Being an astronaut means being the ultimate crossover between pro athlete and pro mathlete. Before joining NASA’s Astronaut Corps, Mae Jemison studied chemical engineering at Stanford University, then got her medical degree from Cornell. As she prepared for the 1992 STS-47 shuttle mission, she had to train her body for both the extreme accelerations of […]
On Tuesday, the San Francisco 49ers Foundation hosted 47 teens at a mini-hackathon at Levi’s Stadium. The students, who ranged from eighth through 10th grade, were given three hours to come up with a way for the 49ers to attract new audiences to Levi’s, turning non-fans into the Faithful. The event was a lead-in to […]
On Friday, the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers hosted 20 teachers at Levi’s Stadium to launch the College Football Playoff Foundation’s Extra Yard for Teachers platform across the Bay Area. Over the next year, counting down to the college football national championship game due to be held at Levi’s Stadium next January, the program will bring […]
This is the final part of a three-part series examining the structure of esports leagues. Part One focused the choice developers of the biggest esports have made between a franchise model or third-party tournaments. Part Two focused on the minor leagues developed by Riot and Blizzard to support their franchises. This part looks at the […]
The NFL’s San Francisco 49ers and the Premier League’s Chelsea FC spent two days together in London this week teaching kids about physics and engineering concepts as they pertained to sports, and now representatives from both franchises say they’re prepared to extend their partnership into the future. Through their respective community-focused subsidiaries, the teams hosted […]
