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This Oct. 18, 2014, shows Mar-
shall tight end Ryan Yurachek
scoring a touchdown against
Florida International during
the first half of an NCAA col-
lege football game, in Miami.
Associated Press
College
football on

Facebook:
Site to stream

15 games in ‘17

By The Associated Press
Facebook has struck a
deal for exclusive rights to
live stream 15 college foot-
ball games this season, be-
ginning next week.
The agreement with Sta-
dium, a digital sports net-
work, gives Facebook the
rights to six Mountain West
games and nine Confer-
ence USA games. The
games will not be tele-
vised. The first game will
match Marshall of C-USA
against Miami of Ohio on
Sept. 2. Later that day, San
Diego State of the Moun-
tain West will host UC Davis
on Facebook’s Stadium:
Live College Football show
page. Facebook recently
reached a deal partnering
with Fox to stream Champi-
ons League soccer match-
es, and has an agreement
with Univision to stream
MLS and Liga MX soccer.
It has also has deals to
stream niche sports like
championship surfing and
CrossFit competitions.
Some Major League Base- Cavs trade Kyrie Irving to Celtics for Thomas
ball and NBA have been
available on Facebook, In this March 19, 2017, file photo, Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James,
but it did not have exclu- left, greets Kyrie Irving during the second half of an NBA basketball
sive rights to those. game against the Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles.
Associated Press
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