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Major League Soccer Partners with BodyArmor

Major League Soccer has announced a new partnership with sports drink company BodyArmor, part of a media and advertising push ahead of MLS’s 25th anniversary season. BodyArmor investor and NBA icon Kobe Bryant was on hand during an announcement ceremony at LAFC’s Banc of California Stadium along with MLS players C.J. Sapong of Chicago, Lucas Zelarayan of […]

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Nerd Street and PlayVS Strike Deal for High School Esports Events

Nerd Street Gamers, an esports infrastructure company focused on competitive opportunities for gamers, has announced a partnership with PlayVS, an organization devoted to high school esports competitions. Under terms of the deal, Nerd Street Gamers has been named the 2020 Championship Broadcast Partner for the PlayVS High School Esports Championships. Also as part of the […]

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Rocket Mortgage Becomes NFL Sponsor

Rocket Mortgage by Quicken Loans has announced a multiyear sponsorship deal with the National Football League, making it the league’s first mortgage sponsor. The agreement will begin during Super Bowl LIV with the company introducing the Rocket Mortgage Super Bowl Squares Sweepstakes – billed as the largest official game of Super Bowl squares in history. […]

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Transperfect

Music City Bowl Gets New Naming Rights Sponsor

The Music City Bowl game will get a new naming rights sponsor starting with the 2020 event as TransPerfect will be a multiyear sponsor. The Music City Bowl has been played since 1998 in Nashville, Tennessee, at Vanderbilt University before moving to Nissan Stadium, the home of the Tennessee Titans. It has been sponsored by […]

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Airbnb Becomes Olympic and Paralympic Partner

Airbnb has signed sponsorship agreements with the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee through 2028, a move aimed at offering alternative housing options around the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The deal with the IOC includes accommodation provisions that are expected to reduce costs for Olympic Games organizers and stakeholders, minimize the need for […]

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Atlanta Sports Council Launches Esports Division

The Atlanta Sports Council has launched the Atlanta Esports Alliance with the idea of bringing major esports events to the metropolitan area, adding to the group of established teams that are already located in the area. The announcement was made at DreamHack Atlanta. The Atlanta Esports Alliance’s mandate is to find opportunities for teams, tournaments, […]

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