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  • Mission Apolo – Built With Chocolate Milk, Episode 2: Building A Foundation

    In Mission Apolo: Building a Foundation, it’s a day of training, nutrition and fun for speedskating champion Apolo Ohno and his teammate Jen Ator, Fitness Director at Women’s Health. As part of their training and recovery journey towards the IRONMAN World Championship, they’re coached in open water swimming interval run training by 6X IRONMAN Champion…

  • Deltatre Forge CMS Platform Powers New World Rowing Federation FISA Website

    Deltatre Forge CMS Platform Powering New World Rowing Federation FISA Website Today, the World Rowing Federation FISA announced the launch of the governing body’s new online home for the rowing ecosystem, www.worldrowing.com. The Sports Techie community blog has a solid track record of announcing deltatre’s pioneering sports technology partnerships you can read more about here.…

  • ScoreStream Eager For Investment, iPhone App Launch And New Media Partnerships

    ScoreStream delivers real time high school and local scores across the country. I spoke to their CEO, Derrick Oien, about his new fund raising efforts, the launch of an upgraded app version for iPhone, their upcoming announcement concerning new TV, radio and newspaper deals, and a nice user story about the UCSD women’s waterpolo team who marched on…

  • BigTeams High School Athletic Websites And Software Company Raises Funds, Hires CEO Clay Walker

    BigTeams, one of the fastest growing, easy to use and most comprehensive website and software systems for high school athletics programs today introduced industry veteran Clay Walker as its Chief Executive Officer and also announced an investment round, led by Capital Sports Ventures. Walker is a long-time sports, entertainment and digital innovator hired to lead…

  • The Masters Social Media Players, Sponsorship Campaigns And Topics Leaderboard

    The 2014 PGA Tour Majors began this past weekend with 80-year old epic golf event,  The Masters. The fan experience at Augusta National has been evolving to keep up with the pace of our mobile society while retaining decade old traditions like the main scoreboard. Social media channels are the foremost way for a fan…

  • Adrian Peterson Uses Hyperice On Knee During NFL MVP Season With Vikings

    Adrian Peterson and Hyperice held a press conference last week with some of the top sports journalists and media brands who are excited about anything to do with AP. He chatted with about 20 reporters and me during a conference call about the Hyperice injury prevention and recovery technology and his now legendary rehab. The…

  • CheckinLine Fan Engagement Platform Targeting More NCAA Users

    CheckinLine has created software that centers on fan data, profiling and insight, plus research, conversations and databases. Their virtual service imitates the physical act of “camping out” or “queuing up” for swag and provides an engaging platform for organizations (sports, ticketing and events) to communicate with fans/supporters/members in an efficient and pro-active manner. Ben Flavel, CheckinLine Founder and…

  • Deltatre Supports C4 Broadcast Of First Ever UK Winter Paralympic Gold Medal

    I sent deltatre  a tweet last week asking what was happening with their Sochi 2014 Paralympic coverage and they responded that visually impaired skier Kelly Gallagher and guide Charlotte Evans won the first ever winter Paralympic gold medal for Great Britain. Channel 4, with support from deltatre, was at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Centre in…

  • Get the Education You Need to Succeed in the World of Sports

    Arizona Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald knows that he will eventually have to retire from the NFL. To improve his chances of having a successful career after pro sports, the wide receiver has enrolled in online classes at the University of Phoenix. Motivated by a promise he made to his mother, Fitzgerald chose to pursue his…

  • Spartan Up ! A New Life Strategy Book Written By Joe De Sena, Spartan Race Founder

    It was my pleasure to review the advanced synopsis of the new book, Spartan Up ! Written by Joe De Sena, founder of Spartan Race, this life strategy book and e-book is releasing on May 17th. Spartan UP is a take-no-prisoners guide to overcoming obstacles and achieving peak performance in life. Our exclusive Q&A with…