Trending Apps, Breaking News and Weekly Recap

May 12, 2023

Friends,

We're excited to bring you the latest updates and insights from the world of sports. In this issue, we'll be covering some of the top trending apps in the sports industry, the latest developments in Name, Image and Likeness (NIL), breaking news from around the sports world, and our staff picks for some wild things around the web. Let’s get it!

Trending Apps

Here are some of the rising-star apps you may need to know about:

​​Around the Web

1/ Betting investigation around college sports

What we know about Iowa, ISU’s sports betting investigations

One day after revelations of University of Iowa and Iowa State athletes being under investigation for online sports wagering, questions still outnumber answers.

www.thegazette.com/iowa-football/what-we-know-dont-know-about-iowa-iowa-states-sports-betting-investigations

2/ Cal Ripken purchases Sports Force Parks

Ripken Baseball purchases Sports Force Parks at Cedar Point Sports Center

Ripken Baseball announced on Tuesday that it has purchased Sports Force Parks at Cedar Point Sports Center.

www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/northeast-ohio/ripken-baseball-purchases-sports-force-parks-cedar-point/95-ee8c47d3-270d-41e4-9d83-8da65f3885be

3/ JD Sports making more moves

Britain's JD Sports to buy France's Courir in $572 mln deal

JD Sports Fashion has proposed buying France's Groupe Courir for an enterprise value of 520 million euros ($572 million), in what would be the British group's first acquisition since setting out ambitious expansion plans in February.

www.reuters.com/markets/deals/britains-jd-sports-buy-frances-courir-572-mln-deal-2023-05-09

4/ Jake Paul’s Betr platform acquires Chameleon

Betr Acquires Chameleon Platform from FansUnite

/PRNewswire/ -- Betr Holdings, Inc. ("Betr") is excited to announce the acquisition of the Chameleon platform ("Chameleon") from FansUnite Entertainment Inc....

www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/betr-acquires-chameleon-platform-from-fansunite-301819010.html

NIL

1/ Cinci facility may bring a few recruits in…

3/ A Few NIL Branding Tips

Our Picks

1/ McAfee has the best delivery…

2/ The future of Ai in schools is absolutely insane. Check what this school is already doing.

3/ Wendy’s x Google collab sparks some ideas of what can be a next step with AI… In stadiums? On campus?

Wendy's Taps Google Cloud to Revolutionize the Drive-Thru Experience with Artificial Intelligence

Wendy's is piloting Google Cloud's generative artificial intelligence technology with the goal of creating a quicker and more consistent drive-thru ordering experience DUBLIN, Ohio and SUNNYVALE,...

www.googlecloudpresscorner.com/2023-05-09-Wendys-Taps-Google-Cloud-to-Revolutionize-the-Drive-Thru-Experience-with-Artificial-Intelligence?utm_source=www.therundown.ai&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=wendy-s-and-google-create-a-drive-thru-chatbot#.ZFvDfJ4pRrc.twitter

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