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Tuesday saw the launch of the “SheIS” movement, an initiative centered on empowering female athletes, with the release of a PSA and featuring commissioners and presidents of numerous sports leagues in the USA and Canada, including the WNBA, the Canadian Women’s Hockey League, WWE, Women’s Professional Lacrosse, National Pro Fastpitch, the National Women’s Hockey League and the United States Tennis Association. Each league took the pledge to “be better, do better” for female athletics, with a promise to support the women’s sports outside of the one they are affiliated with. opendorse shared the 2018 NFL Draftee’s with the Strongest Individual brands on social, releasing stats that ranked Lamar Jackson atop its rankings on Twitter, where he saw an audience of 262K total with engagement of 2.8%. He was followed by Baker Mayfield, Derrious Guice, Shaquem Griffin and Saquon Barkley as leaders on that particular platform while Mayfield led the pack on Instagram, with an audience of 600K total and engagement of 17%. Richard Petty Motorsports announced a partnership to make World Wide Technology the primary sponsor for six races with Darrell Wallace Jr. and the No. 43 team starting next weekend at Kansas Speedway. Additional races include Sonoma (June 24), Indianapolis (Sept. 9), Las Vegas (Sept. 16), Charlotte’s road course (Sept. 30) and Dover (Oct. 7). DIGITAL & STREAMING
The Glimpse Group, Inc., a Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality platform company comprised of multiple VR and AR software & services start-ups, announced today that it had acquired the VR/AR assets of iKnow.io, Inc. (and established its 10th subsidiary company – MotionZone, LLC. MotionZone provides Web VR data visualization and analytics solutions targeting the sports industry, including: esports, fantasy sports, sports media, leagues and franchises. WWE Network’s animated series Camp WWE returns for season two, premiering on demand this Sunday at noon. The series reimagines WWE Superstars and Legends as kids at their favorite summer camp, owned by Vince McMahon. PHIT America is launching PHIT America Month in May, looking to help people boost health at PHITMonth.org, offering hundreds of local walking, running, swimming, and tennis events to get the country “off the couch and engaged in physical activities” . ESPORTS
ReKTGlobal continued to add high-profile investors to its umbrella, announcing that members and management of multiplatinum band Imagine Dragons had joined the roster of owners. In addition to stake in ReKTGlobal, Daniel Platzman and Wayne Sermon of Imagine Dragons join Grammy-nominated artist Steve Aoki as co-owners of ReKTGlobal’s Las Vegas-based esports organization Rogue. “We love gaming and esports and have been looking for new ways to contribute to this community for a long time—but we never found the right fit until now,” said Mac Reynolds, Manager of Imagine Dragons. “We expect to see esports continue its rapid growth internationally, and we think Rogue and ReKTGlobal are the partners who will help make our hometown of Las Vegas the premiere team and gaming event destination.” The National Association of Collegiate Esports signed a partnership agreement with Hi-Rez Studios to build varsity esports competition in both SMITE and Paladins. The partnership will help provide the necessary infrastructure and resources for colleges and universities to expand their esports departments into additional esports, creating valuable opportunities for more students to compete and earn degrees. The deal will see both orgs create recruiting systems and outreach to help connect coaches and interested students together with seasons coordinated with Hi-Rez’s professional leagues. Competition will start beginning in August. Amazon announced that Mobile Masters 2018 would run June 23-24 at Amazon’s HQ in Seattle, dangling a $100,000 prize pool for games that include Power Rangers: Legacy Wars, Survival Arena, World of Tanks Blitz and Critical Ops. Power Rangers: Legacy Wars and Survival Arena will be running early round qualifiers for players to earn a spot, powered by GameOn, Amazon’s recently launched competitive gaming service. With the NBA 2K League officially underway, the league announced a new multiyear partnership that will make Scuf Gaming the Official Gaming Controller of the league. The partnership will also include a merchandising component, giving fans of the NBA 2K League the chance to game with the same official NBA 2K League controllers that will be used in competition. Meanwhile, the NBA 2K League will also see athlete endorsed footwear designer ISlide courtesy of a licensing deal to design and sell custom slides for all league teams. The slides are now available for all 13 teams for just $49.99 on the ISlide website. Monumental Sports & Entertainment and Events DC, the District’s convention and sports authority, announced a partnership to make Events DC a sponsor of Wizards District Gaming, beginning with its inaugural season in 2018, as a member of the NBA 2K League. “As the official convention and sports authority of the District, Events DC’s partnership with Monumental Sports & Entertainment to sponsor Wizards District Gaming fortifies our city’s commitment to the future of esports in Washington, DC. Cities are competing on a global level to drive tourism, new events and economic impact to their region – and esports is just another opportunity for DC to lead the country,” said Max Brown, Chairman, Board of Directors at Events DC. “Our collaborative partnership with MSE in the esports landscape is vital for our city’s growth in this rapidly-expanding vertical.” THE MAIN EVENT
Jazz/Rockets at 8p on TNT.
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Answer to Our Last Sports Trivia Question: What number did the Dodgers retire to honor Pee Wee Reese? Answer: #1. Kudos: Phyllis McQuillan-MSG Networks/NY; Denis Barry-CBS/NY; Art Salisch-Hearst Television/NY; Aymon DeMauro-ADM Media & Marketing/NY; Ken White-KWTV/Charlotte; Rick Rosenfelt-New York Red Bulls/Harrison; Rich Dubroff-PressBoxonline.com/Baltimore; Synda Kollman-Charter Marketing Group/Boca Raton; Andy Pittman-TAMU/College Station; Lance Phegley-Texas Runner and Triathlete magazine/Houston; Greg Moloznik-GLM Media/Scottsdale; David Hauptman/Denver; Dave Sikula-San Francisco State University/San Francisco; Rick Pike-InterMedia Advertising/Woodland Hills; Jack Simmons-US Army Reserve/LA; Miriam Aardahl-OMD/LA
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