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Fox Sports was formally established on the 12th of August 1994, when the NFL awarded Fox the broadcast rights to the National Football Conference. Fox had bid $1.58 billion for a four-year deal, stripping CBS of football telecasts for the first time since 1955.
Fox Sports currently broadcasts NFL games, Major League Baseball including the World Series, NASCAR, IndyCar, NHRA drag racing, FIFA World Cup, MLS, UEFA national team matches, college football, college basketball, and horse racing including the Belmont Stakes, among others.
Fox lured commentators Pat Summerall, John Madden, Dick Stockton, Matt Millen, James Brown, and Terry Bradshaw from CBS Sports, along with many behind-the-scenes management and production personnel, to staff its NFL coverage starting in 1994.
Fox Bet launched in May 2019 as a joint venture between Fox Corporation and The Stars Group, making Fox the first major U.S. sports broadcaster to operate a sports betting platform. The service closed in a phased shutdown ending the 31st of August 2023, after Fox Corporation and Flutter Entertainment agreed to terminate the platform. Fox relaunched the free-to-play game as Fox Super 6.
The Big Ten Network is a joint venture between Fox Sports and the Big Ten Conference that airs sporting events and programs involving Big Ten member schools. Fox owns 61% of the network, and its contract to run BTN was extended through 2032 as part of a six-year media rights deal announced in July 2017.
Fox Sports began producing selected events in 720p high definition starting on the 3rd of July 2004, with the Pepsi 400 NASCAR race. Select NFL games, the 2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, and that year's postseason were also produced in HD that year.