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The power to share your child's latest highlight-worthy play now rests in the palm of your hand, thanks to a new feature just added to GameChanger, a youth…
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Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech Accelerator Launches With 10 Startups
Comcast NBCUniversal announced the first class of startups chosen for its SportsTech accelerator program, buying equity in 10 companies across technology, apparel and…
Amazon’s March Into Sports Continues with NHL AWS Data Deal
Amazon Web Services and the NHL announced a deal Wednesday that will give the league access to AWS' cloud hosting and data analysis tools. "AWS' state-of-the-art…
Youth Coaching Tool Hopes to Revive Rec Sports ‘Mojo’
In 2019, less than 40% of 6-to-12-year-old boys regularly played a sport; nearly 50% had regularly participated seven years earlier. Girls played even less, with 33%…
Startup Launch Angle: Baseball Tech Joint Venture to Offer Standardized Amateur Data
Amateur baseball event host Perfect Game and analytics provider K-Motion have formed a joint venture, PG Tech, to make player development data more accessible—and…
In 2020, TV Became the Second Screen (And Other Tech & Media Trends That Aren’t Going Away)
You should probably take off your headphones to read this. In 2012, Michigan State researchers found that media multitasking (listening to music while reading this…
NBA Expands on Viewer Tech Developed in the Bubble
The NBA's bubble era may be behind it, but many of the tech innovations the league trotted out in Orlando are sticking around. When the basketball season starts next…
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SuperDraft Looking to Cash In Amid Growing Sports Betting Competition
Daily fantasy upstart SuperDraft is seeking its first round of outside funding a year after launching. Created by entrepreneur Steve Wang, the company has registered…
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NHL Historical Stats Database Delivers With Startup’s Processing Power
With data more valuable than ever, the NHL has partnered with a North Carolina startup to get the most out of the league's historical stats. Pramana, a two-year-old…
Biometric Tracker Whoop Valued at $1.2 Billion After Series E Round
WHOOP announced a $100 million Series E financing round Wednesday that values the health tracking company at $1.2 billion. IVP led the round with a number of…
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LeagueApps Hires Former Laureus CEO Mosley as Youth Leagues Seek to Recover
LeagueApps, a tech operating system for youth and local sports leaders, has hired former Laureus Sport for Good Foundation USA CEO and 1984 Olympic gold medalist Benita…
Pro Sports Leagues Need To Provide Top Notch Interactive Viewing Experience or Risk Losing Fans
Given that pro sports are likely to be played in front of less-than-capacity crowds for the foreseeable future—at least in the U.S.—there is increasing desire amongst…
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