Sports technology and gaming company, Status Pro, has partnered with NFL MVP Lamar Jackson, to revolutionize the gaming experience by developing, “The Lamar Jackson Experience,” a suite of first-person virtual reality products that include an at-home virtual reality game, arcade games and live activation. This marks Jackson’s first officially announced endorsement deal, cementing his status […]
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New Jersey Hits Record Numbers for NFL Draft Round One
The NFL Draft Round One produced record-setting handle for PlaySugarHouse.com in New Jersey and a plethora of first-round surprises. Here are some highlights: Both handle and bet counts are already triple last year’s numbers for the full draft even though we are only a day into the 3 day event. 76% of all sports betting […]
New York Jets Contribute $2 Million to Support COVID-19 Relief Response
Last month, the Johnson family and the New York Jets donated $1 million to multiple local United Way agencies to help combat the Coronavirus pandemic. Today, they announced an additional $2 million donation to support COVID-19 relief response in New Jersey and New York. Organizations that will receive funding from the $2 million contribution are […]
Detroit Pistons Honor Health Care Workers
The Detroit Pistons and the Detroit Youth Choir today released an emotional recording of the song “Stand by Me” to honor doctors, nurses and health care professionals in metro Detroit and around the world who are on the front lines battling COVID-19. In a video released on Pistons.com and social media the Detroit Youth Choir […]
The Salvation Army Teams up with The NFL to Launch “Draft-A-Thon”
Football fans across the country are encouraged to participate April 23-25 in the NFL’s “Draft-A-Thon,” a three-day virtual fundraiser to support The Salvation Army and five other national nonprofits and their respective COVID-19 efforts. With more than 7,600 service locations, The Salvation Army is working directly in communities across the country to help the growing […]
Kyree Walker Will Prepare for NBA Draft
San Francisco based, Chameleon BX, announced Kyree Walker will prepare for the 2021 NBA Draft by training in its 12-month program starting this June in San Francisco. Kyree Walker is one of the most promising young basketball stars in his 2020 class, named MaxPreps National Freshman of the Year in 2017 while attending Moreau Catholic […]
NFL Player Jimmy Graham Connects Virtually with Wounded Warriors
These past months have been a struggle for many, including injured Army veteran James Martin. Health problems paired with social distancing have made each day challenging. That’s why what Jimmy Graham did recently meant so much to him. “When I have days that it’s tough to get up in the morning, it definitely helps me […]
Michael Jordan has chocen Beneficiary for ‘The Last Dance’
Basketball legend Michael Jordan has selected Friends of the Children as a beneficiary of The Last Dance, an ESPN and Netflix 10-part documentary series on Jordan and the Chicago Bulls’ quest for a sixth championship in 1998 premiering on Sunday, April 19. Jordan has been investing in Friends of the Children since 2018. “What stood […]
NCAA Student-Athletes Receive Cutting Edge Treatment
Northern Illinois University and its study partners, University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point and Botanics & Health Inc., makers of Tru-Releaf™, announced a first in the world study that will confirm Tru-Releaf, a topically applied pure CBD lotion, is THC-free, reduces pain, aids post-workout recovery and most importantly, does not increase levels of THC or […]
Emoni Bates Named 2019-20 National Boys Basketball Player Of The Year
In its 35th year of honoring the nation’s most elite high school athletes, The Gatorade Company today announced Emoni Bates of Lincoln High School in Ypsilanti, Mich. is the 2019-20 Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year – the first sophomore to win the award. Bates won the prestigious award for his accomplishments on […]