Eugene, OR is best known as the birthplace of Nike and home to the University of Oregon. Nike was born in the early 1970s founded by two men named Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight. Through the years Eugene has come to be known as the capital of the sporting and outdoor apparel industry. I suppose […]
While the 2016 Olympics may have 47,000 security guards, 65,000 police officers, and 20,000 armed service personnel assigned by the Brazilian government to patrol the event, there is still a lot of ground to cover. There will be over 30 events through a span of 16 days that need to be on watch and, to […]
When most people think of golf, they underestimate how prepared professional golfers need to be to make it through a tournament, which usually take about four days to complete. While they may not be running around as much as other athletes, they do spend immense amounts of time outside, usually in not-so-practical weather. In the […]
This past weekend was the UFC 200 and unless you were one of the 18,202 attendees who made it out to Las Vegas, you either had to make the $59.99 purchase on pay-per-view or camp out at a local sports bar for a few hours to watch. This year UFC gave their fans a whole […]
This is guest post from Michael O’Donnell, Head of Startups for Sports & Tech, a new event aimed at a global audience and taking place in Dublin later this year. The Sports & Tech 2016 Conference descends on Dublin City this Autumn with the coming together of industry professionals, global media and investors and the hearts of […]