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Lou Gehrig Speech NFT Relaunches New York Sports Hall Of Fame
New York Sports Hall of Fame relaunched today with the exclusive Lou Gehring Appreciation Day speech offering of a 1-of-1 non-fungible token (NFT) digital collector’s item. The year 1939 saw World War II beginning to rage, my mother being born In Ecuador, and perhaps the most iconic sports speech ever given by the Yankees Captain…
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VKTRY GEAR Insoles Adds NBA Legend Tracy McGrady As Basketball Ambassador
VKTRY GEAR performance insoles has pivoted from dominating football to looking to do the same in basketball by signing Tracy McGrady as a brand ambassador in addition to his membership acceptance to the company advisory board comprised of fellow influential athletes. The sports tech company is expanding into hoops and will rely on the Basketball…
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NFL Flag Partners With TeamSnap Sports Management Platform Tech
NFL Flag and TeamSnap signed a technology and sponsorship deal to be the sports management platform for the NFL-licensed property. Kids playing in the official flag football league of the National Football League (NFL) make up the biggest youth flag football organization in America. Around 1,600 leagues and 500,000 kid athletes in all 50 states…
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Fauci Opening Day TOPPS NOW Card Sets Sales Record
COVID-19 is surging across much of America and so was Dr. Anthony Facui’s TOPPS NOW card illustrating his MLB opening day first pitch last Thursday before the New York Yankees and Washington Nationals game as it sold a record 51,512 cards distributed via the TOPPS Company platform. Perhaps his selection was a premonition against the…
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Importance Of Choosing The Right Gears To Give The Best Game Performance
Wearing the right clothes and gears in football is more than just showing how cool you look in your game outfit. It’s also about walking with your head high into the field, prepared and well-protected for the “battle” ahead. While it’s easy to choose gears based on how they look, it’s also important to know…
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Kobe Bryant Impacted Sports Tech Like A Champion Sports Techie
Kobe Bryant is forever remembered in infamy now as an international basketball legend but you may not realize he was into sports tech from his youth until passing away at the age of 41 in a helicopter crash last Sunday in the Southern California San Fernando Valley. The tragic accident claimed the lives of nine…
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THESportsTechie Autobiography Memoir Coming In 2020
THE Sports Techie is me. I have been in the sports technology industry more than 25 years. In my birthday month of 2020, it will be 10-years since I launched the Sports Techie community blog, trusted resource and original online sports tech community in America. Visit https://n5y.1cd.myftpupload.com/. Since then, I have made others believe I…
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FIFA Women’s World Cup VAR Room Media Briefing Review
The FIFA TV media briefing today regarding refereeing and VAR was enlightening both as a fan of football and a sports tech expert. I especially enjoyed listening to Pierluigi Collina, Chairman of FIFA’s referee committee, he hails from Italy and speaks English with a very strong Italian accent. He was joined by Head of FIFA Referring…
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MLL Commissioner Talks Draft, Media Rights, Moneyball, Stadiums, Gambling and PLL
Major League Lacrosse is in the good hands of Commissioner Alexander “Sandy” Brown. The Sports Techie community blog welcomed the opportunity to chat with Sandy today about the state of the league. The upcoming MLL 2019 Collegiate Draft presented by Cascade on March 9 is hosted by the NASCAR Hall-of-Fame in what the Commish calls,…
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Two Circles Data Marketing Sports Agency Opens New Los Angeles Office
Two Circles has a new office in Los Angeles and SVP Consulting Sam Yardley chatted with the Sports Techie community blog about the two-time Sports Industry Agency of the Year, their data-driven marketing approach, the move to sunny Southern California with his wife and baby, and the soon to be announced news regarding two upcoming…