Darren Sproles, the Philadelphia Eagles running back, has invested in a sportswear company called Enerskin, which makes athletic clothing that hybridizes taping and compression. Sproles first started using Enerskin’s products to prepare for the start of the 2015-2016 NFL season. He used the knee sleeves and found that they helped protect his knees, hamstrings, and […]
With traumatic brain injury being a hot topic in the world of sport at the present time, Performance Sports Group Ltd., in a partnership with some of the world’s leading medical experts, have designed a simple device that will address and reduce the chance of mild traumatic brain injury. The announcement was made at a […]
Today IBM announced a new Sports and Entertainment Consortium created to help design, build and deliver the ultimate fan experience. In addition to the consortium, IBM announced the Sports, Entertainment and Fan Experience consulting practice, which will be lead by Jim Rushton, former Chief Revenue Officer of the Miami Dolphins and SunLife Stadium. According to […]
On November 10th in Chavez Ravine the Dodgers Accelerator with R/GA culminated in a Demo Day at Dodger Stadium. Founders from all ten startups that participated in the inaugural cohort pitched their companies on a stage on top of home plate to an audience of hundreds of sports industry leaders, investors, and media members. It was clear that these companies […]
Football and injuries are somewhat synonymous. Whether it is at the youth level or at the professional level, players get injured. With that said, the National Football League is currently going through a culture change to help prevent and diagnose injuries to improve player safety at all levels of football. In its 2015 Health and […]
