Quibi nabs football legend Megan Rapinoe to host Prodigy
The upcoming short-video mobile-based streaming platform Quibi has signed on football icon Megan Rapinoe to host its original show 'Prodigy', which chronicles the lives of eight athletes under the age of 21 who are believed to be rising legends in their fields. Rapinoe will provide both on and off-camera commentary on the show's featured athletes in the course of the docuseries.
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NFL considering big change to widely loathed preseason
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