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The NWSL is the world’s top women’s soccer league and, entering the year, was home to all 23 current US Women’s National Team players and many international stars. And thanks to a new partnership with CBS and Twitch, more people than ever were able to watch them play; the league Read more…
The Seattle Seahawks are running another play from an evolving virtual fan engagement playbook, teaming with Microsoft once again, this time to connect fans in Microsoft Teams with players and coaches before a game. The experience using the tech giant’s collaboration software is called Pregame Huddle, and allows a select Read more…
ESPN reported last week that North America’s premier basketball league saw its revenues for the 2019/20 season fall by ten per cent to US$8.3 billion. Losses related to ticketing alone amounted to US$800 million and it remains unclear whether fans will be able to attend games from the start of Read more…
ESPN executives have been told not to plan for travel or hospitality for the Super Bowl in February, according to multiple people familiar with the conversations, becoming the latest major NFL partner to scale back its presence at America’s biggest sporting event because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here to Read more…
Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has always been pretty diplomatic when asked about the “Let Russ Cook” slogan, which became a rallying cry of many fans last year to let him do more in the offense. But at least legally and financially, Wilson appears to be embracing it wholeheartedly, with records Read more…