Dedication to Community (D2C), a national non-profit that educates and empowers communities on diversity, belonging, and equity, today announced a historic partnership with South Carolina State University (SCSU) to create and implement an extensive awareness and action strategy for all of SCSU’s 270 student-athletes, staff and coaches. The Edwin R. ...
Read More »Messier, Frazier, Bird Among Steiner’s New ‘Athlete Direct’ Stars
A plethora of champion players and coaches – from New York Rangers Stanley Cup icons Mark Messier and Mike Richter to Football Giants Super Bowl legends Tom Coughlin and Mark Bavaro to women’s basketball greats Sue Bird and Nancy Lieberman to Yankees World Series champs Aaron Boone and Willie Randolph ...
Read More »Flag Football Goes Long With Increased Popularity, Participation
credit: JJ Hohorst Not everyone can suit up in full pads for full-contact football. But flag football offers a way for kids and “weekend warriors” to enjoy playing the sport in a safer way. SportsMedia Report had an opportunity to speak with two proponents of the sport, Jeff Lewis, founder ...
Read More »Evander Holyfield Returns to the Ring for Triller Fight Club’s June 5 Event in Fla.
Triller Fight Club (TFC) took another major step in its growing sports and entertainment business today when it added one of the world’s most respected and accomplished athletes, Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield, to its lineup of elite fighters, legends, rising stars and leading entertainment personalities. Holyfield, the only person ...
Read More »FITE To Offer Exclusive Access to ‘PRBLM CHILD,’ The All Access Look At The Life of Jake Paul
credit: Ryan Loco Triller Fight Club today announced that “PRBLM CHILD” the raw, all-access look into the life of one of the world’s most polarizing and controversial personalities, YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul, is now available exclusively in its entirety on FITE. The five part series had been available on an episodic ...
Read More »Biofile Randy Gordon Interview
By Scoop Malinowski STATUS: Former Chairman of New York State Athletic Commission; Former Editor-in-Chief of Ring Magazine, Boxing TV analyst and author. FIRST MEMORY OF BOXING: My maternal grandmother used to say, “As quick as Jack Dempsey.” When I was 10, I asked her, “Who is Jack Dempsey?” She told ...
Read More »New Albany NLL Name And Logo Revealed
Albany NLL, today announce that the Albany FireWolves will be the official name for the National Lacrosse League team that recently relocated to the Capital Region. The FireWolves name was developed to pay tribute to the lacrosse teams that came before them, while also recognizing and honoring the founders of ...
Read More »TrillerNet Acquires Premier Live Event and PPV, SVOD, AVOD and Streaming Platform FITE
Triller/FITE TrillerNet (aka Triller Hold Co LLC), parent company of the global AI-driven short video social app Triller, today announced it has acquired FITE, the premier global live-event and Pay-Per-View, SVOD and AVOD and streaming platform for sports and entertainment. The deal gives Triller a major foothold in the live-event PPV and streaming space, greatly expanding the reach of Triller’s fast-growing AI-powered content and distribution ecosystem and ...
Read More »Chicago Fire FC Becomes First MLS Club to Launch Gambling Awareness Sessions
Wikimedia Commons/Michael Barera Chicago Fire FC, entering into their 24th season in Major League Soccer, have become the first football club in the United States to deliver problem gambling and gaming awareness sessions to teams throughout their organization through a partnership with EPIC Risk Management and Entain Foundation US, Entain ...
Read More »Major League Baseball and SiriusXM Expand Agreement; Games Now Available to SiriusXM’s Streaming-Only Subscribers
Aaron Judge (credit: Keith Allison) Major League Baseball and SiriusXM have expanded their agreement to include additional streaming rights starting with the 2021 MLB season. For the first time, SiriusXM subscribers with a streaming-only subscription now have access to live play-by-play broadcasts of every MLB game as they listen on ...
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