Press Releases
The Washington Football Team announced that, for the first time this year, practice will be held at FedExField in Landover, MD. Previous sessions to prepare for the 2020 campaign had taken place at the Inova Sports Performance Center in Loudoun County, VA. The FedExField practice will also allow the team to get a feel for playing in the stadium without fans in the seats. Earlier this month, the team announced that, out of an abundance of caution due to the rapidly changing dynamics of the COV
Read more...31 August 2020
Sports Facilities (SF) Companies, the youth and amateur sports industry leader in venue planning, development, management, has announced the launch of their lacrosse events company: Halo LAX, LLC. Halo LAX will begin its inaugural season this fall featuring more than a dozen events across the country with three distinct event styles including 6onLAX, D3 Showcase, and Club Challenges. With a full season in 2021, Halo LAX plans to host 40+ lacrosse events and over 10,000 participants in locatio
Read more...AstroTurf has announced a partnership with Athletes Unlimited to be an on-field sponsor in the league’s inaugural softball season. The league will feature 56 of the world’s best softball stars from many different countries. The action will take place at Parkway Bank Sports Complex in Rosemont, Illinois and runs for 5 weeks beginning August 29th. The infield action will take place on a new Diamond Series 3DK turf system installed by AstroTurf Corporation. AstroTurf®,
Read more...AstroTurf®, the inventor of synthetic turf, and Brock®, the leading producer of turf shock pads, have come together to present an innovative new baseball and softball turf system: The AstroTurf® Diamond Series 3DK. The 3DK line is a transformative turf system that accomplishes a greater level of safety, cooling ability, and performance, giving today’s athletes a premium surface equipped to deliver the ultimate playing experience. “The Diamond Series 3DK does
Read more...28 August 2020
Phil Mickelson put on a dominant performance and cruised to a debut Champions Tour win on Wednesday at the Charles Schwab Series with Callaway Golf (NYSE: ELY) equipment and an Odyssey Putter. In an impressive showing from tee-to-green, Mickelson shot 61-64-66 to capture a four-shot, wire-to-wire victory. With the combination of his trusted Callaway Chrome Soft X Triple Track Golf Ball and MAVRIK Driver, Mickelson led the field in driving distance for the week, averaging 323.7 yards
Read more...27 August 2020
Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (Bridgestone), a subsidiary of the world's largest tire and rubber company, announced support for three non-profit adaptive sports organizations as part of its ongoing efforts to help remove barriers in society and create advanced solutions that increase accessibility for all. The partnerships, which are partially funded by the Bridgestone Americas Trust Fund, will provide individual athlete grants and help expand local programs through Challenged Athletes Found
Read more...The Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) and Estrella Media announced the local broadcast schedule for the first phase of in-market regular season matches. Estrella’s KRCA 62 will air two of LAFC’s upcoming matches, starting with the road contest against Real Salt Lake on Wednesday, August 26. The Club’s Official Spanish Broadcast TV Partner will also broadcast LAFC’s home match against the Portland Timbers on Sunday, September 13 at 8:00 p.m. PT. The remaining r
Read more...FanCompass is honored to announce a new strategic partnership with Minor League Baseball (MiLB). Through this agreement, all MiLB teams will have access to the FanCompass suite of digital products and services to help drive fan engagement, retention and generate sponsorship revenue now and into the 2021 season. The partnership will help teams develop fan engagement campaigns to help build their fan database and stay connected with their key audiences. FanCompass will also assist tea
Read more...26 August 2020
PrestoSports, the leading all-in-one sports technology platform in college athletics, announced the strategic acquisition of ScoreShots, the market leader in infographic and motion graphics for athletics. Already the leading provider in collegiate and high school streaming, website, and stats technology, this acquisition expands PrestoSports' suite of solutions. ScoreShots, headquartered in Fayetteville, North Carolina, has developed a powerful graphics engine that generat
Read more...25 August 2020
Electronic Arts Inc. announced that EA SPORTS™ NHL® 21 is coming to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on October 16 and unveiled a first look at Stanley Cup® winner Alex Ovechkin as the game’s cover athlete, for the second time. Ovechkin has been one of the most influential and impactful players in hockey and has become something of a muse for the development team, mapping the game’s innovation against the game-changing impact he has had on the sport. This iteration of
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