Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Audible today announced a groundbreaking partnership for the release of the life story of Shaun White, the powerhouse Olympic athlete who transformed a niche hobby—snowboarding—into a mainstream sport. The memoir will be a radical playbook on how to become a champion. A 3-time Olympian and repeat gold-medalist, and winner of ...
Read More »NY Times Debuts Augmented Reality Experience At Winter Olympics
The New York Times today debuted its first augmented reality (AR) experience, introducing a new immersive storytelling format that invites readers to engage with Times journalism like never before. Through a smartphone’s camera, AR storytelling makes big things possible on a small screen; it also gives readers a chance to explore ...
Read More »WISE Announces Nominees For The 2018 WISE Women Of The Year Award
Women in Sports and Events (WISE), the leading voice and resource for women in the business of sports, today announced its nominees for the 2018 WISE Women of the Year Award. This coveted award will be presented to three women at the 24th Annual WISE Women of the Year Awards Luncheon on June ...
Read More »National Lacrosse League Announces the Addition of Two Broadcasters
The National Lacrosse League (NLL), the largest men’s professional indoor lacrosse league in North America, welcomes Jay Alter and Brendan Glasheen as broadcast talent for the NLL Twitter Game of the Week. “We are thrilled to welcome both Jay and Brendan to our broadcast team. We have full confidence that their knowledge and ...
Read More »“Dilly Dilly” Hero to the Big Screen for Super Bowl LII
Hear ye, hear ye! Today, Bud Light, America’s favorite light lager and the Official Beer of the NFL, unveiled “Bud Knight,” the newest commercial in the brand’s wildly popular “Dilly Dilly” universe. The new spot along with the previously released “Ye Olde Pep Talk” will take the biggest stage in ...
Read More »Kevin Harvick Hosts Season Premiere of His SiriusXM Show Feb. 6
Kevin Harvick, the 2014 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Champion, driver of the No. 4 Ford Fusion for Stewart-Haas Racing and one of the sport’s most popular drivers, will host the premiere episode of the 2nd season of his SiriusXM NASCAR Radio show, Happy Hours, on Tuesday, February 6th (7:00 p.m. ET). After the ...
Read More »2018 Week 1 Analysis-North Carolina vs. CAL
North Carolina vs. CAL Notes: Last year, CAL defeated North Carolina 35-30 in Chapel Hill. North Carolina won 3 games in 2017 against 2 FBS opponents (Old Dominion & Pittsburgh) who had a combined overall record of 10-14 or .416%. The Tar Heels won those games by a total ...
Read More »Nickelodeon, NFL Announce Most Expansive Partnership To date For Super Bowl
What is frozen slime like? People may be finding out this weekend in Minnesota, sorta. Nickelodeon and the NFL announced their most expansive Super Bowl relationship Tuesday, with brand-new, specially produced content and coverage of the events leading up to Super Bowl LII in Minnesota, beginning Wednesday, Jan. 31, across ...
Read More »NBC Olympics To Present 94 Hours Of Paralympic TV Coverage In March, Nearly Doubling Sochi
NBC Olympics will present unprecedented coverage of the Paralympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 this March, including 94 hours on television, which nearly doubles coverage of Sochi 2014. In all, NBC Olympics will present more than 250 hours of coverage across NBC, NBCSN, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBCSports.com, and ...
Read More »2018 Week 1 Analysis-Northwestern vs. Purdue
Northwestern vs. Purdue Notes: Since 2006, Northwestern is 10-2 on week one of the college football season. The Wildcats are 8-2 against FBS opponents (Miami (OH), Syracuse-twice, Vanderbilt, Boston College, CAL, Stanford & Nevada) and have won those games by a total score of 231-148 or 10.3 ppg. ...
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