The championship game of Australia’s top soccer league was mired in controversy Saturday by a software malfunction in the Hawkeye Video Assistant Referee system. Melbourne Victory defender James Donachie was visibly offsides on a free kick that immediately preceded teammate Kosta Barbarouses’ goal. The VAR review should have negated the goal, which proved to be the […]
The WNBA is reupping its streaming partnership with Twitter for a second season. The league announced plans this week to livestream 20 games on the social media app over the 2018 regular season. The first four of those games will be streamed on Sunday, May 20, during the league’s opening weekend. Coverage will tip off […]
PlaySight, the cloud-based video and analytics platform used by professional teams and athletes for training, has raised $21 million in a Series C funding round that includes investment from SoftBank, the Japanese giant that has been building a diverse portfolio of tech startups. SoftBank, through its $100 billion Vision Fund that it established in 2016 […]
The Vegas Golden Knights have had quite the year. After drafting their team less than a year ago, the NHL’s newest franchise went 51-24 to capture the Pacific Division title. Now, just days after sweeping the L.A. Kings in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, they’re rewarding their loyal fan base with a […]
ESPN’s annual Draft Academy series profiling noteworthy college prospects is airing exclusively on ESPN+. The show debuted in 2014, headlined by two of that year’s top three picks in Texans defensive end Jadeveon Clowney and Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles. This year’s characters include two of the top quarterbacks — USC’s Sam Darnold and Wyoming’s Josh […]
