The Players’ Tribune will launch a new weekly show on Twitter on Monday night in which star athletes will answer questions from fans in a live direct-to-camera format. The show, called #Verified, will kick off with Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green at 7:30 p.m. ET, followed by Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns, Atlanta Falcons […]
Students of MasterClass are used to high-profile figures teaching courses in their areas of expertise. The online service’s roster of “professors” includes Aaron Sorkin, Jane Goodall, and Gordon Ramsay, among many famous others. But with so many classes focused on life skills or professions such as cooking and writing or directing, electronic music production, and […]
IMeasureU, a wearable tech company focused on limb fatigue identification, is introducing a new product. Tuesday marked the official release of IMU Step, a motion-sensing wearable designed for professional and collegiate athletes. Already in use by the NBA/G-League, Pac-12 schools and Harvard, IMU Step measures “bone load,” or the amount of stress placed on athletes’ […]
Dallas Mavericks fans will have an on-demand delivery app that will provide them with access to Mavs tickets and gear. In a first-of-its-kind partnership, the Mavericks and Austin-based on-demand delivery app, Favor, have launched a program to provide “MFFLs,” or Mavs Fans for Life, with on-demand access to last-minute, discounted tickets and official team gear […]
NBA commissioner Adam Silver raised some eyebrows in the month before the start of the season when he brought up Twitch. At Recode’s Code Conference, Silver again highlighted Twitch, describing it as a place where the streams are filled with the chatter of fans and all sorts of information appearing on the screen. He did so […]
