SeventySix Capital, a firm that includes one-time National League MVP Ryan Howard, has announced an investment in N3rd Street Gamers. Howard, along with partners Wayne Kimmel and Jon Powell, are entering the esports realm through N3rd Street Gamers (NSG), a Jarvus venture led by entrepreneurs John Fazio and Rob Hilsky. (more…)
The New York Yankees are entering the esports world, as the club has announced an investment partnership with Vision Esports. The two organizations will create and manage an “ecosystem” of esports properties that include Echo Fox, Twin Galaxies, and Vision Entertainment. (more…)
As the result of a naming rights agreement, James Madison University‘s forthcoming basketball arena will be known as the Union Bank & Trust Center. JMU recently announced that it had agree to a partnership with Union Bank & Trust. (more…)
As the Philadelphia Flyers and Philadelphia 76ers get their seasons underway, Comcast Spectacor and ANC are unveiling Well Fargo Center technology upgrades. (more…)
The San Antonio Rampage will have a new parent club next year, as the team has announced an affiliation with the St. Louis Blues that begins in the 2018-19 season. That season will mark the start of a five-year affiliation agreement, according to announcements from both teams. (more…)
The NBA and Rakuten have announced a multiyear partnership that makes Rakuten the league’s exclusive distribution partner in Japan for all live NBA games. The agreement also represents the company’s first partnership with a North American sports league. (more…)
With the New Jersey Devils beginning their NHL season, the Prudential Center and Trans-Lux are unveiling a new videoboard. Billed as the largest, in-arena, center-hung scoreboard in the world, it comes it at 88,401 pounds, 9,584.9 square feet and almost four stories tall. It contains 29,610,024 SMD pixels. (more…)
The name of Portland‘s upcoming ECHL team has been announced, as the club will be known as the Maine Mariners. The Mariners are slated to begin play at Cross Insurance Arena starting with the 2018-19 season. (more…)
The Utica Comets will host the 2018 AHL All-Star Classic at Adirondack Bank Center at the Utica Memorial Auditorium. The two-day event will begin on January 28, with the All-Star game slated for January 29. (more…)
Thanks to a new naming rights partnership, the iWireless Center is now known as the TaxSlayer Center. The new name for the arena, which is home to the Quad City Mallards (ECHL), takes effect on October 1. (more…)
