Spencer Dinwiddie’s Web3 Social Marketplace App Raises $26M in Latest Round
Calaxy, a Web3 social marketplace application co-founded by Dallas Mavericks guard Spencer Dinwiddie, announced a $26 million raise on June 7. The HBAR Foundation and…
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Opinion
NIL Value for Community College Athletes: an Overlooked Asset
The topic of NIL has dominated the college sports news cycle over the past year, with media reporting almost exclusively focused on Division I athletes. Meanwhile, those…
If Elon Musk Alters Twitter’s Algorithm, Sports Entities Could Cash In
Elon Musk has said little about his long-term vision for Twitter, but he has indicated an interest in allowing users to edit posts and eliminating content moderation…
Opinion
Social Media, NIL Demands Can Take Toll on College Athlete Mental Health
Today‘s guest columnist is Pat Coyle, founder of Day Off Social, a campaign to protect college athletes and promote mental health. As the real world and the digital…
Garoppolo, Embiid and the Prank T-shirts That Launched a Real Business
It’s hard to make threads of polyester go viral. But it might be even harder to turn an online moment into something with physical value, a keepsake even. ShirtFaced has…
Overtime Lines Up Alongside Cam Newton for New 7-on-7 Football Tourney
Overtime is teaming up with Cam Newton to launch its own 7-on-7 youth football tournament as the media brand looks to continue building its own sports IP. OT7 will…
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Meta Deepens NIL Inroads With Teamworks, INFLCR Tie Up
Technology giant Meta is expanding its name, image and likeness efforts in college athletics through a new partnership with sports tech provider Teamworks. The parent…
Social Content Startup Wave Sports + Entertainment Raises $27 Million
Wave Sports + Entertainment, which publishes sports-related content across an array of social platforms, has raised a $27 million Series B round as it focuses on…
Olympic Star Hilary Knight Builds Brand, Looks Beyond the Rink
It’s been 12 years since U.S. women’s hockey star Hilary Knight made her Olympic debut in Vancouver, where she and Team USA took home the silver after falling to Canada…
A.I. Highlights Startup Lands $100M to Fuel Global Growth
Automated highlights startup WSC Sports is expanding its ambitions after raising a $100M Series D round. The Tel Aviv-founded company currently helps 200 clients around…
Olympians Fire Up Burner Phones, TikTok Amid China Security Worries
Among the many geopolitical complexities attached to this year’s Beijing Winter Olympics were widespread cybersecurity concerns. Social media became a specific focal…
Ronaldo and Biles Lead Athletes in 2021 Twitter Follower Growth
Some of the biggest sports stories of 2021 took place on social media. Women’s college basketball players revealed inequities between the men’s and women’s facilities in…
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