Sports Illustrated Play, the youth sports technology platform, announced a partnership Tuesday with Next College Student Athlete (NCSA), a collegiate athletic recruiting network. The partnership is aimed to make recruiting more accessible to athletes and their families using the SI Play platform. “As a company built for players and their families, we wanted to assist the […]
Hosting a hackathon has become very trendy in professional and collegiate sports. And now the defending Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos are following suit. The Broncos and two Denver-based technology companies, SendGrid and FullContact, just announced they will host their first Tackle STEM Colorado All-Stars Hackathon, in November. The Denver area is one of the fastest growing cities […]
This is a guest post by Chris Russo, a recognized industry leader and innovator in the world of digital sports. He previously served as head of digital media for the NFL, VP of marketing for NBC, and founder/CEO of Big Lead Sports. Russo now serves as a managing director at investment bank Houlihan Lokey, focusing […]
After announcing the creation of their $100 million venture capital fund early Monday morning, Los Angeles Lakers legend, Kobe Bryant, and serial entrepreneur, Jeff Stibel, continued with their investment news. On Monday afternoon, the duo finalized an undisclosed amount in VIPKID, the leading online education platform for children in China to learn English via North […]
Being a student-athlete puts a lot on your plate and college can already be overwhelming enough as it is. Between classes, homework, practices, games and any other extracurricular activities, it all can take a toll on the athlete’s education and career. To assist its students, DI school Elon University in North Carolina has released an […]
