Fox Sports Is Half-Assing The World Cup
by Laura Wagner from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#3NP2C)

Fox Sports, who paid an unprecedented $425 million for the TV rights to the 2018 and 2022 World Cups-before the U.S. team shockingly failed to qualify-announced today that it is essentially giving up on trying to make its World Cup broadcast as good as it could be. But, don't worry, it will be a lot cheaper for them.