NFL takes heat from GOP, Trump DOJ on cost of watching games (opens in new tab)

Federal regulators and members of Congress are voicing frustration with the NFL’s media rights dealmaking and are vowing to rein in its unmatched leverage in the live sports marketplace. The Roger Goodell-led pro football league is reportedly the subject of an investigation by President Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ), with regulators alleging it engaged in anticompetitive behavior when negotiating its recent record-breaking deals providing the rights to several companies to...