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Twitch is known for its longtime role as an online platform in esports, where players can build a following and fans can watch events from around the world, either in real time or after the fact. But the growing platform hasn’t ventured too far into the Olympic landscape until a recent announcement that it would […]
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Named after the Roman goddess of the dawn and conceived as a way to celebrate women’s sports, the inaugural Aurora Games are scheduled to take place August 20–25 in Albany, New York. The sports festival will feature more than 125 professional athletes competing in six sports—basketball, tennis, figure skating, gymnastics, ice hockey and beach volleyball—on […]
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As 3–on–3 basketball continues to grow in popularity ahead of its Olympic Summer Games debut in 2020, one of the original blacktop events in the sport has been bought by a former NBA superstar. Kevin Garnett has acquired the Hoop It Up basketball tour, it was announced on Monday. Hoop It Up has been around […]
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Sports Spotlight: New Approaches" />FIBA, the international governing body for basketball, and the Los Angeles Times media group have announced an agreement to bring the annual FIBA 3×3 World Tour Final to Los Angeles from 2020 through 2023. The first FIBA 3×3 event in Los Angeles will be a World Tour Masters competition as part of the L.A. Street […]
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Will Waller has been named chief executive officer of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association, effective immediately. Waller, who has served on the organization’s board since 2016, has resigned his board position to take the top spot. Waller is the former vice president of HR business transformation for The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. He has […]
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Cathy Engelbert has been named the first commissioner of the WNBA, taking over the league’s top position that previously held the title of president. Engelbert is the CEO of Deloitte and will report to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver when she begins her term July 17. The 23rd season of the WNBA tips off on May […]
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Full Sail University has been named the exclusive university partner of the NBA 2K League’s Magic Gaming, a first-of-its-kind partnership in the esports league. The agreement would enable Full Sail and Magic Gaming to continue to build, support and engage the esports community’s global audience and provide educational opportunities for the students and alumni of […]
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The NCAA national championships for Divisions I, II and III men’s and women’s basketball will be staged as combined championship events during the 2020 NCAA Men’s Final Four in Atlanta and as part of the 2023 NCAA Women’s Final Four in Dallas. It will be the second time for both men’s and women’s events that […]
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The Women’s National Basketball Association has announced a new multiyear partnership with AT&T, making the global communications and technology company the first non-apparel partner to have its logo featured on the jerseys of all 12 teams throughout the league. As part of the deal, AT&T will be integrated into WNBA.com, the WNBA app and WNBA […]
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Next to the Masters golf tournament, admission to NCAA March Madness is the hottest ticket in the spring. The Men’s and Women’s Final Four, of course, attract the most attention, but the preliminary rounds generate plenty of excitement too—both among fans and among hosting cities, which aim to leave an impression by reaching capacity crowds […]
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