Following the overwhelming success of the recent sold-out issue of an exclusive box set of cards depicting this week’s likely No. 1 pro draft selection Trevor Lawrence, Topps has teamed with the winningest starting quarterback in Clemson history on the release of its first football-related NFTs (non-fungible tokens). The six-piece ...
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EGF, Special Olympics NJ Team On Esports Program
EGF The Electronic Gaming Federation (EGF), the national governing body for formalized collegiate D-I esports and high school level leagues, today announced a new, first-ever expansive partnership with Special Olympics New Jersey (SONJ) to create EGFH Unified. Unified Sports® joins people with and without disabilities (known as Unified partners) on ...
Read More »1950 Roy Campanella Brooklyn Dodgers Game-Used Home Jersey Sells for $186,000
A 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers game-used home jersey belonging to Hall of Fame catcher Roy Campanella sold Sunday night for $186,000 at Robert Edward Auctions. A three-time National League MVP, Campanella was considered one of the greatest catchers of his era. He was already a star in the Negro Leagues when Branch Rickey recruited him shortly after ...
Read More »Glanville Brings “Class Is In Session” To tackle Tough Topics Well…
While it’s only regional right now, a new offering from Chicago’s Marquee Sports Network, the home of the Chicago Cubs, is looking to generate more national conversations. It is called “Class is in Session,” and it is the brainchild of former MLB star Doug Glanville, a longtime advocate and activist ...
Read More »A7FL Partners with Joe Hand Promotions to Bring Spring Football to Restaurants and Bars Starting Sunday
For sports bars and restaurant owners whose customers are craving some football, the American 7s Football League announced they are offering a free “Game of the Week” doubleheader on Sunday, April 25 through a partnership with Joe Hand Promotions. The A7FL season runs through July 18 with two games each ...
Read More »Dedication to Community launches partnership with South Carolina State University Athletics
Dedication to Community (D2C), a national non-profit that educates and empowers communities on diversity, belonging, and equity, today announced a historic partnership with South Carolina State University (SCSU) to create and implement an extensive awareness and action strategy for all of SCSU’s 270 student-athletes, staff and coaches. The Edwin R. ...
Read More »Messier, Frazier, Bird Among Steiner’s New ‘Athlete Direct’ Stars
A plethora of champion players and coaches – from New York Rangers Stanley Cup icons Mark Messier and Mike Richter to Football Giants Super Bowl legends Tom Coughlin and Mark Bavaro to women’s basketball greats Sue Bird and Nancy Lieberman to Yankees World Series champs Aaron Boone and Willie Randolph ...
Read More »Flag Football Goes Long With Increased Popularity, Participation
credit: JJ Hohorst Not everyone can suit up in full pads for full-contact football. But flag football offers a way for kids and “weekend warriors” to enjoy playing the sport in a safer way. SportsMedia Report had an opportunity to speak with two proponents of the sport, Jeff Lewis, founder ...
Read More »Evander Holyfield Returns to the Ring for Triller Fight Club’s June 5 Event in Fla.
Triller Fight Club (TFC) took another major step in its growing sports and entertainment business today when it added one of the world’s most respected and accomplished athletes, Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield, to its lineup of elite fighters, legends, rising stars and leading entertainment personalities. Holyfield, the only person ...
Read More »FITE To Offer Exclusive Access to ‘PRBLM CHILD,’ The All Access Look At The Life of Jake Paul
credit: Ryan Loco Triller Fight Club today announced that “PRBLM CHILD” the raw, all-access look into the life of one of the world’s most polarizing and controversial personalities, YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul, is now available exclusively in its entirety on FITE. The five part series had been available on an episodic ...
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