If you follow baseball with even a passing interest, you know that nearly everyone’s got a way to “fix” the national pastime. Pitch clocks, moving the mound — there are…
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Barstool Sports founder reportedly blames company ‘idiots’ for copyright controversy
In a recent Twitter thread, comedian Miel Bredouw recounted some shady behavior by Barstool Sports’ legal team. In fact, even Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy isn’t trying to defend it,…
The Super Bowl gets voice-enabled
Amazon, Dish, Comcast and others are hoping to turn Super Bowl 2019 into a way to show off the potential for their voice technologies and TV integrations. The companies this…
Turner had to stream Woods-Mickelson golf event for free due to glitch
However, not everyone is happy with the freebie. Comcast said it was “proactively” offering refunds to Xfinity cable subscribers who’d paid for the golf showdown, since they could have tuned…
NBA League Pass transforms games into VR viewing parties
The new season brings back some familiar experiences including a “screening room” that shows as many as 13 League Pass games at once. You can watch with most any common…
SoftBank leads $35M investment in sports engagement startup Heed
Heed, a startup looking to create new ways for sports leagues and clubs to engage with fans, is announcing that it has raised $35 million led by SoftBank Group International….
CBS will stream Super Bowl LIII on mobile devices without a sign-in
CBS is streaming on a plethora of big-screen devices and platforms, including Apple TV, Android TV, Chromecast, Fire TV, Roku players, Samsung TVs, Xbox One and Amazon’s Channels. And you’ll…
Start your ‘NBA 2K19’ MyCareer before the game is even out
NBA 2K19 doesn’t come out until September 7th (Anniversary Edition), but those of you who are impatiently waiting for the game can get a good taste for it starting today….
Lyft enables sloth with seat-specific stadium drop-offs
You’ll have access to the feature this fall, starting with rides to Major League Soccer games in Portland. The addition bolsters Lyft’s efforts to fine-tune pickup and dropoff locations, and…
Soon you’ll be able to watch high school football on Twitter
Just at the NFL is gearing up to kickoff its regular season, Adidas has announced that it will be partnering with Twitter to livestream high school football games on the…