The 1960s birthed surf culture, a lifestyle centered on the beach involving everything from fashion to music and film. Whether someone ever picked up a longboard was almost beside the point: there were participatory cultural touchstones, from wearing flip-flops and board shorts to listening to the Beach Boys that fostered a “shared sense of belonging […]
Coming off her Australian Open victory in January and poised to compete for the title at Wimbledon, Caroline Wozniacki is taking time in between the Grand Slam stops to pursue a different endeavor: blockchain. According to Forbes, Wozniacki is an ambassador for Lympo, a blockchain-based app that gives users rewards for tracking and accomplishing fitness […]
It’s been nearly 100 years since eight Chicago White Sox players were accused of intentionally throwing the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds. Since then, player salaries have increased exponentially throughout professional sports, reducing incentives to intentionally lose a game. But the same can’t be said for unpaid collegiate athletes, raising concerns about how […]
Sports Illustrated’s SI TV app, which initially was only available on limited platforms starting last November, will now be available direct to consumers via Roku, iOS, Android and web browsers. The announcement comes shortly after ESPN made its highly publicized on-demand OTT debut with ESPN+. “As a sports fan, I am excited that there is […]
The NFL’s New England Patriots will launch a secondary ticket exchange in partnership with Ticketmaster for the 2018 season that will allow fans to securely buy and sell tickets through Patriots.com. With the service, which bears a liking to ticket site Stubhub, Ticketmaster has been named the official ticketing marketplace for Patriots tickets at Gillette […]
