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Brooklyn Nets’ Jeremy Lin Instills Pro Sports Culture On Team VGJ

During a recent visit to the dedicated Brooklyn team house for his North American esports squad, Team VGJ Storm, Nets point guard Jeremy Lin spoke about wanting to instill a proper “team culture and healthy habits” in his Dota 2 players. Lin is a co-owner of the Storm and its China-based Team VGJ counterpart, Thunder, […]

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How Coaches Are Keeping Their Players In Shape Year-Round

Despite the endless hours San Diego Gulls head strength and conditioning coach Justin Roethlingshoefer puts in over the long haul of the American Hockey League season, his work doesn’t stop once the games are over. For Roethlingshoefer, keeping players in peak physical shape remains a year-long endeavor – especially for those who perform at the […]

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Report: MSG Adopts Facial Recognition At Arena Gates For Security

A new report claims New York’s Madison Square Garden has started using facial-recognition technologies at its gates to identify potential security risks. MSG, however, has been publicly using facial recognition technologies at its arena for the past seven years, albeit for different purposes, and the report that it’s now deploying the technology for security checks might […]

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Fitbit Aims To Track Women’s Health And Kids’ Activity

Fitbit is aiming to expand its healthcare initiative by building the world’s largest database of women’s health through a new ecosystem of smartwatch apps that track women’s menstrual cycles and compare that data to exercise and sleep patterns. In a presentation announcing the new female health tracking initiative, which will be available on the Fitbit […]

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