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Wilson Sports Announces Evolution Into Apparel And First-Ever Retail Stores 
Wilson Sports Announces Evolution Into Apparel And First-Ever Retail Stores 
May 25, 2021  |  Retail

After making tennis rackets, golf clubs, baseball gloves and even the official NFL football since World War II, Chicago-based Wilson Sporting Goods is launching a...

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Facebook Wants To Add Pay-Per-View Sports
Facebook Wants To Add Pay-Per-View Sports
May 19, 2021  |  Social Commerce

The first pay-per-view sporting event happened more than 60 years ago, when boxing fans mailed $2 to the TelePrompTer company to watch Floyd Patterson retake...

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Dallas Mavericks Reportedly Consider Jumping Into The NFT Craze
Dallas Mavericks Reportedly Consider Jumping Into The NFT Craze
March 26, 2021  |  Blockchain / Distributed Ledger

Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, is said to be seeking use cases to harness non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for his NBA team, CNBC...

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Fanatics Scores $12.8 Billion Valuation With $320 Million Funding Round
Fanatics Scores $12.8 Billion Valuation With $320 Million Funding Round
March 24, 2021  |  Investments

The mammoth sports merchandise company Fanatics has doubled in valuation in the last eight months, thanks in part to $320 million in new funding. As...

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Cadi’s Autonomous Golf Shops Let Players Try Before They Buy On The Course
Cadi’s Autonomous Golf Shops Let Players Try Before They Buy On The Course
March 24, 2021  |  Retail

A crowdfunded California golf startup is looking to disrupt the industry’s big-box retailers with its on-course autonomous kiosks that allow golfers to try out new...

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Subscriptions In Prime Time: Amazon Scores NFL Deal
Subscriptions In Prime Time: Amazon Scores NFL Deal
March 22, 2021  |  Amazon Entertainment

Starting in 2023, Amazon will be handing over somewhere in the neighborhood of a cool billion a year to the NFL for the exclusive rights...

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Rob Gronkowski Selling Non-Fungible Tokens Of Super Bowl Moments
Rob Gronkowski Selling Non-Fungible Tokens Of Super Bowl Moments
March 09, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski is selling over 300 non-fungible tokens (NFTs) spotlighting moments during this year’s Super Bowl and the other three...

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DraftKings Teams Up With DISH Network For TV Betting
DraftKings Teams Up With DISH Network For TV Betting
March 03, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

On Wednesday (Mar. 3), sports betting site DraftKings and cable television provider DISH Network announced a first-of-its-kind partnership that will bring gaming directly to television...

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DoorDash, Vroom And Robinhood Play For Iconic Status In The Super Commercial Bowl
DoorDash, Vroom And Robinhood Play For Iconic Status In The Super Commercial Bowl
February 06, 2021  |  Retail

Are you ready for some football … commercials? The Big Game kicks off on Sunday (Feb. 7), and while tens of millions will tune in...

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