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Russell Athletic Seeks Digital Declarations In “Together We R”

Russell Athletic is asking young football players to pledge their allegiance to their team. With the Together We R Campaign, they can send a message by completing a digital “declaration.” Based out of Bowling Green, KY, Fruit of the Loom will continue to run “Plural” from last year. This relies on an off-camera narrator for […]

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FanDuel Bets Big on Online Gambling Loophole, Appears to Have Odds

By Greg Lee – Email  |  Twitter |  Articles Gregory Lee played rugby at the University of California – Santa Barbara, earning a degree in Political Science. Currently, he is a CrossFit certified strength and conditioning coach who specializes in training contact sport athletes. He also volunteers his time as an assistant head coach for the Peninsula Green Rugby Club in Palo Alto, CA.  A life long 49ers fan, he is predicting a Super Bowl victory in 2013. Before 2006 betting on sports online was as simple as having a bank account and a computer with an internet connection.  The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) of 2006 changed that but left enough of an opening for a new concept like FanDuel. ...

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Is Steve Jobs’ Biggest Impact on Sports Still to Come?

I created Sport Techie in March of 2010 as a way to spotlight the enormous contribution technology has made to the global sports industry, estimated today at $114 billion. It’s difficult to imagine a world with no NFL Red Zone, HDTV, or Fantasy Football. Plenty of other news outlets will bring you the latest scores […]

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