How Momento is helping fans create new memories -- and mementos
Austin Fletcher credits the inspiration for Momento -- an in-venue fan engagement startup he co-founded with his father, Tom Fletcher, in 2019 -- to a now decade-old meme.
SportAI raises $3M, welcomes new chairman, investors
Artificial intelligence-fueled racket sports analysis platform SportAI has raised $3M in new funding. The latest round, which brings the Oslo-based startup’s total raised to $5.7M, includes investment from Norwegian investment firm Altitude Capital, Norwegian tennis star Casper Ruud, U.S. soccer pla...
ASB GlassFloor opens new court testing facility in Orlando
ASB GlassFloor has opened a new performance and training facility in Orlando, where the German courtmaker plans to continue testing its LED-embedded glass basketball courts with professional and college athletes.
USA Pickleball to study athlete hydration data with Epicore Biosystems
USA Pickleball will offer hydration monitoring technology to athletes that compete in its events through a new partnership with Epicore Biosystems. The partnership is initially focused on USA Pickleball’s annual national championships, being held at the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego from Nov. 15...
PTPA, Tennis Australia could reach settlement in ‘near future’
The PTPA and group of professional tennis players engaged in an antitrust lawsuit against several of tennis’ governing bodies -- the men’s and women’s tours and organizers of the four Grand Slams -- today filed a letter to the judge overseeing the case in the Southern District of N.Y. that suggests ...
Carlos Alcaraz says signature Nike logo is still in the works
In a media session to promote his participation in two U.S.-based tennis exhibitions this December, Carlos Alcaraz said a report that Nike planned to debut a signature logo for him at the Nitto ATP Finals was “fake news,” and that he and the apparel giant are still working on the mark. The erroneous...
SBJ Media Innovators: Sports execs using AI to scale coverage
Executives from the NBA, PGA Tour, MLB and Genius Sports took the stage at SBJ’s Media Innovators event Tuesday in New York City to discuss how AI technology is impacting the delivery of media content.
USTA promotes Eric Butorac to U.S. Open tournament director
The USTA is looking inward for its next U.S. Open tournament director by promoting U.S. Open Sr. Dir/Player Relations & Business Development Eric Butorac to U.S. Open Tournament Director & Managing Dir/Tennis Business Development.
ATP Media inks multiyear innovation deal with Sony
ATP Media, the broadcast/media arm of the ATP Tour, has signed a multiyear agreement with Sony that will see the two sides develop and deploy new broadcast features for ATP events using technology from Sony businesses Hawk-Eye Innovations, Beyond Sports, Pulselive, KinaTrax and STATSports. During th...
Women’s National Football Conference taps Fastbreak AI for scheduling, operations
The Women’s National Football Conference, the 16-team professional women’s tackle football league entering its seventh season in 2026, has tapped Fastbreak AI for its artificial intelligence-powered scheduling and operations capabilities.