Kyrie Irving’s next launch is this “Bag Work” ANTA KAI 1 Speed on 2/13 — inspired by his childhood routine of dribbling a basketball wrapped in a bodega grocery bag to improve his handle and ball control.
Just Women's Sports is partnering with DICK'S Sporting Goods to award $150K to the winner of its Bracket Challenge — the largest first-place prize ever awarded in women's college basketball.
Starting today, fans can register on @justwsports' website.
Nike is projecting that digital sales will make up HALF of total sales by 2025. Online growth has been rapid 📈
2019: 15%
2020: 30%
2021: 35%
2025 forecast: 50%
More on Nike's latest earnings report ⤵️
The New York Times Co. has re-emerged as a contender to buy @TheAthletic, sources tell @FOS.
The corporate union would marry NYT's 7.6 million digital subscribers with The Athletic's 1.2 million.
NYT wants 10 million by 2025. @byajperez with the story.
https://t.co/1FMs4e0KKw
NEWS: Amazon is interested in taking the “ManningCast” away from ESPN.
When Omaha Productions’ 3-year deal is up with ESPN, Amazon hopes to build a Thursday Night Football MegaCast 📺
The latest from @MMcCarthyREV ⤵️
DraftKings has announced a partnership with the NFLPA, aiming to expand its blockchain-based offerings.
Starting next season, DraftKings will be granted licensing for players' name, image, and likeness rights to use in "gamified NFTs" 🏈
DraftKings $DKNG is expanding its NFT marketplace.
They have partnered with the NFLPA, granting them the ability to use the name, image & likeness of NFL players for its NFT Marketplace starting in 2022.
Users will be able to buy/sell the NFTs & use them in fantasy contests.
People love to laugh at multi-million-dollar JPEG prices, but the impact NFTs can have on sports is real.
SeatGeek CEO Jack Groetzinger told me that he thinks nearly 100% of all tickets will include an NFT component within the next 5-10 years.
This technology isn't going away.
Robert Griffin III has announced a new memoir... “Surviving Washington” 📕
According to the publisher, RG3 will detail:
➖ Power struggles within the franchise
➖ Medical mismanagement
➖ The toxic work environment and sexual harassment that he witnessed
With printed tickets going away, a new company, @stub_e, has emerged.
Allows you to buy a commemorative ticket, includes all the stats, mailed to you and they only make as many as is ordered in a limited time frame and then retire it.
Doing it tonight for Duke-Ohio State.