PlaySight, the cloud-based video and analytics platform used by professional teams and athletes for training, has raised $21 million in a Series C funding round that includes investment from SoftBank, the Japanese giant that has been building a diverse portfolio of tech startups. SoftBank, through its $100 billion Vision Fund that it established in 2016 […]
Pop quiz, draftnik. As Bleacher Report’s trio of NFL draft analysts prepare for their extended Facebook Live coverage of the seven-round event, a producer is periodically sent into the room with a scenario: “The Buccaneers just traded the No. 7 pick to the Bills, who are now on the clock. Go.” “We spend a lot […]
Amidst the commotion of the three-day NFL Draft that takes place later this week at the Dallas Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium, on Friday Amazon will release its behind-the-scenes “All or Nothing” program which follows the Cowboys throughout their eventful 2017 season. Dallas entered the year with realistic Super Bowl aspirations but fell a game short of […]
The Vegas Golden Knights have had quite the year. After drafting their team less than a year ago, the NHL’s newest franchise went 51-24 to capture the Pacific Division title. Now, just days after sweeping the L.A. Kings in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, they’re rewarding their loyal fan base with a […]
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 […]
