Oregon21, LLC, USA Track & Field (USATF), Travel Oregon and the University of Oregon teamed up to host the official kickoff event for the World Athletics Championships Oregon 21 today at the University of Oregon campus. The event welcomed back Team USATF athletes just returning from this year’s World Championships in Doha, Qatar, which concluded […]
The Professional Fighters League (PFL), the first to present MMA in the sport-season format where individual fighters compete in a Regular Season, Playoffs, and Championship, has announced a strategic partnership with Mike Tyson. The first initiative under the strategic partnership is a new MMA series — “Mike Tyson’s New Fight Game: The PFL,” which is […]
Wednesday evening, October 9th 2019 was a big night in major league baseball. The St Louis Cardinals beat the Atlanta Braves in a landslide, 13-1. And the Los Angeles Dodgers lost to the Washington Nationals, 3-7. This will be the first time in nearly five years the Cardinals are heading back to the National League […]
The effort to bring uniform standards to protect racehorses passed three major milestones this week. One hundred and fifty Members of Congress have signed on as co-sponsors to the Horseracing Integrity Act (HIA), which is more than one third of the House of Representatives. Besides the strong Congressional support, 135 of the industry’s leading trainers […]
Gleyber Torres cracked his first postseason home run and contributed two deft defensive plays, Luis Severino hurled four scoreless innings before turning the game over to the bullpen and the Yankees once again popped the corks after advancing to the American League Championship Series with a 5-1 victory, completing a series sweep of Minnesota. “Tonight we’ll enjoy the […]
The Detroit Pistons today opened the Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center, a $90 million state-of-the-art training center and corporate headquarters in the New Center area of Detroit. Designed as a community hub, the new 185,000 square-foot facility is the largest of its kind in the NBA and anchors a multi-use development that is transforming […]
This week, Guild Education, a mission-based company providing opportunities for America’s workforce through education, received an investment from Stephen Curry of the NBA Golden State Warriors to accelerate Guild’s mission and impact. Stephen Curry & Guild Education CEO & Co-Founder Rachel Carlson spoke with TechCrunch about the investment. Guild Education partners with leading employers, including […]
“With the 2020 Summer Olympics fast approaching, I train every day,” said Lochte. “Working with Fitplan to develop this program allows me to personally share what I do to get ready for my biggest competitions to a vast network of like-minded and inspired people who are looking for new workouts and ideas. I’m really excited […]
Tampa Bay Rays sting the Oakland Athletics 5-1 in the American League Wild Card Game. The Rays head down to Houston for the Game #1 of the ALDS on Friday. Wednesday’s game was the first postseason meeting between the two franchises. The Rays made their first postseason appearance since 2013 while the Athletics made their […]
When Hurricanes Irma and Maria ravaged Puerto Rico in 2017, they devastated community baseball programs across the island, shredding more than 300 fields where young people once played and world-class talent had long been nurtured. Now, music icon Marc Anthony and Latin star Bad Bunny lead funding for a new program called Play Ball Again […]