The debate over whether esports are really sports is becoming moot. Today, the Overwatch League announced that it had sold more than 20,000 tickets for the league’s Grand Finals to be played at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn at the end of July. In comparison, the average attendance for a Nets game last season was […]
In the Middle Ages, knights had young—human—squires as personal assistants. In the modern age, most of us commoners rely on digital assistants such as Siri. And now, fans of polo, aka “The Sport of Kings,” will get the help of artificial intelligence, too. Oracle announced today that Heineken Urban Polo, a series of polo tournaments […]
NEW YORK — Ray Austin played three years in the NFL before joining the Screen Actors Guild and filming TV series and commercials for more than a decade. Last fall, his new job as commissioner of the Fan-Controlled Football League took him to some unexpected places. “I’ve spent my time on the field since I […]
Peaceful protests following the shooting death of Stephon Clark disrupted a Sacramento Kings game last week, dwindling attendance at the 17,000-seat Golden 1 Center to just 2,400 fans and delaying the final round of the Kings’ March Madness-like Capitalize startup competition. This Sunday, the team held its own NBA-backed protest ahead of its game against […]
A spring football league launching in 2019, which will be aired on CBS and streamed for free through a mobile app, will automatically integrate a fantasy experience that fans can interact with on a play-by-play basis for a chance to win prizes. The league, which is being manufactured by the Alliance of American Football, will […]
