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Boingo to upgrade Citi Field network

The Mets are upgrading the wireless networks at Citi Field with Boingo Wireless, encompassing both Wi-Fi and cellular coverage for all major carriers.

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Teamworks acquires Sportlogiq to bolster AI capabilities, hockey user base

Teamworks, which seeks to be the operating system for sports teams, has acquired Sportlogiq, an AI-powered analytics company best known for its extensive work in hockey. This was Teamworks’ 13th acquisition and ninth in the past three years; terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Diamond Kinetics raises $12M round to scale youth offering

Baseball training technology company Diamond Kinetics has raised $12 million in a funding round led by Elysian Park Ventures, the investment arm of the Dodgers’ ownership group.

Lenovo plans for 2026 World Cup to be an AI-driven global sporting event

Lenovo -- the official technology partner of the 2026 FIFA World Cup -- “asserts that this year’s World Cup will be the ‘most AI-driven global sporting event’ in history,” according to Victor Dey of FAST COMPANY. The tournament will be the “largest World Cup ever staged,” and the scale is “forcing a...

Youth sports management platform Otto Sport AI launches with $16.5M seed round

Otto Sport AI, a youth sports management platform, is formally launching with a $16.5 million seed investment and three acquisitions. The funding was co-led by Mamba Growth Equity and Rally Ventures and is supporting the development of its AI products and integrations of the added companies: tournam...

SBJ Power Up: PGA Tour, AWS take global swing with expanded deal

The SBJ Power Up newsletter for Jan. 15, 2026.

SBJ Tech: NASCAR courting other sports for $60 million production hub

The Jan. 14, 2026, SBJ Tech newsletter looks at how NASCAR is capitalizing on its $60 million production hub for sports productions outside stock-car racing and the avenues of engagement alt-casts give streaming networks such as Peacock.

Streams continue to ramp up opportunities for fan engagement

It’s clear that streaming platforms aren’t just distribution hubs anymore. They’re vehicles of fan engagement, and more and more, we see new cars on the lot that fans can take for a spin. Whether it’s as straightforward as an alternate broadcast featuring coaches, such as what we’ll see around the C...

NASCAR now ready to help other sports entities through production hub

When NASCAR opened its Concord, N.C.-based production hub in late 2023, the lift to the racing governing body’s digital ecosystem was immediate. It gave NASCAR and its media partners roughly $60 million worth of spaces to innovate and creatively collaborate in a work environment that’s only added mo...

Mets connect with Boingo for Citi Field network upgrades

The Mets are upgrading the wireless networks at Citi Field with Boingo Wireless, encompassing both Wi-Fi and cellular coverage for all major carriers. Installations in some seating areas will be ready for Opening Day, and further deployments will continue throughout the entire ballpark.

SBJ Power Up: The 33rd Team pulls in new funds

The SBJ Power Up newsletter for Jan. 14, 2026.
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