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Sports Podcasting Company Blue Wire Raises $2.5 Million, Eyes Profitability In 2023
Chris Long, a former NFL player, hosts a podcast that’s licensed exclusively and co-produced by Blue … [+] Wire, a podcasting company that recently raised $2.5 million. Blue Wire has raise...
England complete record chase to draw India series
England’s Jonny Bairstow, following a slightly nervy spell in the 90s, eventually brought up a fine hundred. Geoff Caddick | Afp | Getty Images Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow both scored majestic h...
Chiliz Can Be the Future of Sports Industry; Will CHZ Price Rise?
Digital currencies have been dominating different segments of the payments ecosystem, smart contracts, and tokens of storage values. While different industries could have utilized several such tokens,...
Bally Sports Plus, ESPN+ And Others Could Continue To Fuel Sports Fan Cord Cutting
AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth. ASSOCIATED PRESS The streaming video wars is entering a new phase this month, with Sinclair Broadcasting’s subsidiary Diamond Holdings Group planning a major marketing push...
Another Sports Network, Olympic Channel, Shutting Down
Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images. Getty Images It was no surprise when NBCUniversal announced it would be shutting down Olympic Channel : Home of Team USA effective September 30, less than a year af...
USC And UCLA Bolting Pac-12 For Big Ten In Historic College Sports Shake-Up
Topline The University of Southern California and the University of California at Los Angeles will move their storied athletic programs from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten conference in 2024, in a shift th...
NBA Pro Turns Injury Into Wins Across Crypto, Hollywood, & Mindfulness
Jarnell Stokes was recruited early on in his basketball career to follow in the footsteps of some of the NBA’s greatest players. After a career altering injury in 2018, he had to pivot – embracing his...
Indianapolis Colts Running Back Jonathan Taylor Among Investors In Sports Technology Company Strive’s $6 Million Series A Round
Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor (28) tries to break a tackle by Las Vegas Raiders … [+] free safety Trevon Moehrig (25) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Jan...
Ripple Confirms Partnership With UK Sports Car Company Lotus
– Advertisement – The sports car company will launch its automotive NFTs on Ripple’s XRPL. Ripple Partners UK Sports Car Company Lotus to Launch Automotive Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) on ...
Why UPS Stock Could Be a Winner. Margins Are Improving.
Text size UPS CEO Carol Tome.. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Until recently, United Parcel Service operated a little like the New York Yan...
Dave Wakeman Talks Tickets
Mick Jagger performs on stage during a Rolling Stones concert. (Photo by Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG … [+] via Getty Images) Corbis/VCG via Getty Images It is time again to visit with my friend Da...
NFL Player To Match Donations Up To $100K
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib (94) during the second half of an NFL football game … [+] against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021, in Las Vegas. AP Photo/Rick Scuteri ...
Disney, Apple and Amazon keep waiting as NFL considers Sunday Ticket offers
DK Metcalf, of the Seattle Seahawks, during a Meet & Greet with DIRECTV NFL SUNDAY TICKET subscribers at the DIRECTV NFL SUNDAY TICKET Lounge on Saturday Feb. 1, 2020, in Miami, FL. Peter Barreras...
EX Sports Ready to Drop ‘Belgium Edition’ Urbanball Mystery Boxes Exclusive on Binance NFT – crypto.news
Urbanball, a comprehensive street football ecosystem that comprises a play-to-earn (P2E) game, NFT collectibles, 1v1 ‘fightfall’ tournaments, micro-events, and a lot more today announced it is ready ...
Sports Fans are far more likely to buy Crypto – Should you buy FAN tokens
There is an aura created around NFTs that attracts the most avid collector. And there are no collectors more bullish than sports fans. Whether they are jerseys of their favorite teams or other sports ...
Fanatics is in talks to buy sports betting company Tipico, sources say
Michael Rubin arrives at the 2019 Fanatics Super Bowl Party on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, in Atlanta. Paul R. Giunta | Invision | AP Fanatics, the sports merchandising company, is in talks to acquire spo...
BTC365.com Launches a “Sports Care” Package for Punters for the 2022 UEFA Nations League and FIFA World Cup
Renowned betting firm, BTC365 has announced the launch of a new bonus system to allow punters to recover up to 200 USDT (6.6 mBTC/ 0.1 ETH/ 3 LTC) when they wager on any sportsbook. The special bonus ...
Swimmer Anita Alvarez loses consciousness in pool at world championships
A member of Team USA (R) swims to recover USA’s Anita Alvarez (L), from the bottom of the pool. Oli Scarff | Afp | Getty Images American artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez was in danger of drowning ...
Cycling, Swimming And Now Rugby–Here Are The Sports That Imposed Bans Or Restrictions On Transgender Competitors
Topline The International Rugby League Monday became the latest international sports organization to ban transgender athletes from participating—joining the world swimming and cycling governing bodies...
EX Sports to drop ‘Belgium Edition’ Urbanball Mystery Boxes exclusively on Binance NFT
Dubai, UAE, 22nd June, 2022, Chainwire The second drop from the Urbanball NFT collection will be on June 24e, 11am UTC After selling out in its first drop on Binance NFT, Urbanball is now set for its ...
Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin selling ownership stake in 76ers, NJ Devils
Michael Rubin attends Fanatics Super Bowl Party on February 12, 2022 in Culver City, California. Shareif Ziyadat | Filmmagic | Getty Images Billionaire Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin announced Wednesday t...
Online lottery ticket firm Jackpot gets funding from top sports execs
Online lottery ticket company Jackpot announced Wednesday that it closed on $35 million in series A funding, led by some of the biggest names in sports who see the promising growth potential in digita...
Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones Scores on Billion-Dollar Natural-Gas Gambit
Football season is months away, but Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones already has notched a big win this year betting on natural gas. Mr. Jones took control of producer Comstock Resources four years ag...
Firms Halt Multi-Million Dollar Partnership Deals with Sports Brands – crypto.news
Cryptocurrency market participants are now finding it increasingly difficult to ink new multi-million dollar partnership deals with top sports brands in the United States as compared to 2021, due to t...
Crypto Market Crash Pauses Commercial Deals With Sports Firms
The current downtrend of the crypto market has negatively affected financial institutions, particularly those dealing with digital currencies. Currently, some firms are beginning to feel the heat from...
Naomi Osaka partners with Lebron James to form media company Hana Kuma
Tennis Player, Naomi Osaka poses for a photo with LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers after the game on April 4, 2019 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. Andrew D. Bernstein | Nationa...
FTX and other Crypto firms halt sports deals following the crypto crash
The ongoing crypto market turmoil is causing ripple effects across different industries. The sports sector benefited immensely from the bull market, seeing several crypto-related sponsorship deals. Ho...
In The Bear Market Madness, Crypto Sports Sponsorships Stall
With good times, good results are often dealt. With tough times, the road can get bumpier. Look no further than crypto sports sponsorships as a prime example; after a year of new sports sponsorship en...
Are FTX and other crypto firms backing off from sports deals due to the market crash?
Cryptocurrency firms have figured out lately that sports event sponsorship is an effective marketing opportunity, but now they have reported ditching them. Last year, it was like some common tre...
Crypto winter freezes sports sponsorships for digital asset firms
The longer the crypto market stays in bearish territory, the more marketing deals with American sports teams are being taken off the table as crypto firms tighten their belts. Crypto exchange FTX has ...
NBC Sport’s Phil Liggett Starts Commentating At His 50th Tour De France
Phil Liggett outside the NBC Sports commentary box in Copenhagen at the start of the 109th edition … [+] of the Tour de France. Carlton Reid English broadcaster Phil Liggett today starts coverin...