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  • • G League: Jay Hernandez named head coach of Greensboro Swarm
    Charlotte Hornets assistant coach Jay Hernandez will serve as the head coach of the Greensboro Swarm for the upcoming NBA G League season. Additionally, Norman Richardson and Evan Harville have been hired as Swarm assistant coaches. This year, the G League will play in a “bubble,” starting in February at the ESPN Wide World of … Continue reading "G League: Jay Hernandez named hea...2021
  • • NBA G League Announces Plans to Start 2020-21 Season In February
    Last week, the NBA G League officially announced their plans to play their 2020-21 season at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in February; the same venue that the NBA used when they resumed the 2019-20 season. 18 teams, including 17 G League teams and the G League Ignite, will play in the G […] The post NBA G League Announces Plans to Start 2020-21 Season In February appeared first on S...2021
  • • Thunder sign guard Frank Jackson, who played for Pelicans last season
    The Oklahoma City Thunder has signed guard Frank Jackson. Jackson, listed at 6-foot-3, 205 lbs., has played in 120 career NBA games (18 starts) with the New Orleans Pelicans, averaging 7.2 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 16.4 minutes per game. During the 2020 NBA Restart in the Bubble at Disney Wide World of … Continue reading "Thunder sign guard Frank Jackson, who played for Pelican...2020
  • • Rockets' Danuel House evicted from NBA bubble due to protocol violation
    The NBA confirmed on Friday that Houston Rockets forward Danuel House has left the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex bubble site after he violated league guidelines....2020
  • • Heat Vs. Pacers Live Stream: Watch NBA Playoffs Game 4 Online
    The Heat on Monday can pop the Pacers’ bubble. Miami, holding a 3-0 lead in their first-round NBA Playoffs series, will Indiana at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. With Jimmy Butler leading the charge, the Heat largely have made easy work of an overmatched Pacers squad. Will the Heat complete the sweep? We’ll […] The post Heat Vs. Pacers Live Stream: Watch NBA Playoffs Game...2020
  • • Grizzlies to play the Trail Blazers in NBA play-in round
    The Memphis Grizzlies have clinched the No. 9 seed in the Western Conference and will face the No. 8 seed Portland Trail Blazers in a play-in round that will tip-off on Saturday, August 15 at 1:30 p.m. (all times Central) at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World in Orlando. Saturday’s … Continue reading "Grizzlies to play the Trail Blazers in NBA play-in round"...2020
  • • Portland beats Orlando to win MLS is Back Tournament
    The Portland Timbers took down Orlando City 2-1 to take home the trophy for the MLS is Back Tournament at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex on Tuesday night....2020
  • • Phoenix Suns now 6-0 in Disney NBA Restart Bubble
    The final Western conference playoff spot is still in play, with multiple teams chasing it. One of those squads, the Suns, had been playing a very unspectacular NBA regular season, but then showed up to Disney Wide World of Sports for the NBA restart and decided they’re actually as good as any team in the … Continue reading "Phoenix Suns now 6-0 in Disney NBA Restart Bubble"...2020
  • • Kings’ Harrison Barnes vents team frustration, takes blame for recent struggles
    Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes is extremely disappointed with himself following his team’s struggles inside the NBA bubble in Orlando, Florida. The Kings got pummelled by the Brooklyn Nets, 106-119, at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Arena on Friday, marking their fourth defeat in five games. Barnes opened up about the whirlwind of emotions […] The post Kings’ Harrison Ba...2020
  • • Examining the virtual Raptor fan situation at Disney NBA bubble
    At the NBA restart at Disney Wide World of Sports, fans aren’t in attendance at the game, except virtually, by use of video screens that show their faces at the game while they sit at home. It’s a cool thing. Here’s the Toronto Star talking about the virtual Raptor fan situation: There are about 320 … Continue reading "Examining the virtual Raptor fan situation at Disney NB...2020

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  • • Ranking the 22 teams in NBA’s reboot: Nos. 22-11
    The NBA will resume action on July 31 at Walt Disney World’s ESPN Wide World of Sports complex. Twenty-two teams qualified for the league’s restart in Orlando. There will be eight regular-season games — plus a potential for a play-in tournament for the postseason — and playoffs to conclude the 2019-2020 season, which was suspended […] The post Ranking the 22 teams in NBA’s reboot...2020
  • • Major League Soccer's tournament plan like a 'luxurious prison' - Union's Bedoya
    Philadelphia Union midfielder Alejandro Bedoya likened Major League Soccer's plans for a tournament in Orlando to restart the season to living in a "luxurious prison." MLS suspended play on March 12 as the coronavirus pandemic began to affect cities throughout North America. However, ESPN sources recently said that the league was eyeing June 1 as the date for players and coaches to ...2020
  • • How a Pair of JMU Sophmores Found Their Way to Team USA
    “When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are.” One of the most famous lines from a Disney song seems appropriate as the U.S. women’s national team gets set for a training weekend at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort. That’s certainly the case for Charlotte Haggerty, a sophomore at James Madison who earned a spot playing alongside the nation’s best pla...2018
  • • How a Pair of JMU Sophomores Found Their Way to Team USA
    “When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are.” One of the most famous lines from a Disney song seems appropriate as the U.S. women’s national team gets set for a training weekend at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort. That’s certainly the case for Charlotte Haggerty, a sophomore at James Madison who earned a spot playing alongside the nation’s best pla...2018
  • View from Above: Can we really kick the kickoff to the curb?
    • View from Above: Can we really kick the kickoff to the curb?
    Whoa, hold on just a sec.  We're messing with the kickoff?  The very first play of any and every football game, anywhere and everywhere for all time, might go the way of the Dodo bird and become extinct? It's possible.   Strange, but in the past couple of years we've watched as rule changes regarding kickoffs have overhauled, re-worked and ultimately de-fanged a once-exciting play and turned it in...2018
  • Tackling Tech: NFL, Investors Examine Faster Cartilage Repair Process
    • Tackling Tech: NFL, Investors Examine Faster Cartilage Repair Process
    You don't need an MD next to your name, or an advanced biology course under your belt, to know that better, faster and smarter are powerful selling points for a sports science company looking to streamline cartilage repair. Fueling Football's Future. Source: GeniusLink This is the message Cartilage Repair Systems LLC of New York, N.Y. brought to the NFL's prestigious "1st & F...2018
  • Tackling Tech: More, Better Post-NFL Careers Marked 2017
    • Tackling Tech: More, Better Post-NFL Careers Marked 2017
    When it comes to building an off-the-field career, there's no time like the present for NFL players to start, as the league, the players association and the sports-tech industry have collectively generated more opportunities than ever before. Experiences - and even their biometric data - count as a valuable, marketable asset. The NFLPA and ACE Combine for Content   Source: NFLPA.c...2017
  • Tackling Tech: NFL Teams Embrace Zebra to Elevate Practices, Performance
    • Tackling Tech: NFL Teams Embrace Zebra to Elevate Practices, Performance
    When most folks think of player location data collected by the NFL, they likely think of the Next-Gen Stats undertaking for live games. But in the shadow of this high-profile, multi-year league initiative, a growing cadre of clubs are using the same data in systems to optimize practices. Zebra began putting its tags in NFL players shoulder pads four years ago to track players during games for the ...2017
  • Tackling Tech: NFL Teams Address Fatigue Factor
    • Tackling Tech: NFL Teams Address Fatigue Factor
    Sleep has been called the final frontier of sports science. Part of this space has already been explored by a Canadian firm that's using a U.S. Army-developed model and individual data to determine how fatigue affects the performance of elite athletes. Vancouver-based Fatigue Science has been at it for over a decade, using an algorithm created by the Army and has been working with about a ...2017
  • Tackling Tech: Colston Moves from NFL Stardom to Driving Athlete Analytics for All
    • Tackling Tech: Colston Moves from NFL Stardom to Driving Athlete Analytics for All
    In his 10-season NFL career as a target for Hall of Fame-bound wide-receiver Drew Brees, Saints Star Marques Colston got up close and personal with sports technology, but with annual offseason visits to the operating room for injury repair. Colston led the Saints to a Super Bowl Championship. Now he's leading sports tech companies toward the end zone. Source: GetTheDuckBoatsReady....2017

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  • • Wide World of eSports: Kaz Grala races on easy mode, PEAK iRacing Series at Vegas, and NASCAR teams compete for Heat Pro League draft order
    Easy mode? In Saturday’s Gander Outdoors Truck Series race, Kyle Busch made his march through the field look easy. Or, as Xfinity Series driver Kaz Grala put it, as if he were playing NASCAR Heat 3. .@KyleBusch right now looks like me playing NASCAR Heat 3 — Kaz Grala (@KazGrala) February 23, 2019 C’mon, Kaz. […] The post Wide World of eSports: Kaz Grala races on easy mode,...2019
  • • Dwyane Wade's decision remains on hold
    Dwyane Wade‘s decision on whether to return for a 16th season remains on hold as he concentrates on his duties as official ambassador to the Jr. NBA World Championships this week, writes Ira Winderman of The Sun-Sentinel. The inaugural event for 13- and 14-year-olds is being held at the Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World.Wade didn’t offer any clues to his future, but he said it was ...2018
  • • View from Above: Can we really kick the kickoff to the curb?
    Whoa, hold on just a sec.  We're messing with the kickoff?  The very first play of any and every football game, anywhere and everywhere for all time, might go the way of the Dodo bird and become extinct? It's possible.   Strange, but in the past couple of years we've watched as rule changes regarding kickoffs have overhauled, re-worked and ultimately de-fanged a once-exciting play and turned it in...2018
  • Tackling Tech: Pro Football HOF Launches Video Channel
    • Tackling Tech: Pro Football HOF Launches Video Channel
    The 2017-18 NFL season is over. But the offseason has just begun as the Pro Football Hall of Fame has launched a streaming channel that aims to bring the rich history and present of the sport to fans of the sport. Last Friday, the Hall of Fame channel went live with its online vault of on-demand videos plus more than 380 hours of programming including live events, movies and a 15-hour documentary ...2018
  • Tackling Tech: Patriots Launch First Team Super Bowl Network
    • Tackling Tech: Patriots Launch First Team Super Bowl Network
    Aiming to feed content-hungry fans in the week leading up to Super Bowl 52, the New England Patriots have launched a tech-driven, streaming network that provides fans live content from Minneapolis combined with on-demand classics. The network launched Monday, 1/29. Source: New England Patriots The Not Done Network went live Monday and represents the first such NFL team-specif...2018
  • Tackling Tech: Inside Verizon's Super Bowl Wireless Plan
    • Tackling Tech: Inside Verizon's Super Bowl Wireless Plan
    What could be better for a hardcore football fan than to help plan wireless coverage for the NFL's Super Bowls, which has come with the opportunity to attend the events? Thanks to the intersection of technology and sports, Verizon's Brian Mecum, is living and working a dream that others can only hope for at bedtime. But if you think planning for new and upgraded distributed antenna systems (DAS) f...2018
  • Tackling Tech: Resolving Replays: Pylon Cams, Chips & More
    • Tackling Tech: Resolving Replays: Pylon Cams, Chips & More
    Their contribution to resolving play reviews is limited. But pylon cameras - used by CBS in its coverage of AFC playoffs game last weekend -  provided fans an engaging, up-close-and-personal glimpse of action around the end zone (in some cases before being run over by approaching players). Pylon cameras provide TV and online viewers a captivating closeup of on-field action. Source...2018
  • Tackling Tech: Streaming Sports 2018: What to Watch For
    • Tackling Tech: Streaming Sports 2018: What to Watch For
    For those that like big menus with lots of choices, 2018 should be your year as the industry will see an array of new streaming services for live sports fans. But who will join the likes of Sling, Hulu Live, AT&T, YouTube, FuboTV, and more in the months ahead? Source: Stats LLC Last year saw the launch of new streaming services and key enhancements to yet others. Social media sites have beg...2018
  • • Tackling Tech: More, Better Post-NFL Careers Marked 2017
    When it comes to building an off-the-field career, there's no time like the present for NFL players to start, as the league, the players association and the sports-tech industry have collectively generated more opportunities than ever before. Experiences - and even their biometric data - count as a valuable, marketable asset. The NFLPA and ACE Combine for Content   Source: NFLPA.c...2017
  • Tackling Tech: Big Yearend Change for NFL Fans & Beyond
    • Tackling Tech: Big Yearend Change for NFL Fans & Beyond
    Sports fans wish for a winning season, playoff appearances and solid matchups to watch when their teams are in the mix. They have worries concerning the health and well-being of those that play the game. And finding less expensive ways to watch games of interest is high on their lists. Well, just when it looked like they could downshift into December and focus on enjoying the yearend holidays, mul...2017

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  • • View from Above: Can we really kick the kickoff to the curb?
    Whoa, hold on just a sec.  We're messing with the kickoff?  The very first play of any and every football game, anywhere and everywhere for all time, might go the way of the Dodo bird and become extinct? It's possible.   Strange, but in the past couple of years we've watched as rule changes regarding kickoffs have overhauled, re-worked and ultimately de-fanged a once-exciting play and turned it in...2018
  • • Tackling Tech: NFL Teams Embrace Zebra to Elevate Practices, Performance
    When most folks think of player location data collected by the NFL, they likely think of the Next-Gen Stats undertaking for live games. But in the shadow of this high-profile, multi-year league initiative, a growing cadre of clubs are using the same data in systems to optimize practices. Zebra began putting its tags in NFL players shoulder pads four years ago to track players during games for the ...2017
  • • Tackling Tech: NFL Teams Address Fatigue Factor
    Sleep has been called the final frontier of sports science. Part of this space has already been explored by a Canadian firm that's using a U.S. Army-developed model and individual data to determine how fatigue affects the performance of elite athletes. Vancouver-based Fatigue Science has been at it for over a decade, using an algorithm created by the Army and has been working with about a ...2017
  • Tackling Tech: The NFL's Role in Driving Sports Analytics
    • Tackling Tech: The NFL's Role in Driving Sports Analytics
    Whether you love them, hate them, or are still undecided, analytics are quickly spreading through sports, especially in the pros, with a new industry forecast projecting the worldwide sports analytics market to jump from $764.3 last year to $15.5 billion in 2023, according to Market Research Reports Inc.  If you think that numbers lie, remember that the National Football League Players Association...2017
  • Tackling Tech: The Hall of Fame Hits Boston for NFL Fans
    • Tackling Tech: The Hall of Fame Hits Boston for NFL Fans
    Thanks to an ongoing roadshow that has stopped at Boston's Museum of Science, gridiron fans in New England don't need to travel to Canton, Ohio to get a Hall of Fame sports tech experience. Kids flock to the football exhibits at the Museum of Science in Boston. Source/Credit: Ashley McCabe The exhibit covers all the phases of the game allowing visitors to learn the science be...2017
  • • Tackling Tech: The 2017 NFL Tailgating Guide
    With training camps underway and the pre-season kickoff looming large, it's time to begin preparations for tailgating using a variety of items from no-tech to high- tech to ensure the best possible pre-and post-game fan experience. Suggested items on the list will help those looking to get as much enjoyment in the parking lots with friends as they do when their home team wins. That's done by getti...2017
  • • Tackling Tech: The NFL, MLB Teams Get Sound Advice on Player Muscle Health
    Coaches and medical staffers for pro and college sports have found sound advice on the muscle health of their players thanks to an emerging sports tech company whose product detects issues and suggests corrective actions for the underperforming and injured. MuscleSound uses nearly ubiquitous ultrasound technology and it's version of a device that is best known for gliding over the stomachs of preg...2017
  • • Tackling Tech: Data Drives Analytics to Field Safer, Smarter Athletes
    It's a good thing for athletes from youth sports to the college level game that Jesse Harper decided against becoming a nutritionist at an elderly care facility after graduating from the University of Connecticut with a degree in nutritional biochemistry. The Athlete Intelligence Platform provides granular, real-time impact data to a variety of devices from sensors in the player's...2017
  • • Tackling Tech: A Virtual Reality Check for NFL Fans
    True virtual reality has quickly captured the imagination of content owners, tech vendors and fans.  However, capturing and holding the attention of fans with an immersive experience does have its challenges .Those who seek to redefine pro sports viewing will need to overcome core tech and network infrastructure obstacles. Last week alone, the MLB and NBA announced deals with VR vendors to deliver...2017
  • • Remember That Time I Broke the 40-Yard Dash Record?
    2016

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  • • Caitlyn Wurzburger Has the Wow Factor
    As first glance, the Wurzburger home looks a lot like the others in the tropical town of Delray Beach, Fla. Palm trees stretch beyond the reach of the round tile roof. Red flowers accent the well-manicured gardens. A brick driveway cuts into the landscape, showing you the way to the four-bedroom ranch that resides just two miles west of the Atlantic Ocean. The house stands out not so much for its ...2019
  • • Magical Night as Team USA Competes at President's Cup
    LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The final scoreboard showed three victories for the U.S. women's national team on Saturday night, but that wasn't what had head coach Jenny Levy excited. "It's really great to play Blue-White and FIL rules," Levy said. "It's really great to play the trial Olympic rules, but what has pushed it over the edge is the amount of kids and parents and all the fans that have come o...2018
  • Tackling Tech: Can Tech Lift an Upstart Football League?
    • Tackling Tech: Can Tech Lift an Upstart Football League?
    With money comes access to tech that can help grow a sports league. Working on a low budget, however, brings financial challenges. Can current staples - the web and apps -  help build a league from near scratch? That's the question for the National Arena League (NAL), which aims to field seven teams for its upcoming second season this spring. The NAL, not to be confused with the Arena Football Lea...2017
  • • Tackling Tech: The Hall of Fame Hits Boston for NFL Fans
    2017
  • • Tackling Tech: The NFL's Games and Gaming Plan Here and in China
    As part of its labors to expand live game viewership in the U.S., and far abroad, the National Football League is taking a two-pronged approach by trying to appeal to both potential game viewers and those who play games online. At stake is the future of America's game in the U.S. and overseas. Millennials have largely grown up with online gaming, but not necessarily watching NFL games cable TV. TV...2017
  • • Tackling Tech: The NFL, MLB Teams Get Sound Advice on Player Muscle Health
    2017
  • • Tackling Tech: Data Drives Analytics to Field Safer, Smarter Athletes
    2017
  • • Braves camp sparks fond memories for Inciarte
    As Ender Inciarte spends the next six weeks working out and playing at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, he will draw upon fond memories of the childhood trip he made here from his native Venezuela with his late father, who was a Braves fan....2016
  • • Braves camp sparks fond memories for Inciarte
    As Ender Inciarte spends the next six weeks working out and playing at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, he will draw upon fond memories of the childhood trip he made here from his native Venezuela with his late father, who was a Braves fan....2016

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  • • Colon limits damage in first spring start
    Bartolo Colon minimized damage over the first two innings and Anthony Recker delivered a two-run single in a four-run fifth inning that propelled the Braves toward a 7-4 win over the Blue Jays in a mutual Grapefruit League season opener at ESPN's Wide World of Sports complex on Saturday afternoon....2017
  • • Kaka ready for official MLS debut at sold-out Citrus Bowl: "It will be an amazing day"
    2015
  • • Freeman HR leads Braves' effort vs. Tigers
    Ian Kinsler's bases-loaded double was the highlight of a four-run third inning as the Tigers took advantage of highly touted prospect Sean Newcomb's control issues in an 8-2 win over the Braves on Thursday afternoon at ESPN's Wide World of Sports Complex....2016
  • • Swanson keys Braves' game-winning rally
    Matt Harvey completed three solid innings in his Grapefruit League debut and Wilmer Flores recorded three hits as the Braves beat the Mets, 5-4, on Tuesday afternoon at ESPN's Wide World of Sports Complex....2016
  • • Flores, Lagares bolster Harvey's strong debut
    Matt Harvey completed three solid innings in his Grapefruit League debut and Wilmer Flores recorded three hits as the Braves beat the Mets, 5-4, on Tuesday afternoon at ESPN's Wide World of Sports Complex....2016
  • • Swanson saves Braves after Harvey's solid debut
    Matt Harvey completed three solid innings in his Grapefruit League debut and Wilmer Flores recorded three hits as the Braves beat the Mets, 5-4, on Tuesday afternoon at ESPN's Wide World of Sports Complex....2016
  • • Yankees ride big inning to win over Braves
    Matt Kemp recorded one of the two RBI doubles that Michael Pineda surrendered in the first inning, but Aaron Hicks' triple fueled a six-run sixth inning that propelled the Yankees to a 8-7 win over the Braves on Thursday afternoon at ESPN's Wide World of Sports complex....2017
  • • NBA in talks to resume play at Disney complex
    The NBA is in talks with the Walt Disney Company to restart play at Disney's ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida....2020
  • • Norris delivers encouraging results against Mets
    Jacob deGrom extended his Spring Training success and Bud Norris bounced back from a pair of rough outings, as the Braves and Mets played to a 3-3 tie in 10 innings at ESPN's Wide World of Sports complex on Saturday afternoon....2016
  • • deGrom uses bat, arm effectively against Braves
    Jacob deGrom extended his Spring Training success and Bud Norris bounced back from a pair of rough outings, as the Braves and Mets played to a 3-3 tie in 10 innings at ESPN's Wide World of Sports complex on Saturday afternoon....2016
  • • Aaron on hand as Fredi addresses Braves
    Hank Aaron's larger-than-life presence was felt when he and fellow Hall of Famer Bobby Cox were among those who gathered in the outfield grass at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex on Thursday morning to hear Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez address his team before the club's first full-squad workout....2016
  • • Aaron on hand as Fredi addresses Braves
    Hank Aaron's larger-than-life presence was felt when he and fellow Hall of Famer Bobby Cox were among those who gathered in the outfield grass at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex on Thursday morning to hear Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez address his team before the club's first full-squad workout....2016
  • • Pierzynski, Toscano notch RBIs vs. Phils
    Ryan Howard recorded one of the three doubles his former Philadelphia teammate Kyle Kendrick surrendered during a three-run first inning that propelled the Phillies to a 9-2 win over the Braves on Friday afternoon at ESPN's Wide World of Sports complex....2016
  • • Remember That Time I Broke the 40-Yard Dash Record?
    2016

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  • • Tackling Tech: Can Tech Lift an Upstart Football League?
    2017
  • Tackling Tech: Arena Football League Plans OTT Service
    • Tackling Tech: Arena Football League Plans OTT Service
    After 30 years of trying new and different things on the field, in the stands, and occasionally on TV, the Arena Football League (AFL), is going all in on pay live game streaming after a successful trial run of an OTT product and enabling technologies last season. In just a few weeks the AFL will begin offering fans games for $5.99 a month or $29.99 for the entire season. A partial free option is ...2017
  • • Tackling Tech: The NFL's Role in Driving Sports Analytics
    2017
  • • Tackling Tech: Inside the NFL's New Social Media Rules
    The NFL has come a long way in the two and a half years since its initial social media rules for teams. The latest set, however, still keep the 15 minutes before kickoff and whistle-to-whistle highlights as no-stream zones. And new challenges are just around the corner. Content owners were jolted when the entire match was streamed live using smartphone app Periscope. Source: HBO.c...2017
  • • Tackling Tech: New NFL Fan Features for 2017
    The National Football League and its tech partners are putting the finishing touch on new features and functionalities that they hope will quickly become fan favorites. As always, the league is looking to balance tradition with technology, which has been increasing difficult as the game itself evolves. Among the new additions for the regular season are 360-degree replays on big boards in more venu...2017
  • • Tackling Tech: The 2017 NFL Tailgating Guide
    2017

Wide World schedule, game

  • • G League: Jay Hernandez named head coach of Greensboro Swarm
    2021
  • • Phoenix Suns now 6-0 in Disney NBA Restart Bubble
    2020
  • • A look at OKC Thunder practice at Disney quarantine bubble in Orlando
    The NBA is restarting, with games resuming July 30. Recently, 22 of the league’s 30 teams flew to Orlando, Florida, heading to Disney Wide World of Sports to quarantine, practice and prepare to play real games, leading to what will hopefully be a complete NBA postseason. Here’s a glance at Oklahoma City Thunder practice. Press … Continue reading "A look at OKC Thunder practice at...2020
  • • Joel Embiid departs for Orlando in Tyvek suit, mask, gloves
    Embiid has been among the more outspoken players concerning the risks inherent to the NBA’s return to action, which is tentatively scheduled for July 30 at the Walt Disney World Resort’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex....2020
  • • NBA releases week of scrimmages before restart
    The NBA announced the schedule Saturday for scrimmages at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, with 33 games set for between July 22 and July 28....2020
  • • The Point: Starring Moments Often Find Role Players In NBA Playoffs
    With the NBA announcing its pursuit to resume play in late July at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Florida, we may all soon embark on the extraordinary experiment of deciding a league champion via playoff games with no home-court advantage....2020
  • • Thunder to resume play August 1st vs Jazz
    The Oklahoma City Thunder announced the schedule for its eight seeding games to restart the 2019-20 season at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida today. The Thunder will open play on Saturday, Aug. 1 versus the Utah Jazz. The team will then face the Denver Nuggets on … Continue reading "Thunder to resume play August 1st vs Jazz"...2020
  • • Brooklyn Nets eight-game schedule for restart of 2019-20 NBA season announced
    View this post on Instagram A post shared by Brooklyn Nets (@brooklynnets) on Jun 26, 2020 at 4:45pm PDT The Brooklyn Nets have announced their eight-game schedule for the restart of the 2019-20 NBA season. The schedule will tip off versus the Orlando Magic on Friday, July 31, at 2:30 p.m. at ESPN Wide World … Continue reading "Brooklyn Nets eight-game schedule for restart of 2019-20 NBA sea...2020
  • • Updated Rockets schedule resumes July 31 vs. Mavericks
    View this post on Instagram A post shared by Houston Rockets (@houstonrockets) on Jun 27, 2020 at 8:00am PDT The NBA has announced the schedule for the 22 teams participating in the restart of the 2019-20 season. All games will be held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex located at Walt Disney World … Continue reading "Updated Rockets schedule resumes July 31 vs. Mavericks"...2020
  • • Ranking the 22 teams in NBA’s reboot: Nos. 22-11
    2020

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  • • Tackling Tech: Arena Football League Plans OTT Service
    2017

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