” that aired Friday morning.

When the tryst became public, Moore was fired by Michigan after a brief investigation. In the immediate aftermath of the decision, Moore went to Shivers’ residence and she called 911 fearing she would be harmed. Moore was charged with felony home invasion. He reached a plea deal on March 6 and was sentenced to 18 months’ probation on April 14.

Shiver said she feared for her life when she picked up the phone to call for help.

“All of a sudden I hear footsteps and they’re getting closer and louder, and I’m like, ‘Crap,’ so I run to my door to try and lock it,” she told GMA. “He barges in and is standing this close to me and says, ‘You ruined my life. Why would you do this to me?’ I started backing up and he starts following me.

“He’s 6-4 and he comes in with his hood up, looking down at me saying I ruined his life, crying, and it’s like, and he starts coming at me, and I tell him to leave and he’s not supposed to be here, he’s not listening to me, then he starts grabbing butter knives.”


Moore said she frequently tried to end the relationship but Moore always convinced her he was “lost without me.”

Because Shiver has Pompe disease, a genetic condition that causes deterioration of muscle, she said doctors advised her against carrying what she claimed was Moore’s child to term.

“Multiple doctors and experts told me that it wouldn’t be right or healthy for me to keep the baby,” Shiver told GMA.

Shiver said she wanted to keep the baby, but Moore told her, “You have to do what’s right for your body.”

Shiver is no longer employed by Michigan. Her contract with the football department expired in February.

Two Chicago-based attorneys were hired by Shiver to represent her and said the pattern of harassment was not limited to a single incident, time or place.

“The University of Michigan is one of the most well-regarded institutions in the world, yet they have an athletic department that has a pattern and practice of systemic failures,” attorney Andrew M. Stroth said in a statement. “Our pursuit on behalf of Ms. Shiver is to get some level of accountability and justice so this doesn’t happen to other individuals.”

–Field Level Media

#Deadspin #Paige #Shiver #Sherrone #Moore #encouraged #abortion #open #secret #Michigan">Deadspin | Paige Shiver: Sherrone Moore ‘encouraged’ abortion, an ‘open secret’ at Michigan  Former University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore and his wife Kelli Moore listen to his lawyer, Ellen Michaels, talk to the media after his suspended sentence ruling in the courtroom of Judge J. Cedric Simpson at 14A-1 District Court in Ann Arbor on Tuesday, April, 14, 2026.   Paige Shiver said Michigan was aware of her extramarital relationship with disgraced Wolverines coach Sherrone Moore and her terminated pregnancy during their affair.  Shiver, who worked as an intern in the football department and was elevated to executive assistant when Moore moved from offensive coordinator to head coach, said she felt obligated to continue the four-year relationship as Moore took over the football team.  “(Moore) controlled everything that was going on in my life, and (the university) didn’t do anything about it,” the 32-year-old Shiver said in an interview with “Good Morning America” that aired Friday morning.  When the tryst became public, Moore was fired by Michigan after a brief investigation. In the immediate aftermath of the decision, Moore went to Shivers’ residence and she called 911 fearing she would be harmed. Moore was charged with felony home invasion. He reached a plea deal on March 6 and was sentenced to 18 months’ probation on April 14.  Shiver said she feared for her life when she picked up the phone to call for help.  “All of a sudden I hear footsteps and they’re getting closer and louder, and I’m like, ‘Crap,’ so I run to my door to try and lock it,” she told GMA. “He barges in and is standing this close to me and says, ‘You ruined my life. Why would you do this to me?’ I started backing up and he starts following me.  “He’s 6-4 and he comes in with his hood up, looking down at me saying I ruined his life, crying, and it’s like, and he starts coming at me, and I tell him to leave and he’s not supposed to be here, he’s not listening to me, then he starts grabbing butter knives.”  Moore said she frequently tried to end the relationship but Moore always convinced her he was “lost without me.”   Because Shiver has Pompe disease, a genetic condition that causes deterioration of muscle, she said doctors advised her against carrying what she claimed was Moore’s child to term.  “Multiple doctors and experts told me that it wouldn’t be right or healthy for me to keep the baby,” Shiver told GMA.  Shiver said she wanted to keep the baby, but Moore told her, “You have to do what’s right for your body.”  Shiver is no longer employed by Michigan. Her contract with the football department expired in February.  Two Chicago-based attorneys were hired by Shiver to represent her and said the pattern of harassment was not limited to a single incident, time or place.  “The University of Michigan is one of the most well-regarded institutions in the world, yet they have an athletic department that has a pattern and practice of systemic failures,” attorney Andrew M. Stroth said in a statement. “Our pursuit on behalf of Ms. Shiver is to get some level of accountability and justice so this doesn’t happen to other individuals.”  –Field Level Media   #Deadspin #Paige #Shiver #Sherrone #Moore #encouraged #abortion #open #secret #Michigan

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