Category: Sports

Two Yorkshire men have been competing with artists from all over the world in their second snow sculpture competition this month, completing their creation in record time. Fitness coach Martin Sharp, from York, and tree surgeon Justin Scott, from Driffield, were pitted against sculptors from Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, France and the United States in the Kiruna International Snow Sculpture Competition 2023. The pair completed their sculpture, known as Figurative Animate X Three, in just two days, which was the new record for the event, which is held 140km north of…

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While most personal trainers will be spending January helping their clients stick to their New Year’s Resolutions, Martin Sharp will be taking on a different kind of challenge.   The York-based fitness coach and business consultant will be taking part in an international snow sculpture competition with Justin Scott, a tree surgeon and gardener from Driffield. The pair will be creating a snow boat called Unsinkable 2, which has been designed by Justin, an experienced and trained sculptor.  Shapes in White, the 29th international snow sculpture competition, takes place in Silvretta…

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Black People Forward (BPF), a non-profit organization helping Black student-athletes is seeking support from athletic coaches, sports directors, trainers, and other professionals serving in any athletic capacity

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The sixth annual New Balance Baseball Future Stars Series Main Event — formerly known as International Week — is set to get underway on Friday, September 23rd at four-time minor-league Ballpark of the Year Dunkin Donuts Park in Hartford, CT, home of the Colorado Rockies Double-A affiliate. The first of three games is set to get underway at 5:35 PM, and will be broadcast exclusively on DAZN with a big league crew on the call; Mike Ferrin, Jim Duquette and Alanna Rizzo will provide on-site coverage for the Main Event.…

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The New Balance Future Stars Series Underclass Elite event lived up to its name this past weekend. The second annual installment of the New Balance Baseball Future Stars Series event went off without a hitch at Riders Field, home of the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, the Frisco RoughRiders.  Two teams comprised of some of the best sophomores and juniors in the country — as well as one freshman — squared off for three games, starting with a doubleheader on Saturday. That doubleheader was split — the Navy team…

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CBS Sports will do pre-fight promotions, and Traverse Television Network will be handling the Pay-Per-View Live Streaming on Redemptionppv.com for only $29.99

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Since the invention of baseball, the appetite for player memorabilia has grown from a hobby of the die-hard fan to a bonafide investment asset class for serious collectors. Over the last couple of years, the memorabilia business has been rapidly expanding into the metaverse with digital collectibles in the form of NFTs (non-fungible tokens). Since 2019, the meteoric growth of the overall NFT market, which is a subset of the crypto ecosystem, soared from almost nothing to more than $44 billion in 2021. Deloitte Global predicts that NFTs for sports…

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The Black People Forward project is partnering up with Life After Ball to interview athletes about the importance of prioritizing their mental health for National Student Athlete month. Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death in student athletes. The “Me 1st, Then Sports” interviews allow elite and professional athletes to provide advice and encouragement to student athletes. Interviews will take place on IG live and will be featured on the iHeart radio show, Business Innovators Radio.

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