While he is prepping for a challenging game against the Atlanta Falcons this weekend, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson picked up the distinct honor from 120 Sports and MVPindex as the most valued athlete on social media in 2016. New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was second, and Houston Texans star defensive lineman J.J. […]
Sports accelerator programs and investment ventures are increasingly being launched around the world. This is a sign of the proliferation of technology taking over sports (where there’s investment there’s startups). Sports Tank, a sports-specific pitch event (think Shark Tank but for sports startups) cuts right to the heart of sports entrepreneurship and puts founders in […]
A strong sports technology presence has been built at CES in the past few years. This has ultimately turned Las Vegas into a gathering of the who’s who in sports technology to start the year. Leading this growth has been Turner Sports and the Sports Fitness Industry Association who have helped gather industry leaders and […]
Stadia Ventures, the St. Louis-based sports innovation hub and accelerator program, is currently seeking sports technology companies for its Spring 2017 cohort, which will begin April 5-7. It will be the fourth edition of the Stadia Accelerator. The most recent Fall 2016 program saw applications from 20-plus countries, including Indonesia, Denmark, Egypt, Jordan and El Salvador, […]
Cleveland Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer, whose drone hobby became a national talking point when it led to a finger injury during the playoffs, partnered with Yuneec Aviation to give away a drone for the holidays as part of a social media contest. Bauer posted a video to Sqor last month asking that contest entrants do a […]
