Ana Ivanovic after announcing her retirement from pro tennis last month on Facebook Live is getting involved in technology with her first post-retirement endeavor. PlaySight, which has introduced its SmartCourt system for tennis analytics, video and line calling, announced Monday that Ivanovic joined the company as a partner and ambassador. “I honestly feel that technology […]
The new United States Tennis Association National Campus in Orlando was opened to serve as a headquarters for the player development of aspiring young pros, juniors and existing pros. However, it’s shaping up to be much more than just that. “We want to be a hub of innovation,” said Kurt Kamperman, Chief Executive of USTA […]
Fitbit has started the year strong in announcing three new partnerships at CES 2017. Fitbit announced a partnership with Habit, which is system that gives consumers personalized nutritional information based off of entered data and individual interests. Habit will now leverage Fitbit data to learn even more about its consumers and be able to provide customized […]
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday that in the future, fans could have the opportunity to make purchases to see the last five minutes of games. While sitting on a Sports Business Innovation panel at CES in Las Vegas, Silver offered those comments when asked by Turner Sports host Ernie Johnson how fans will be watching […]
Cristiano Ronaldo, Serena Williams, Kyrie Irving and Odell Beckham Jr. are among the Nike athletes who got a chance to wear the much-anticipated self-lacing HyperAdapt 1.o. That’s the shoe that drew inspiration from “Back To The Future” and is touted as “the future of footwear.” “It’s almost like they can’t believe it,” Nike senior innovator Tiffany Beers said Thursday on […]
