Ready® Nutrition Announces Power 5 Partnership

Ready® Nutrition announced they are UCLA Athletics new exclusive provider of protein products making this the popular sports nutrition companies first partnership with a Power 5 university.  The multi-year deal includes the right to supply protein packed products to UCLA’s 700 student-athletes representing 25 different Division I collegiate sport programs. The Sports Techie community blog has covered Ready as they grow their brand across the United States, this time with a Bruins athletic department business relationship...

The new LUMASPORT Sports Lighting System uses advanced LED lighting technology patents designed for both indoor and outdoor use. This is important to know as the northern hemisphere is about to enter into the fall and winter solstice months meaning indoor sporting events are back on despite the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to spread across America...

In-game betting during live sports events is the new sports tech enhanced craze making the 2020 U.S. Open Championship at Winged Foot, PGA Tour tournament launch for Chirp, a new and free golf wagering app developed by 8AM Golf and the app’s sponsor, Cisco, well-timed. The owner of GOLF Magazine/Golf.com and GolfLogix (the most downloaded app in golf history), enters into the gaming space with real-time games ready to play as you watch the second Major golfing event of the year beginning Thursday. As viewers watch each PGA Tour broadcast, live in-round odds are pushed out to the app allowing users 30 seconds to bet (or not) on live scenarios. Can Rory McIlroy reach the green on a three-par with his tee shot? Will Tiger Woods make his...

Sports Betting Dime (SBD) partnered with Marshawn Lynch to develop sticky and humorous content for the average fan of all sport interested in learning about the gambling industry while being entertained by an iconic NFL player with a one-of-a-kind personality that crosses over from football to other sports, and onto Hollywood while never straying far from OakTown. I saw the virtually impossible Beast Quake play against the New Orleans Saints in person when Lynch did perhaps the Seattle Seahawks greatest play of all-time (I was also at the Tony Romo fumble game against the Dallas Cowboys which is right there in terms of Hawks fandom glory) broken down by an expert author from the sports betting news and information hub that’s been in business for almost 10-years...

Elite Turf came across the pond with Act Global and just landed their first 100% recyclable Power System, synthetic turf installation in the United States at Ranney School in Tinton Falls, New Jersey. Previously not available in America, Elite Turf brings healthier artificial turf to the U.S. that is more playable and has increased durability over the competition. Student athletes and local citizens that exercise on it can thank Ranney School and their partner, Princeton Soccer Academy (PSA) for the complete re-turf of the 80,000 square foot field used by the soccer, lacrosse and field hockey teams for training, practice and games...

Riptide Partners Customer Experience (CX) solutions conducted a new survey of New York residents on whether these fans in attendance at sporting events and concerts would likely return to sport and entertainment venues with the COVID-19 pandemic not going away anytime soon. The consulting firm received 4,000 completed surveys conducted at N.Y. area sports events and concerts by attendees. The full-service solution extracted data signifying 89% will return to events depending on the risk while the average time of return is 3.5 months with all factors considered. This is hailed as the first, and therefore most comprehensive study of queried individuals at live sporting events...

The National Basketball Retired Players Association (NBRPA) is launching Legends Media & Entertainment (LME) to expand their storytelling reach through a technology platform designed for NBA and WNBA players to use for production, distribution and for measuring each compelling story. NBPRA membership includes former NBA, ABA, WNBA and Harlem Globetrotters. More than 1,000 NBA and WNBA players make up the core of this group of former professional basketball players. The Sports Techie community blog is written by a hoops nut so this story is extra exciting to share during the COVID-19 pandemic sport slowdown...

VKTRY GEAR carbon fiber insoles are taking the NFL by storm with a 300% increase from player use last season that includes one of my favorite players, Seattle Seahawks WR DK Metcalf. Certified Pedorthist, Matt Arciuolo, founded the company on a product patent in 2015 that customizes an athlete’s insole based on size and specific sport or activity. First users were the USA Olympic Bobsled and Skeleton teams. During 2020 preseason workouts, more than 200 NFL players insert the world’s first carbon fiber insole designed to advance performance while decreasing the potential for injury into their shoes and cleats...

The Los Angeles Lakers and First Entertainment Credit Union just launched a new Lakers® Debit Card initiative as part of a multi-year sponsorship announced in Spring 2020. First Entertainment members will have access to exclusive opportunities and experiences as the organization drives for their next NBA Championship in the Orlando playoffs bubble during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 16-time NBA Champions are currently locked in a first round playoff match up with the Portland Trail Blazers. The Sports Techie community blog has dedicated readers and followers in the L.A. area that make up the more than 85,000 First Entertainment member in the county and across the nation...

When it comes to sports betting, some people will try to offer you a magic solution. The Sports Techie community blog implores you not to spend money on sport gambling that you cannot afford to to lose, if you have a problem please seek help. There are some sports betting strategies and tactics that proponents will present as some kind of magic bullet: they will essentially promise you that if you use their approach, you will be guaranteed to win. This, of course, is simply untrue.

Although there is no magic bullet when it comes to sports betting, and like any form of gambling there is never a guarantee, there are a few strategies that can increase your odds of winning, if you understand them and apply them correctly...