DirecTV, Disney near deal to end blackout

A Clemson Tigers helmet on the field of last season's College Football Playoff National Championship Game. Clemson is among the NCAA Division I major conference programs to recently have football players test positive for Covid-19, adding more uncertainty to the planned start of college football season.DirecTV and Disney are nearing a deal that will bring Disney's ESPN and other channels back to the pay-tv provider's customers after a roughly two week blackout, according to people familiar with the matter.T ...