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MLB’s Manfred Discusses Betting for First Time Since SCOTUS Decision

In his first public comments since the Supreme Court paved the way for states to legalize sports betting, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred renewed calls for a so-called “integrity fee.” He said he felt the league should get a slice of the sportsbooks’ handle from all money wagered on games, although he lessened the prior demand for […]

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VICIS Adapts its Helmet Technology From Football to Combat

VICIS, creator of the top-rated helmet for football safety, announced a contract to improve combat head protection with the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center today. The company will work on replacing existing foam liner pads in combat helmets with its own technology. Within the last two months, the VICIS ZERO1 helmet was […]

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Brazil’s Top Soccer League Will Stream Live on YouTube

Brazil’s top league, the Brasileiro, will become the first domestic soccer league to stream games live on YouTube. The Google-owned video platform reportedly will broadcast 110 live matches in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A on a dedicated YouTube channel to 27 territories in Europe, Asia and Oceania. The agreement was brokered by third-party Spanish producer […]

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FOX Sports To Stream 4K Video From 2018 U.S. Open

FOX Sports will be streaming live 4K video from the U.S. Open’s seventh hole this year. Using 5G wireless technology, and thanks to help from the Fox Innovation Lab, Ericsson, Intel, and AT&T, that means fans at home will get ultra high-definition views of the players’ successes or failures on the difficult par-3 challenge at Shinnecock […]

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