Acclaimed author Curt Smith chronicles the historic relationship between baseball and the U.S. presidency. Smith’s new book, The Presidents and the Pastime: The History of Baseball and the White House (University of Nebraska Press) is now available.  Described by USA Today as “the voice of authority on baseball broadcasting,” Smith draws on his background as a former White House ...

Fandom Sports Rewards World Cup-Inspired Tattoos, Body Art Big events bring out superfans, and FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia, which kicks off in a couple of weeks, is the biggest of all globally. Although the U.S. failed to qualify, fans here are still engaged, especially those who follow the ...

For the first time this weekend, competition in the 2018 Penn Mutual Collegiate Rugby Championship will be carried live on ESPN2, ESPNews and the new ESPN+ app. Philadelphia is in the international sports spotlight this coming weekend, as the Olympic sport of Rugby 7s returns to Talen Energy Stadium for ...

CarbonTV, the world’s leading outdoor, online OTT streaming content site, announces the debut of “Outdoor Weekly,” the latest program to join their lineup of exclusive programs focused on the outdoors. Hosted by Julie McQueen, viewers can join in on a fast-paced, insider-driven weekly recap of the most important stories, events, products and ...

Los Angeles based Winters Rock Entertainment has secured the story rights to produce a feature length documentary film about professional MMA fighter and TV personality Marcus Kowal. The film will showcase Marcus and his wife Mishel’s fight to change the legal and social attitudes surrounding drinking and driving after the tragic death ...

Two decades ago, the U.S. Mint began issuing quarters with reverse designs celebrating each of the 50 states. The program was a huge hit, renewing interest in coin collecting and inspiring a series Presidential dollar coins that was not quite as successful but did boost interest in the hobby. Perhaps ...

FOX Sports, in cooperation with the Fox Innovation Lab and partners Ericsson, Intel and AT&T, will use 5G technology to stream 4K video over 5G for potential broadcast nationwide at this year’s 118th U.S. Open Championship on June 14-17 (FOX/FS1). The 5G wireless technology will transmit 4K HDR images from two ...

FC Schalke 04, the world-renowned German soccer team that plays in the top-tier Bundesliga, has announced today that it will be the official soccer club of Kick It 3v3, the largest and longest running grassroots soccer tournament tour in the US. Schalke will reach over 30,000 youth players across the ...

mycujoo has announced the signing of a partnership with the Indonesia Football Association (PSSI) for the streaming of live and on-demand football content over three years, including matches of Liga 1, Liga 2, Liga 3 and Indonesian National teams. Under the agreement, at least 1150 matches will be live streamed on mycujoo.tv over the next ...

Kick It 3v3 National Soccer Tour, the largest national grassroots soccer tournament tour in the U.S., today announced that GoGo squeeZ® has been named the official applesauce and yogurt sponsor of the 2018 Kick It National Tour. The Tour officially begins on June 2 and will involve more than 30,000 youth soccer players across ...