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TrainHeroic Makes Exercising A Motivating Competition

One of the hardest things about sticking to a workout program is staying motivated. But a new app is hoping to help an athlete or anyone looking to get in shape by turning their exercise regimens into competition and thus, remain motivated. TrainHeroic is a new online training program that allows participants to track their […]

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FocusMotion: The Solution To All Your Fitness Woes

Anyone who is a frequent gym visitor knows that as soon as the month of January begins, the gym is going to transform from a stress-relief sanctuary to a Best buy on black Friday. This is because of the fabled New Year’s Gym Resolution. Just after 3 weeks however, surveys have shown that almost a […]

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Is Steph Curry Becoming A Unicorn?

This is an op-ed guest post written by Mike Kwatinetz, Founding General Partner at Azure Capital Partners, a leading venture capital firm, where he makes a statistical case for the Golden State Warriors’ Steph Curry to win the NBA MVP Award as well as the possibility that an athlete can reach a $1 billion in […]

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Jetcoin, Crypto-Currencies, And The Sports Entertainment Landscape

Meet Jetcoin, the newest alternative to Bitcoin. It is a digital currency that gives sports fans a special opportunity to benefit from the success of their favorite teams. To clear things up, Bitcoin is a virtual currency used in sports betting. It is not to be confused with actual paper currency because bitcoins are not […]

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STATS Makes a Smart Move in Acquiring Automated Insights

Vista Equity Partners, which owns STATS LLC, has acquired Automated Insights (AI) to advance the use of AI’s natural language generation (NLG) technology throughout a wide variety of industries, some of which include business, intelligence, media, and sports. AI’s NLG platform, also known as Wordsmith, automatically creates narratives with depth and personality out of raw […]

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