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For thousands of U.S. Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls, the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games represent the pinnacle of athletic achievement and the culmination of a lifetime of hard work and sacrifice. Today, customers on United flight 408 from Newark Liberty to Chicago O’Hare will get a surprise screening of ...

ESPN Founder Bill Rasmussen, the legendary entrepreneur who single-handedly changed the way the world watches sports and television, is among the four individuals who will be inducted into the Cynopsis Sports Business Hall of Fame in New York tomorrow, Thursday, June 23rd, in a ceremony at the New York Athletic ...

Bvddy, a new technology tool that enables sports players to find and connect with sports partners, announces that it has closed $1.5 million pre-Series A capital to expand into new cities and make it easier than ever before for sports players to find their next pickup basketball game or tennis ...

Foot Locker launched two 30-second commercials featuring top Draft prospect Ben Simmons, on YouTube today. The brand’s latest spots focus on Simmons seeking advice for his upcoming rookie season. In the first spot “It’s Not Real Yet” – set prior to the Draft – Simmons produces his own, homemade Foot ...

Gametime, the leader in on-demand mobile ticketing, today introduces an entirely new way for fans to discover live entertainment. The new Connect feature acts as a prospective social network. It allows fans to see which games and shows their friends are planning to attend and helps to bring them closer ...

Following his 20th and final season with the Los Angeles Lakers, five-time NBA Champion, four-time NBA Finals MVP and two-time Olympic gold medalist Kobe Bryant will be honored with the Legend Award at Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Sports 2016. Bryant will receive the award in recognition of his record-breaking achievements, unrivaled ...

Time Inc.’s Sports Illustrated Group today debuted “Tech & Media” (SI.com/tech), a new multi-platform vertical that will explore the rapidly evolving and all-important presence of technology in the sports world. In addition to SI’s award-winning reporting and analysis, the new venture will feature daily contributions from SportTechie, a leading site ...

Topps today introduced its 2016 Series 2 baseball cards, and some special insert celebrity first pitches are in the set. There are a total of 20, which fans will find in random packs starting in today’s issue, highlighted by model Nina Agdal, boxer Miguel Cotto (Dodgers), late-night host Jimmy Kimmel ...

Slidely, the social video creation platform, today announced its partnership with Getty Images, the world leader in visual communication, on PROMO, a new and elegant solution for businesses, agencies and marketers. Now any business can create instant, stunning promotional videos for social platforms using the most compelling professional video available. ...

The Basketball Tournament (TBT) presented by Jack Link’s® Protein Snacks today announced the first 60 of the 64 teams that will compete for $2,000,000 this summer. More than 300 teams applied to play in TBT 2016, featuring more than 400 players with professional experience and 130 with NBA experience, including ...