National Football League

Los Angeles Rams' Jordan Fuller Teams Up with RADical Hope to Support Student-Athletes

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Los Angeles Rams safety and team captain Jordan Fuller is joining forces with RADical Hope to support student-athlete mental health.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Los Angeles Rams safety and team captain Jordan Fuller is joining forces with RADical Hope to support student-athlete mental health.
  • RADical Hope partners with colleges, professional sports teams and community organizations across the country to strengthen connections and build resilience in the lives of young adults.
  • His alliance with RADical Hope will include campus forums and outreach to student-athletes, providing them with skills, tools and resources to build resilience.
  • The National Football League and several of its teams have provided organizational and financial support to further the RADical Hope mission.

CROWN ROYAL CELEBRATES THE HOSTS THAT MAKE GAMEDAY GREAT THIS NFL SEASON!

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023

NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Crown Royal, the first-ever whisky partner of the National Football League (NFL), launched year three of their Kick Off with Crown (KOWC) campaign. Generosity is at the core of the brand and has been brought to life over the years through its long-term commitment to the military, its support of the Black rodeo community, its give back efforts via the KOWC campaign and so much more. In 2021, the KOWC campaign supported hospitality workers, in 2022 it championed delivery workers, this year Crown Royal is bringing it back home and celebrating those that serve and help ensure guests have everything they need during this season, from volunteers to generous hosts.

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  • NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Crown Royal, the first-ever whisky partner of the National Football League (NFL), launched year three of their Kick Off with Crown (KOWC) campaign.
  • Crown Royal has teamed up with NFL Hall-Of-Famer, DeMarcus Ware, to share his favorite game day items in a custom-curated shopping cart on the largest online grocery marketplace in North America.
  • "As a long-time partner, I am excited to work with Crown Royal for another NFL season and give fans the inside scoop on some of my favorite gameday items," says DeMarcus Ware.
  • During the organization's busiest time, Crown Royal will celebrate Feeding America volunteers in a select market and treat them to a special gameday watch party.

Flip AI Launches to Bring the ‘Holy Grail of Observability’ to All Enterprises With $6.5 Million in Seed Funding Led by Factory

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Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Developers and operators spend hours, sometimes days, poring through data and debugging incidents,” said Corey Harrison, co-founder and CEO of Flip AI.

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  • Developers and operators spend hours, sometimes days, poring through data and debugging incidents,” said Corey Harrison, co-founder and CEO of Flip AI.
  • “Our LLM does this heavy lifting in seconds and immediately reduces mean time to detect and remediate critical incidents.
  • which he grew to be the largest consumer facing application in India
    Flip AI Raises Funding from Factory, Morgan Stanley Next Level Fund and GTM Capital
    Today Flip AI also announced $6.5 million in seed funding led by Factory.
  • Read Flip AI’s “Introducing Flip AI” blog: https://www.flip.ai/blog/introducing-flip-ai
    Watch Sunil Mallya’s AWS re:Invent “Train and deploy FMs on Amazon EC2 and Amazon SageMaker, feat.

Roobet Celebrates Nippon Baseball Championship with $1,000,000 Free-to-Play Contest

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

This exciting expansion coincides with the highly anticipated season opening of the Nippon Professional Baseball League (NPB) on October 28.

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  • This exciting expansion coincides with the highly anticipated season opening of the Nippon Professional Baseball League (NPB) on October 28.
  • As the season kicks off, Roobet is ready to bring a fresh wave of innovation and excitement to Japanese sports and esports enthusiasts.
  • To celebrate, Roobet is hosting a $1,000,000 Pick'em contest on Roobet Picks, the company's free-to-play platform.
  • A Roobet spokesperson stated: "We couldn't be more excited to bring Roobet to Japan!

Quantum Energy Corporation (fka - FlooidCX Corp) Announces Inaugural National Distributors Association Meeting

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Quantum in conjunction with its United States and Canada product and services launch, announces its inaugural Quantum National Distributors Meeting of the Quantum National Distributors Association, (QNDA).

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  • Quantum in conjunction with its United States and Canada product and services launch, announces its inaugural Quantum National Distributors Meeting of the Quantum National Distributors Association, (QNDA).
  • The event will also highlight many of the leading Quantum Direct Energy System customers in the United States and Canada.
  • Quantum Energy Corporation and its Association of Licensed Distributors throughout North America, has as its central mission the delivery of 100% distributed electrical energy, owned and operated by the consumer.
  • A large variety of Quantum Direct Energy Products and Services will be on display at the Quantum National Distributors Association meeting at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland Ohio.

Tom Axon Files Federal Appeal in Case Against Puerto Rican Winter Baseball League and Its Teams

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Friday, November 3, 2023

Prior to this alleged civil conspiracy, Axon and his businesses were the owner-operators of the Cangrejeros baseball team and sought to restore the franchise’s success by increasing investment and competition in the League.

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  • Prior to this alleged civil conspiracy, Axon and his businesses were the owner-operators of the Cangrejeros baseball team and sought to restore the franchise’s success by increasing investment and competition in the League.
  • Axon originally filed his antitrust, civil rights, and tort claims in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico in July 2022.
  • Axon’s appeal contends that the district court’s “unprecedented expansion” of the “aberrational exemption” announced by the Supreme Court in 1922 requires reversal.
  • Our clients remain undeterred in their quest to bring positive change to the Puerto Rico Winter Baseball League.

RIDDELL EXTENDS NFL LICENSE AND PROMOTIONAL RIGHTS THROUGH 2030 SEASON

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

DES PLAINES, Ill., Nov. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Riddell, the industry leader in football helmet technology and innovation, today announced a 7-year extension of its partnership with the National Football League (NFL). Riddell will continue to serve as the Exclusive Licensee of Collectible Helmets and an Authorized Supplier of Helmets to the NFL. The extension begins for the 2024 season and runs through the 2030 season.

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  • Riddell will continue to serve as the Exclusive Licensee of Collectible Helmets and an Authorized Supplier of Helmets to the NFL.
  • The extension begins for the 2024 season and runs through the 2030 season.
  • Also prominently featured in the partnership is Riddell's promotional rights designation as an Authorized Supplier of Helmets to the NFL.
  • Riddell will provide resources for football development at the grassroots level and help drive the game's growth in international markets through its promotional rights.

Roobet Cup Launches $1 Million Pick-em Contest and CS2 Skin Giveaway on Free-to-Play Roobet.fun

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Thursday, October 26, 2023

The million-dollar tournament will be held on the company’s completely free-to-play social casino Roobet.fun for the 2023 Roobet Cup CS2 Tournament running Oct. 25 – Nov. 2.

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  • The million-dollar tournament will be held on the company’s completely free-to-play social casino Roobet.fun for the 2023 Roobet Cup CS2 Tournament running Oct. 25 – Nov. 2.
  • In honor of the tournament’s second year, Roobet will give fans the chance to win up to $1,000,000 - with 9 days of pick’ems if participants guess 8 questions correctly daily about the Roobet Cup.
  • Every participant who enters the Roobet Cup pick’em contest will also be entered into a daily CS2 Skin raffle for the tournament’s duration.
  • To commemorate the event and the launch of CS2, Roobet will also be selling limited edition shirts for the Roobet Cup event on Roobet.style.

LSU Mechanical Engineering Researchers Developing New Football Helmet Prototype

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Among the attendees was LSU Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Hunter Gilbert.

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  • Among the attendees was LSU Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Hunter Gilbert.
  • He returned to LSU’s campus and soon began work on a prototype with LSU Assistant Professor Genevieve Palardy and former LSU Associate Professor Warren Waggenspack.
  • “We intend to have a first prototype helmet incorporating new technology and ready for testing by summer of 2024.
  • For example, I’m formally trained as a mechanical engineer but my background in [research and development] is dominated by applications of mechanical engineering to either human health or robotics or both.

Nexstar Media Group Promotes Steven Blanchard to Vice President and General Manager of Its Broadcasting and Digital Operations in Richmond, Virginia

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST) today announced that it has promoted Steven Blanchard to Vice President and General Manager of the company’s broadcasting and digital operations in Richmond, Virginia, including WRIC-TV (ABC DMA #56), wric.com, and their related digital and social media channels.

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  • Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST) today announced that it has promoted Steven Blanchard to Vice President and General Manager of the company’s broadcasting and digital operations in Richmond, Virginia, including WRIC-TV (ABC DMA #56), wric.com, and their related digital and social media channels.
  • Mr. Blanchard will begin his duties immediately and report to Brandin Stewart, Senior Vice President and Regional Manager for Nexstar’s broadcasting division.
  • Since 2013, Mr. Blanchard has served as Director of Sales for WFLA-TV (NBC), WTTA-TV (CW) and WSNN, Nexstar’s media properties serving Florida’s Tampa/St.
  • Mr. Blanchard was responsible for the long-term strategy and day-to-day management of the broadcast and digital sales operations of all three businesses.