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The Phoenix Suns are bringing old-school television viewing back, but the antennas the team is gifting to fans aren't your grandpa's "rabbit ears."
Free indoor antennas are available online as of Thursday. The giveaway is part of the team's new television deal with Gray Television to broadcast all 70 non-exclusive regular-season Suns games on Arizona's Family, the region's channel 3 station. All five of the Suns' preseason games will be available on the station, as well.
The deal offers local fans free access to games — but most modern televisions don't pick up local channels, and some streaming services don't provide them. So, the Suns partnered with TV antenna and accessory manufacturer Channel Master for a solution.
It doesn't seem like the new-aged antennas are difficult to install, based on Channel Master's YouTube tutorial. They do look different than the antiquated two-pronged antennas, though. The "FLATenna" option being offered has a rectangular surface that can stick to a wall or window, with a cord that plugs into the TV.
The new take on an old fixture could very well be the future norm for sports fans. Phoenix's first-of-its-kind broadcasting arrangement came a month after Bally Sports Cable's parent company Diamond Sports Group filed for bankruptcy protection in March.
In addition to the free local TV viewing option, Gray Television also offers fans mobile access to Suns games on its new streaming app. The Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA is also held by Suns' billionaire owner Mat Ishbia and will make games available this way, as well.
The Suns were the first team in any of the four major American sports leagues to move on from cable television, but others could follow suit. Bally Sports held rights to a plethora of games, including those of 15 NBA teams, 12 MLB teams and 12 NHL teams.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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