Sports
Who Has the Bigger Valuation, NFL Teams or Tech Companies?
By Conor Cawley | Sep 19, 2017 at 3:50 pm
In recent years, there have been three kinds of celebrities: sports stars, actors, and musicians. However, with the business world becoming more interesting every day, a fourth category has taken hold of the public eye: entrepreneurs. From Elon Musk to Richard Branson, these titans…
Sports
Seattle
Esports Tickets Provides All-In-One Platform For Gaming Events
By Bill Wagner | Sep 15, 2017 at 8:30 am
The growth of esports means managing events is more important than ever. A smooth customer experience is vital for event success so Esports Tickets launched September 2017 to fill the glaring gap in event management and ticket sale options into a single app. Similar…
Sports
Atlanta
Super Bowl LIII Could Be the Most Innovative NFL Game Ever
By Conor Cawley | Sep 7, 2017 at 2:30 pm
With the NFL season kicking off tonight, there’s a lot of buzz about who is going to raise the Lombardi trophy at the end of the year. Will the Patriots repeat, solidifying their dynasty? Will the Falcons redeem themselves after the biggest blown lead…
Apple
Boston Red Sox Used Apple Watch To Steal Signs Against New York Yankees
By Frank Gruber | Sep 6, 2017 at 1:32 am
Various technologies have been used by baseball teams and leagues to track pitch and running speeds, improve players swings, as well as other facets of the game. But, until this point we haven’t seen too many technology gadgets introduced into a game situation. According…
Sports
Houston
Watch Super Bowl 51 for Free Without Cable
By Frank Gruber | Feb 1, 2017 at 2:20 pm
I just became a cord cutter a few weeks ago, and it was very liberating. Until, of course I realized that, even with a Sling TV subscription, there may not be a way to watch Super Bowl 51 from home. But alas – some good news! This year,…
Sports
3 Sports Tech Startups Win NFL Funding to Address Safety Concerns
By Conor Cawley | Feb 6, 2017 at 3:35 pm
For years, the NFL has had to own up to accusations of unsafe play. With retired players developing the symptoms of CTE and the increased amount of injuries to current players, the future of football is constantly in flux. The NFL understands that safety is…
Sports
The Top 20 Super Bowl Ads on YouTube Since 2008
By Jacob Faber | Feb 5, 2017 at 2:30 pm
During the TV time outs there’s a growing tradition that occurs on Super Bowl Sunday that everyone can enjoy, the Super Bowl ads. Each year, upcoming companies and big brands spend millions of dollars trying to capture the viewer’s attention in between the whistle. YouTube recently released their…
Sports
Phoenix
The PGA TOUR Is Attracting Millennials to Golf with Innovative Tech
By Tishin Donkersley | Feb 3, 2017 at 10:40 am
The sounds of polite golf claps and gentle sighs have been replaced with the rumbling sound of over 600,000 cheering fans found at the Waste Management Phoenix Open PGA TOUR. This event is like no other as it has an eco-friendly mission and considered one…
Sports
Cleveland
Here’s How to Watch the World Series Without Cable
By Conor Cawley | Oct 25, 2016 at 6:30 pm
The World Series between the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians kicks off tonight and it will be one for the books. The Cubs will be trying to smash a 108 year championship drought while Cleveland will try to become the second city in…
Sports
Miami
Former Tennis Star Pairs Recreational Athletes with Bvddy
By Tishin Donkersley | Oct 24, 2016 at 1:30 pm
Everyone loves playing sports with a partner. Former ATP World Tour tennis player Pedro Ast faced the problem of finding players of the same skill set for pick-up games when he left the tour. Most of the men he played with moved away or…
Sports
63 Percent of Sports Tech Companies Were Created After 2011
By Adam Rowe | Oct 21, 2016 at 4:30 pm
According to a pretty comprehensive look at the sector from Top Tier Capital, a venture capital specialist managing niche-focused funds of funds, sports tech is on the rise. They also broke down the sector by niche, offering a look inside which types of tech within the…
Sports
Chicago
How the Cubs Could Improve Their Jumbotrons’ User Experience
By Conor Cawley | Oct 13, 2016 at 6:30 pm
The Chicago Cubs are in the middle of a historic run through the playoffs. Between having the best record in the regular season and mounting one of the biggest comebacks in playoff history agains the San Francisco Giants, the Cubs are poised to make…
Sports
3 Ways to Watch NFL Games Without a Cable Subscription
By Conor Cawley | Sep 16, 2016 at 3:00 pm
As the most watched sport in the country, football has taken over an entire day of the week. And if you haven’t noticed, the NFL has made sure that you can’t watch their games without having a cable subscription or fancy streaming package. If you’ve…
Sports
Los Angeles
Kobe Bryant Launches New $100 Million Venture to Solidify Retirement
By Conor Cawley | Aug 22, 2016 at 12:39 pm
Sports stars are used to success. Whether it’s winning a championship or setting a record, being an athlete is a great way to rise to the top of the mountain. But when it comes to the entrepreneurial world, sports stars haven’t always panned out….