San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey is himself the subject of some good trivia: His real name is Gerald Dempsey Posey III; he once played all nine positions in the same game while at Florida State; and he is one of only three catchers, along with Yankees great Thurman Munson and Reds Hall of Famer […]
You can access all your NBA information on Amazon’s Alexa starting on the regular season’s opening night on Oct. 17. All 30 teams will be launching via Alexa Skills. The NBA is the first professional league to do so. Want to stay up-to-date on the defending champion Golden State Warriors? Say, “Alexa, enable Warriors.” Instant […]
NEW YORK — In hearing Amazon executives discuss the kickoff of its Thursday Night Football streaming package next week, a few insights emerged about how the tech giant envisions its NFL coverage and what customers should expect starting with the first game on Sept. 28: The game broadcast itself won’t be materially different but may […]
SiriusXM announced Tuesday that its channels are accessible to SiriusXM subscribers nationwide using Amazon Alexa. Customers can ask Alexa to play SiriusXM channels by saying, for example, “Alexa, play the Chicago Cubs on Sirius XM” or “Alexa, play SiriusXM NBA Radio on SiriusXM.” Get The Latest Sports Tech News In Your Inbox! With the SiriusXM […]
The Amazon Echo’s intelligent personal assistant, Alexa, dishes out its fair share of topical humor. With the NBA Finals in full swing, the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers are not above Alexa’s comedic fodder. Alexa will tell you — if you ask for “a Warriors burn” or “a Cavaliers burn” — a variety of […]
