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Georgetown University Adds Cryotherapy To New Athletic Center

The John R. Thompson Jr. Intercollegiate Athletic Center at Georgetown University is opening on Thursday and giving student-athletes a new option of treatment and competitive advantage by offering them access to whole body cryotherapy equipment, also know as cryosaunas. Impact Cryotherapy designs and manufactures cryosaunas, which are used by athletes and others all over the world […]

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Fitness Tracker Microsoft Band Might Be Dead

The writing is on the wall. The “Buy now” button for the Microsoft Band redirects to a general website. The Microsoft Band official Twitter account has been silent for more than a month. Microsoft’s fitness wearable device for the wrist could be on its last legs, as a company spokesperson offered this statement to ZDNet […]

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Atlanta Hawks Receive 1 Million Views On Facebook Live Open Practice

What can live streaming do for an NBA franchise? For the Atlanta Hawks, an open practice broadcast on its Facebook account on Saturday morning received more than one million views. According to Jaryd Wilson, the Hawks Digital Content Manager, the team has seen “massive success” with their live social streams, so they weren’t too surprised about the seven-figure […]

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Under Armour, Snapchat Team Up For Cam Newton Interactive Game

Well Snapchat users, Under Armour has something new for you. Scrolling through the Discover page, you might find yourself clicking on a new game to play. The game, It Comes From Below, stars NFL MVP and Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton. And instead of just watching him quickly dodge various objects, the game allows you […]

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NBA Allows Teams To Review Real-Time Video From The Bench

NBA teams will be able to make strategic adjustments faster than ever this season thanks to the league’s rule change on video on the bench. The NBA has announced that teams will be allowed to use hard-wired connections to view real-time video clips from the bench. USA Today first reported the rule adjustment, which will speed up […]

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