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Joining a book club, church or sports group linked to longer life after retirement – Washington Post
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Sports drink betting on a ‘smarter sugar’ – CNBC
However, Nth degree enters a crowded shelf space. Market research firm, IbisWorld, reported that powdered drinks, known as “instant drink mixes,” reached $1.3 billion in revenue in 2015, with sports and energy mixes making up a quarter of that revenue. In addition to powdered drinks, beverages like Gatorade, owned by PepsiCo, and Powerade, owned by Coca Cola, dominate the category. Alicia Syrett, board member of the New York Angels, was…
Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue will have virtual reality feature – CNBC
“For editorial content, the market is being tested by traditional media like The New York Times, CNN and USA TODAY, as well as cutting edge creators like Nonny de la Peña’s Emblematic Group,” he says. “From a scale perspective, the much larger installed base of competing media, which is mobile, web, TV, print, should outweigh AR/VR editorial for a while yet. But the growth rates for AR/VR editorial content could…
Sports funding worth €27 million announced – RTE.ie
Sport Other sport Updated: Tuesday, 16 Feb 2016 14:37 | Comments <!– Article –> Comments John Treacy says this is a vital year for Irish sport Hockey, modern pentathlon and golf were among the big winners as a total package of €27 million in sports funding was announced by Sport Ireland today. Hockey and modern pentathlon have secured significant increases in their funding this year following successful Olympic qualification. Hockey Ireland’s funding…
BT Sport football presenter reveals shocking misogynistic abuse she received on Twitter – Daily Mail
BT Sport presenter Lynsey Hipgrave subjected to barrage of sexist abuse Hipgrave shared her opinion of Lionel Messi’s penalty on Sunday night Twitter trolls told Hipgrave she should ‘stay in the kitchen’ and ‘shut up’ One tweeted the 36-year-old: ‘We need sandwiches not opinions you s**g’ By Ashley Clements for MailOnline Published: 07:46 EST, 16 February 2016 | Updated: 11:41 EST, 16 February 2016 210 View comments A female…
Ashley Graham: My Sports Illustrated Cover Is Not Retouched – PEOPLE StyleWatch
Ashley Graham’s history-making Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover was not photoshopped, and the size 16 model wants to make sure everyone knows it. Graham joined her fellow SI Swim cover model Hailey Clauson on Access Hollywood Live Monday, and shared that the cover image is 100 percent authentic. James Macari/Sports Illustrated “They [Sports Illustrated editors] did not retouch me,” she said. “They did not take out things. They didn’t reshape my…
Some Minnesota sports things that just never change – Minneapolis Star Tribune
Sports are cyclical by nature. They are, after all, defined by seasons — not quite winter, spring, summer and fall, but markers of time all the same. And much like the melting of the snow, the first truly glorious June day, the turning of the leaves and the first snow that sticks around, Minnesota sports have a way of repeating themselves. Here are five examples we’ve heard pretty much on…
NJ gets better odds in sports betting court case – Asbury Park Press
The official cause of death for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia will be listed as a heart attack, Texas officials say. Video provided by Newsy Newslook
Iowa lawmakers split on anti-concussion sports bill – DesMoinesRegister.com
Buy Photo The Iowa Capitol(Photo: William Petroski/Des Moines Register)Buy Photo Democrats and Republicans were sharply divided Monday on an Iowa Senate bill that would require the home team at high school varsity collision sports to provide a licensed athletic trainer or other expert to assess concussions and other injuries. Senate Study Bill 3044 was approved on an 8-6 party line vote by the Iowa Senate Education Committee and was sent…
Fantasy Sports Industry Mounts Lobbying Blitz – Wall Street Journal
Facing legal questions that could threaten its survival, the fantasy-sports industry has initiated a lobbying blitz in statehouses across the country. Since Jan. 1, legislators in 16 states have introduced bills to carve out legal protections for fantasy-sports operators, nearly all of them supported by the operators themselves. Several other states have active bills that were introduced last year. Legislative bodies in California,…
Is Sports Betting About To Become Legal Outside Of Nevada? – Forbes
Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue will have virtual reality feature – USA TODAY
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Sports Illustrated puts you inside the new Swimsuit Issue – Engadget
Shot last November in collaboration with VR outfit Wevr, the Swimsuit issue’s inaugural batch of VR content, which features past cover models Nina Adgal, Irina Shayk and Hannah Davis, will live inside Sports Illustrated‘s new Swimsuit app for Android and iOS. At launch, five Google Cardboard– and Samsung Gear VR–compatible videos will be made available for free — three of the individual models, a teaser and an instructional video —…
#FeedonThis: Sports Feed celebrates Valentine’s Day – WGN-TV
CHICAGO – It was the perfect day to cozy up to your significant other in the Windy City. That’s because it was windy…and cold….and snowy. The best thing to do on a winter day like is to stay in and enjoy the company of loved ones. Realizing this, we attributed part of our Sports Feed show on Sunday to the one holiday devoted to love-Valentine’s Day. Jarrett Payton and Josh…
Barcelona penalty: Was it disrespectful or a touch of genius? – BBC Sport
<!– With Barcelona winning 3-1, Messi rolled his penalty to the right for Suarez to slot in When Barcelona’s Lionel Messi was felled inside the area against Celta Vigo on Sunday night, most people inside the Nou Camp wondered who would take the penalty. Messi, the usual taker, had deferred to Neymar on previous occasions this season, but both had poor recent records from the spot and Luis Suarez was…
Sarah Spain discusses “Hear The Cheers” on Sports Feed – WGN-TV
CHICAGO – She has been seen on a number of ESPN’s platforms over the past few years covering sports both in Chicago and nationally. But when it comes to a charity in the Windy City, Sarah Spain wants to make sure her messages are heard. The ESPN host and reporter came on Sunday’s Sports Feed to discuss “Hear The Cheers,” a campaign by the Chicago Hearing Society to raise money…
Kenny McReynolds joins Sports Feed on Sunday – WGN-TV
CHICAGO – This weekend is a bit of a reprieve for Bulls fans who, frankly, have endured a lot over the past few weeks. They enter the break with a five-game losing streak and are just two games over .500 and just hanging on in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Fans and pundits are spreading the blame for their tumble in the new year and it remains a topic as…
#FeedonThis: Sports Feed celebrates Valentine’s Day – WGN-TV
CHICAGO – It was the perfect day to cozy up to your significant other in the Windy City. That’s because it was windy…and cold….and snowy. The best thing to do on a winter day like is to stay in and enjoy the company of loved ones. Realizing this, we attributed part of our Sports Feed show on Sunday to the one holiday devoted to love-Valentine’s Day. Jarrett Payton and Josh…
Sports Illustrated Just Made History By Putting A Plus-Size Model On Its Cover – Huffington Post
Sporting a purple-and-orange bikini and beachy hair, Graham oozes sex appeal and confidence in the sultry image captured by photographer James Macari. The 28-year-old model took to Instagram to express her heartfelt gratitude for landing the groundbreaking cover: Truly speechless!!! This cover is for every woman who felt like she wasn’t beautiful enough because of her size. You can do and achieve anything you put your mind to. Thank you…
Qualifying results set front row for Daytona 500 – FOXSports.com
Like father, like son. Rookie Chase Elliott won the pole for next Sunday’s Daytona 500, putting the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in the top starting spot in NASCAR’s biggest race for the second year in a row. Jeff Gordon won it last year in the No. 24. Bill Elliott, Chase’s father and a NASCAR Hall of Fame member, set the three fastest Daytona 500 pole speeds in history and…