In the past, if America’s best rugby players wanted to get paid, they would have had to go to another country like England or Australia. But thanks to the Professional Rugby Association, or PRO Rugby, that is no more. The new league will begin this year, featuring an initial five teams—in San Francisco, San Diego, […]
While signs of an impending virtual reality revolution have surrounded the world of sports for a couple of years now, virtual reality broadcasting might be in the not-so-distant future if it were up to Sky Sports. According to The Guardian, Sky Sports, the leading sports television broadcaster in the United Kingdom and Ireland, has announced […]
AUSTIN, TEXAS — On a warm Saturday evening at SXSW, Gatorade unveiled four partnerships with major technology companies. The new initiatives truly had technology deeply embedded in them and were focused on making personalized workouts and training easier for athletes of all levels to achieve. Get The Latest Sports Tech News In Your Inbox! The event was called […]
Facebook is currently in negotiations with the National Football League to acquire the rights to live stream Thursday Night Football throughout the 2016 season. The social media giant is not the only online platform that is a part of the negotiations. However, it is unclear at this point if any of the contenders, Yahoo, Amazon, Verizon, […]
By Devi Mahadevia, Evan Shugerman and Amy Hudson — Facebook Sports Partnerships The 2016 NBA All-Star Weekend festivities in Toronto marked the first time the league had hosted its annual showcase event outside the United States, and the Facebook sports partnerships team was on the ground in a big way to support NBA with its […]
