Catapult, the industry leader for elite athlete wearable technology, has completed a new round of funding to bolster its plans to target more first-tier clubs and to grow further into the amateur and semi-pro markets. The Australian company announced last week that it had raised $25 million AUD — a little more than $19 million […]
With entrepreneurs starting to develop real-world applications for blockchain, the underlying technology behind cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum and Bitcoin, two blockchain-based startups are looking to improve daily fantasy sports and nab market share from DraftKings and FanDuel. In 2017, the number of fantasy sports players in the U.S. and Canada ballooned to a record 59.3 […]
The Philadelphia 76ers have hired a new general manager, but not for the team you might expect. While the traditional Philadelphia 76ers basketball team looks to ride into the playoffs, their video game-playing cohort announced Friday the hiring of Michael Lai as general manager and Ian Hillman as assistant general manager. With the inaugural NBA 2K league draft […]
When Kansas takes the court against Villanova in the Final Four on Saturday evening, the Jayhawks will do so having trained through a unique technological marriage. Since 2012, under the direction of sports performance director Andrea Hudy, KU has partnered with Sparta Science’s injury prevention platform and EliteForm’s weightlifting tech that has produced voluminous insights […]
Major League Baseball has approved the in-game use of bat sensors throughout its minor leagues for the 2018 season. In 2017, MLB conducted a pilot program that permitted bat sensors to be attached during rookie ball games in the Gulf Coast League and the Arizona Summer League. That has now been expanded for sensors to […]
