Your contract allows Verizon to add and delete channels.
That is fairly standard amongst providers.
As providers pay per subscriber, they may move channels from lower paying packages to accommodate price increases.
Its not the cable companies.
It is the content providers.
Verizon tried to offer packages that allowed people some level of picking the channels they wanted.
They were sued by ESPN and lost.
Had to drop that option.
They do have a package that doesn't include sports.
Log in to your account.
Shoiukd be under services or something likre that.
Choose change.