If Lighting forward Nikita Kucherov scores in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals tonight you might want to brush up on your Kucherov trivia. That goal will launch a bonus contest on the mobile-based gaming platform, HypSports, with cash prizes available to fans who can answer the trivia questions correctly. “We’re excited to celebrate […]
Live coverage of college football, men’s basketball and wrestling is coming the social streaming service Twitch. Although better known for being the place fans can watch esports, a new Twitch sports channel offered by Stadium will add traditional sports content to that mix. The newly-launched channel (https://www.twitch.tv/stadium) will include exclusive live games and events, real-time sports […]
Biometric ticketing will soon be launching at Fenway Park for Boston Red Sox games. Fenway Sports Group is partnering with IdentoGO by Idemia, the company behind TSA Pre, to bring biometric ticketing to its teams. That will include the Red Sox and most likely the Premier League soccer club Liverpool FC, according to Charles Carroll, […]
Starting January 2019, UFC Fight Night will be streaming live on ESPN+, according to a deal announced today between the mixed martial arts organization and the sports broadcaster. A total of 15 live UFC events, branded UFC on ESPN+ Fight Night, will be available live to subscribers through the ESPN app. Each Fight Night will […]
Today, SOLOS augmented-reality smart glasses went on sale to consumers. The glasses will let cyclists and runners get real-time metrics on their performance as they train through a four-millimeter screen mounted just within an athlete’s field of vision. Though the glasses were originally designed strictly for cyclists, SOLOS (a unit of the Kopin Corporation) decided […]
