Minnesota Twins reliever Ryan O’Rourke grew up in Worcester, Mass., and pitched at St. John’s, a state athletic powerhouse brimming with so many recruits that he only threw 18 innings as a junior and senior. He canvassed the whole gamut of opportunities for exposure, emailing 10 college baseball coaches every week, traveling to showcases and […]
Last fall, Pico.buzz, a tech company from Haifa, Israel, was featured in the SportTechie Startup Profile Series. Since then, Pico.buzz has graduated from both St. Louis’ Capital Innovators accelerator program and the Stadia Ventures sports business accelerator program while experiencing significant growth and completing successful pilots. This article is a follow-up to its Startup Series […]
Former Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith is using technology to fight fraudulent sports memorabilia. The NFL’s all-time rushing leader recently launched the LEGIT app through his company PROVA Group. With this app, collectors will have a tool to verify the authenticity of their collectibles, such as footballs and trading cards. The LEGIT app works […]
The Kansas City Chiefs announced that they will be implementing a new, mobile-only, paperless ticket plan for fans looking for low-priced seats. The Bud Light Game Day Pass, as the Chiefs are calling it, guarantees tickets, but not specific seats, for all 10 Chiefs home games for the 2017 season. These seats will be sent […]
In the time it takes for a Major League Baseball hitter to blink, he has roughly a third of that time to see a 95 mile per hour fastball and respond before it reaches the plate. So it makes sense then when a recent vision and eyesight study conducted by Dr. Daniel Laby — the […]
