Fox Sports (United States)
| Fox Sports | |
| Company type | Division |
| Founded | August 12, 1994 |
| Headquarters | Fox Network Center (Fox Studio Lot Building 101), 10201 W Pico Blvd, Century City, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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| Parent | News Corporation (1994–2013) 21st Century Fox (2013–2019) Fox Corporation (2019–present) |
| Divisions | Fox Sports 1 Fox Sports 2 Fox Sports Radio Big Ten Network (61%) Fox Sports on Tubi Fox Sports Racing Fox Deportes |
| Website | foxsports |
The Fox Sports Media Group is the American sports programming division of Fox Corporation that is responsible for sports broadcasts carried by the Fox Broadcasting Company, as well as operating television networks Fox Sports 1 (FS1) and Fox Sports 2 (FS2), and Fox Sports Radio. In addition, the company is responsible for the streaming service Tubi's sports programming, and it owns 61% of the Big Ten Network with the Big Ten Conference.
The division which was formed in 1994 with Fox getting awarded broadcast rights to National Football League (NFL) games. In subsequent years, Fox has televised the National Hockey League (NHL) (1994–1999), Major League Baseball (MLB) (1996–present), NASCAR (2001–present), the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) (2007–2010), Major League Soccer (MLS) (2003–2011, 2015–present), the U.S. Open golf tournament (2015–2019), the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) (2016–present), WWE programming (2019–2024), the XFL (2020), the United States Football League (USFL) (2022–2023), the United Football League (UFL) (2024-present) and the World Baseball Classic (WBC) (2023–present).
On December 14, 2017, the Walt Disney Company announced plans to acquire then-parent company 21st Century Fox for $52.4 billion, which included key assets such as 20th Century Fox, the regional Fox Sports Networks (which were later sold by Disney to Sinclair Broadcast Group), FX Networks, and Fox Sports International (which shut down in 2024). Under the terms of the proposed acquisition, Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports 2, and other assets were spun off into the division's current parent company, which is independently owned by Fox Corporation.