On Friday, regulators closed Silicon Valley Bank, with the FDIC taking over as receiver of its deposits. The 16th-largest bank in the United States, the moves mark the largest bank failure in the United States since 2008, and the second-largest in American history. How will Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse impact athletes? Current economic forces best explain …
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This week at NXSTREAM, Klutch Sports Group founder, Rich Paul, sat down with WNBA athlete and ESPN broadcaster, Chiney Ogwumike, to discuss what’s next for Klutch Sports Group and its partnership with United Talent Agency. On Klutch’s 2019 partnership with UTA, Paul said, “It was about not just resting in your success and realizing …
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On Tuesday, Crocs (NASDAQ: CROX) signed six college athletes to NIL deals. During 2023, the endorsees will create customized social content for the brand. The athletes span multiple sports and hail from across the nation: NCAA men’s and women’s sport athletes are equally represented amongst the group. This comes when a recent report by Opendorse …
On an October afternoon in an airy conference room at their Hollywood office, founders Jeffrey Soros and Simon Horsman discussed Los Angeles Media Fund’s bold ambitions for the company’s sport industry future. Founded in 2014, the duo launched the production company following Horsman’s prior legal work for Soros on a number of films. Today, with …
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The WNBPA has partnered with BreakAway in a deal creating a biometric data advantage for WNBA players. The deal utilizes app-based technology to put biometric data in WNBA players’ hands, helping them collect, store, control, and commercialize their data. BreakAway, a Los Angeles-based data analytics company, is the developer of a mobile app providing athletes …
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Athletes, coaches and trainers are increasingly recognizing the tie between one’s mental wellbeing and their sport performance. Things like stress, anxiety and depression can negatively impact an athlete’s performance. As conversations around athlete wellbeing come into focus thanks in part to the transparency of athletes like Kevin Love and Naomi Osaka, brands are entering into …
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More than ever, it is critical for athletes to have strong personal brands. From endorsement deals to investment opportunities, robust personal brands open important doors. Effectively using social media can quickly grow an athlete’s personal brand. Developing engaging digital media campaigns is a proven way to grow a social media following. What steps should athletes …
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Eating a balanced diet is critical for an athlete’s success. But should athletes eat a biodiverse diet to improve athletic performance? Team Liquid‘s Executive Chef, Heidi Marsh, finds that eating a biodiverse diet improves the athletic performance of esports athletes. As a chef for some of the world’s best esports athletes, Marsh builds menus by …
Former NFL running back Bishop Sankey has great advice on staying positive during injury recovery. The first running back selected in the 2014 NFL Draft, Sankey’s NFL career was cut short. As a member of the Minnesota Vikings, he tore his ACL in the first pre-season game in 2017. Thereafter, he was ruled out for …
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Funding cuts to youth sports and P.E. are leaving administrators tasked with providing relevant educational experiences with less financial resources. This growing trend has led to a common result: eliminating physical education classes from the American educational curriculum. Only six American states require physical education for students across every grade level. These cuts fall greatest …
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