Intuit Dome, the Inglewood home of the Los Angeles Clippers, establishes new benchmarks for fan engagement and sustainable operations through comprehensive technology integration and community-focused development. The $2 billion arena enables fans to enter through facial recognition and shop without checkout lines using more than 40 AI-powered stores, while every seat features interactive controls for personalized content and lighting that syncs with game action. The venue's massive halo board—a 38,375-square-foot wraparound LED screen with 230 million pixels—provides immersive viewing powered by real-time game engines, complemented by a steeper "Wall" seating section designed to encourage socializing, amplify crowd energy, and create an intimidating atmosphere for opponents. Intuit Dome operates carbon-neutral from opening day through 5,400 solar panels and 11MW battery storage, while investing $100 million in local community development and applying its fan analytics technology to help local organizations address community needs. With its groundbreaking 23-year, $500 million naming partnership and role as a cultural hub hosting events like the FireAid wildfire relief concert, Intuit Dome exemplifies how venues can advance technological innovation while delivering meaningful community impact.

TD Garden, home of the Boston Bruins and Boston Celtics, demonstrates how historic venues can embrace modern technology while strengthening community ties and cultural impact. The arena leads in artificial intelligence adoption to enhance fan experiences, featuring 20+ AI and RFID-powered self-serve destinations, including the Napa Technology Wine Wall with high-end wines available for grab-and-go. AI-powered security eliminates entry friction by allowing fans to walk through screening without removing personal items, supported by on-staff data science expertise for security and crowd measures overall. The venue demonstrates environmental leadership through comprehensive composting and used oil recycling programs, alongside hosting the annual Table of Friends event that welcomes Boston's unhoused population for community dining experiences. TD Garden's cultural footprint includes initiatives like the 2024 Bruins Centennial Season, honoring history and community with special events and fan activations. The venue holds the longest active naming-rights partnership in U.S. sports, extending through 2045 and committing more than $15 million to community programs, exemplifying how iconic facilities can embrace innovation while maintaining their role as cultural anchors and community pillars.

PHX Arena, home of the Phoenix Suns and the Phoenix Mercury, establishes new benchmarks for sports entertainment through comprehensive innovation that elevates the fan experience while advancing accessibility and community engagement. The venue streamlines operations through a unified app with a single QR code for entry, payments, and rewards. A combination of self-scan entrance kiosks and machine-learning security helped boost guest satisfaction with entry by 10%. QR-enabled payments and AI-powered grab-and-go markets helped accelerate transactions 1.5x and reduce waste by 38%. The arena leads the NBA in accessible tech with the most OneCourt devices, providing blind and low-vision fans with audio cues and tactile vibrations synced to game action. The arena pioneers premium hospitality with autonomous robots delivering food and beverages on suite levels, and the first members-only private-dining club inside a U.S. sports venue. Environmental leadership includes solar-power generation and elimination of single-use plastic beverage bottles. As a community hub hosting more than 200 local events from youth clinics to business fairs, the venue demonstrates comprehensive impact beyond game days. PHX Arena exemplifies how venues can advance technology innovation, operational efficiency, and community engagement simultaneously.

The Formula 1 Heineken Las Vegas Grand Prix is redefining motorsport entertainment by integrating cutting-edge technology with Las Vegas spectacle to create unprecedented fan experiences. The event's innovations include live-cued content on the Sphere, the world's largest LED screen, displaying real-time pole positions, driver reactions, and podium celebrations synced with race action—marking the first time live-cued sports content appeared on this scale. The inaugural 2023 event drew more than 316,000 attendees while generating an estimated $1.2 billion economic impact through immersive activations including trackside luxury dining in converted garages and rooftop nightclub experiences. The Grand Prix's pioneering sustainability framework achieved F1's first net-zero water consumption goal through atmospheric water generators and LEED Silver certification. Strategic partnerships with T-Mobile delivered 5G-powered drones for never-before-seen race views, while a new community initiative engaged 600 local students in STEM programming. Through groundbreaking technology integration and measurable impact, the Formula 1 Heineken Las Vegas Grand Prix sets new industry standards.

The Minnesota Twins are redefining what it means to be a people-first sports organization, using cutting-edge technology and performance science to make bold moves in fan accessibility, athlete wellness, and community engagement. The team's $40 million fan-centered transformation of Target Field includes a first-of-its-kind sensory-friendly suite for neurodivergent fans, the rollouts of Evolv Express security that cut gate wait times by 70%, and MLB Go-Ahead Entry facial-authentication ticketing. Every fan who ever tuned in from home benefited when the team eliminated blackouts by ditching their regional sports network in favor of direct-to-consumer streaming. For its athletes, the Twins cut soft-tissue injuries by more than 20% after making sweeping upgrades to their performance science programs, including custom nutrition and sleep protocols, blood flow restriction therapy, virtual reality rehabilitation, and biomechanics labs enabled with wearables. As important, the team’s staff, instructors, and players work with organizations like Deaf Equity, Special Olympics, and NubAbility to design adaptive clinics for youth that inclusively serve community needs. These comprehensive people-first initiatives position the Twins as a model for how professional sports teams can innovate across fan experience, athlete care, and community impact.

Juventus Football Club is transforming how soccer clubs connect with their audiences, creating powerful emotional bonds through immersive experiences, evocative original content, unexpected brand stunts, and cutting-edge performance science. The club delivers transformative fan experiences through field takeovers and pop-up pitches in breathtaking global locations, and augmented reality adventures for their youngest supporters. Their multi-platform storytelling includes long-form documentaries honoring athlete stories, iconic sports moments, and tragic events in sports. The ultimate example of Juventus’s unexpected collaborations came in 2025 when the club partnered with Lunar Outpost to become the first soccer team to land on the moon. This innovative mindset also shapes athlete wellness through PitchSense AI-powered injury prevention models, Brain's brain games for recovery, and its Stories of Strength podcast addressing mental health, initiatives that demonstrate genuine care while deepening connections between players and the broader soccer community. By combining storytelling innovations with cutting-edge partnerships, Juventus shows how teams can become cultural forces that inspire fans well beyond the competition itself.

The Kansas City Current is setting a new standard for women's professional sports by building the permanent infrastructure and purpose-built facilities teams have long needed. The club made history by constructing CPKC Stadium, the first-ever venue built specifically for a women's professional sports team, and has accessibility features that include sensory kits, assistive listening devices, and gender-neutral restrooms throughout. The club’s stadium also demonstrates environmental leadership, earning Missouri's first LEED Gold stadium certification and implementing a zero-waste policy where all drinks are served in cups that are collected, sanitized, and reused. On the data and analytics front, the club leverages advanced video systems to track seat-level fan behaviors during matches, helping inform their sales and service strategies and maintain their sold-out stadium success. The club’s community commitment shows through a $12 million investment in youth program facilities and soccer pitches that serve as the base for their development programs and host various youth sporting events. Through their groundbreaking stadium, environmental innovations, and community investments, the Current is creating an aspirational blueprint for other sports organizations to follow.

The Los Angeles Clippers are setting a new standard for professional basketball by creating comprehensive athlete wellness programs and community impact initiatives that extend far beyond their groundbreaking Intuit Dome venue. Since opening in August 2024, Intuit Dome has hosted more than 100 events and captivated more than 1 million fans with its 38,375-square-foot video board, the largest in any arena, used for various in-game activations and integrated with in-seat controllers for a truly interactive fan experience. The team's 86,000-square-foot Kaiser Permanente Training Center features a biometrics lab and premium recovery spaces including a saltwater rehab pool. Their Kaiser Permanente partnership provides on-site physicians and primary care services, while a full-time director of mental performance regularly meets players and staff, and ensures a mental health room is available in every city they travel to. The team's community commitment shows through its Jr. Clippers program holding camps and clinics across L.A., and its goal to refurbish 500 basketball courts throughout the city. Through its comprehensive approach to athlete wellness, mental health advocacy, and community investment, the Clippers demonstrate how professional sports teams can create lasting impact for both players and communities.

Fresh off its 2025 inaugural season, Unrivaled is revolutionizing women's basketball as a league custom-built for modern fans, today's entertainment landscape, and historically undervalued premier athletes. The league's groundbreaking competition format demonstrates its fan-first approach, with 3-on-3 play on compressed courts and an innovative scoring system featuring untimed fourth quarters that highlight elite skill while generating fast-paced, highlight-reel action. Purpose-built for TV and streaming, Unrivaled's arena features cameras positioned less than half the distance of traditional setups and live drone cameras throughout play. Break-free first and fourth quarters eliminated viewing interruptions, while appointment viewing times three days a week across TNT, truTV, and Max put the league ahead of media fragmentation. Responding to decades of basketball fan discourse, the league rejected traditional all-star team formats in favor of head-to-head 1-on-1 matchups for a $250,000 grand prize, settling debates about individual matchups long avoided by other leagues. Unrivaled also sets unprecedented standards for athlete treatment with a state-of-the-art facility and amenities that include a spa and sauna, luxurious club rooms, and complimentary childcare. Of most consequence, Unrivaled’s emphasizes player ownership with a combination of equity stakes and the highest annual salaries in women's professional sports history, resulting in the ultimate industry standard for compensation and athlete empowerment.

Coming off its 2025 debut professional season, League One Volleyball (LOVB) is building off its revolutionary impact on women's volleyball by extending its reach from youth clubs into the professional arena while transforming multiple aspects of the sport. Embodying the league's position as built by women for women, LOVB partnered with Adidas to completely redesign volleyball uniforms and develop next-generation shoes in collaboration with professional and junior athletes to prioritize performance and comfort designed for the athletic needs of women specifically. The league’s commitment to bridging youth and professional development is exemplified by LOVB Classic, a groundbreaking midseason event pairing a three-day professional tournament with the country's most elite youth tournament, featuring 6,000 players and top college recruiting coaches. Challenging the format status quo, LOVB designed its rules to align with elite volleyball's future, adhering closely to FIVB international standards to match athletes' Olympic aspirations while blending USA rules to help American fans transition to international-style play. Supporting the league’s vision is extensive data collection from every fan touchpoint through partnerships with Sports Innovation Lab, Ticketmaster, and CrowdIQ to refine understanding and improve experiences. LOVB demonstrates how sports leagues can create commercially sustainable pathways while showing youth that professional volleyball careers are within reach.

Hot off its 2025 inaugural season, TGL presented by SoFi is making professional golf more electrifying than ever for fans by infusing the sport's 600 years of tradition with state-of-the-art technology to create primetime entertainment designed for next-generation fans. Embodying the league's technology-first philosophy, TGL blends Full Swing virtual tee-offs and plays on giant simulator screens with real-world indoor game areas that adjust in direction and undulations to match virtual courses, creating an unprecedented hybrid golf experience. The league's commitment to revolutionizing the fan experience is exemplified by its purpose-built SoFi Center, wrapping 1,500 fans around TGL's football-field-sized indoor arena, while the league’s proprietary SmartPin Cam offers audiences never-before-seen angles of shots approaching the hole. Challenging traditional golf formats, TGL features six teams of 24 top PGA TOUR players competing on 30 bespoke holes in fast-paced competition designed for primetime broadcasts on ESPN Mondays and Tuesdays. Supporting this vision are impressive engagement metrics, with TGL tying for second in median age viewership behind only the NBA, while players saw nearly 5% increases on average in social media followers in-season. TGL demonstrates how traditional sports can embrace cutting-edge technology to attract new audiences while reimagining elite competition for the digital age.

NASCAR is transforming motorsports by expanding beyond traditional racing with bold new formats, global partnerships that reach fans in 185 countries, and ambitious sustainability goals. The league's biggest format shake-up is the In-Season Challenge, a bracket-style tournament with a $1 million prize that creates March Madness–style excitement during the regular season. NASCAR has dramatically expanded its fan reach with a $7.7 billion rights deal bringing races and storytelling to new partners Amazon Prime Video, TNT Sports, and The CW, while creating Netflix original content and launching AI-powered features like Spanish audio translation in its mobile app. International expansion includes NASCAR's first points race outside North America since 1958 with events in Mexico City, plus the historic Chicago Street Race that brought stock car racing to downtown streets. The organization is tackling environmental stewardship through its IMPACT Program, targeting net-zero emissions by 2035 while already diverting 80,000 pounds of waste annually. NASCAR shows how traditional American sports can evolve globally while embracing cutting-edge technology and environmental responsibility.

SailGP is transforming high-speed sailing by attracting new fans through compelling storytelling and making races more accessible—and exciting—with cutting-edge technology. The league's push into mainstream entertainment is exemplified by Uncharted, its first long-form docuseries featuring Jimmy Spithill that takes viewers behind the scenes of elite racing. To help newcomers follow the action, SailGP created LiveLine, an AR overlay tool that explains what's happening on-screen during broadcasts. Major partnerships have boosted the league's visibility, with Rolex as the first title sponsor and collaborations with DJ Khaled and Roc Nation Sports driving massive social media engagement and press coverage. On-water improvements include upgrading the entire fleet with titanium T-foils for better speed and efficiency, plus new shoreside coaching stations that replace chase boats while reducing emissions and giving coaches better race views. SailGP's Impact League creates the world's only dual-podium sport, where teams compete for both racing victories and environmental impact prizes that fund real projects like the development of a high-performance sailing shoe with reduced carbon footprint. SailGP shows how a once-niche sport can use technology to break into the mainstream while advancing environmental causes.

LIV Golf is fundamentally reimagining professional golf tournaments through entertainment-focused experiences, novel competition formats, and innovative digital fan touchpoints. The league may best be known for the unconventional pace and energy of its tournaments, where shotgun starts happen in place of staggered tee times, and on-course music and signature Party Holes create a festive and social atmosphere. The league's efforts to extend golf's appeal to new audiences include at-tournament concerts featuring world-renowned artists and regional superstars. Tournaments defy conventions of competition formats and scoring, too, with Individual and Team Championships happening simultaneously and tracked on season-long leaderboards, increasing score volatility and drumming up drama. Fans are kept engaged with touchpoints like the award-winning Any Shot, Any Time app that utilizes AI to deliver automated graphics across 18 livestreams, and “The Duels,” a YouTube creator-player showdown series that blends competitive golf with influencer content. By embracing mass market appeal, LIV Golf demonstrates how a traditionally "country club" sport can pioneer formats and fan experiences that position golf as accessible global entertainment with an edge.

Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) is reshaping women's professional sports through strategic partnerships, diverse competition formats, and athlete-empowering governance that eschews traditional league structures. Emblematic of the league's growing relevance, its historic MLB partnership marks the first comprehensive backing of a women's professional league by Major League Baseball. AUSL’s organization is notably player-centric, awarding athletes based on individual and team performance, upending ownership hierarchies through its Player Executive Committee, and delivering progressive policies on childcare, pregnancy, and gender expression. The league’s experimentation with competition formats reflects players' desire for alternatives to traditional structures, resulting in a dual-championship system featuring both a traditional team season culminating in a best-of-3 Championship and the individual-focused AUSL All-Star Cup with real-time data-driven scoring that enhances player motivation and fan engagement. Athletes Unlimited Softball League demonstrates how women's sports can break traditional barriers, establishing innovative models for athlete governance and competition formats that position softball as premier entertainment driving cultural transformation.

Upper Deck is engineering the future of sports memorabilia by pioneering innovations that create unprecedented accessibility, trust, and inclusivity for collectors worldwide. Anchoring these innovations, their integrated digital-physical ecosystem serves both traditional enthusiasts and digital-native fans through three platforms—e-Pack™, Collect Forever™, and Evolution™—that enable instant buying, opening, and trading of both physical and digital cards while securely vaulting products for shipment to collectors at any time. Furthering decades of authentication leadership, the company’s Rookie Auto Patch Authentication feature, which debuted in 2025 with The Cup Hockey trading card set, is combating the industry's massive "patch-swapping" challenge by having each card slabbed, photographed, and serial numbered with QR codes that are used to access secure multi-angle image galleries for verifying authenticity before purchase. The company champions emerging leagues and athlete communities through inclusive partnerships, serving as the first producer of female-only trading cards with the PWHL and expanding NIL (name, image, and likeness) opportunities for collegiate athletes across all-gendered sports through collaborations with The Brandr Group and CLC. Through its blend of cutting-edge technology, innovative authentication solutions, and inclusive partnerships, Upper Deck shows how established companies can evolve to meet modern demands while creating new opportunities for collectors and athletes across all sports.

Globant is revolutionizing sports technology by tailoring cutting-edge digital solutions for teams, venues, and leagues worldwide. Its capabilities come to life at Intuit Dome, where Globant created an industry-leading smart stadium solution with more than 500 features—including Game Face ID biometric entry, contactless retail, and AI-driven personalization—delivering sub-6-second entry times, 4–8x faster sales speeds, and a 4.4/5 fan satisfaction score. Supporting athletes directly, its Team Content Delivery System for Formula 1 integrates 30+ live video feeds, a vast content archive, and advanced analytics to help racing teams make smarter split-second decisions on race day. Globant collaborates globally with major sports organizations including the NBA, LaLiga, and FIFA, helping enhance platforms like FIFA+ as the digital home for FIFA’s flagship events, original content, matches, and other fan activities. The company’s AI Pods, launched in 2025, make agentic AI accessible to sports organizations of all sizes through a scalable subscription service. By combining smart technologies, data-driven personalization, and scalable AI solutions, Globant shows how technology companies can revolutionize sports through practical solutions that enhance experiences for fans, athletes, and staff alike, while ensuring advanced tools reach organizations of every size.

IDA Sports is revolutionizing women's athletic footwear by designing high-performance cleats specifically for female biomechanics, addressing a historically underserved market through mission-driven innovation born from a record-breaking match on Mount Kilimanjaro. Specific product innovations include its WAVEKNIT material—a lightweight, seam-free, TPU wrapped knit upper—and its groundbreaking WMNSFIT+ women’s last and outsole design, which features custom stud configurations that reduce ACL injury risk, wider toe boxes with narrower heel cups tailored to female foot shapes, and shorter, rounder studs that minimize stick-and-twist injuries common with traditional cleats. IDA's comprehensive approach leverages proprietary foot-scanning technology through its Volumental partnership to collect large-scale biomechanical data, while strategic collaborations include the Guinness x Women's Six Nations "Never Settle" campaign and NWSL player co-design initiatives. Supporting athletes across the globe in the Women's Six Nations and throughout the NWSL, with backing from mission-aligned investors including Billie Jean King Enterprises, IDA exemplifies how purpose-driven brands can fundamentally redefine athletic gear categories while advancing gender representation in sports innovation.

RCX Sports is the only multi-sport youth operator officially affiliated with seven major professional leagues—NFL, NBA, WNBA, NHL, MLS, MLB, and USTA—and transforms youth athletics by delivering tech-enabled accessibility and professional-grade experiences to more than one million young athletes nationwide. Its comprehensive platform seamlessly integrates league management through automated registration, compliance, and scheduling tools, while its MOJO partnership provides development-focused coaching resources and officially licensed uniforms that elevate grassroots play to professional standards. This foundation enabled RCX's groundbreaking NFL FLAG and girls flag football expansion, which has driven high school and collegiate sanctioning across multiple states, legitimizing the sport and creating sustainable competitive pathways for thousands of girls who were previously underserved in traditional athletics. Operating more than 100 national events annually across all 50 states with 100,000+ active coaches and volunteers, supported by strategic partnerships spanning America's premier sports organizations, RCX Sports exemplifies how technology-driven innovation can fundamentally redefine youth sports accessibility while building inclusive pathways that bridge recreational participation and elite competition.

Teamworks is revolutionizing how the sports industry operates by continuously advancing the comprehensive digital infrastructure that powers modern athletic organizations. Its Operating System for Sports centralizes communications, logistics, performance data, nutrition, content, and fan engagement for more than 1,100 customers worldwide, including 100% of NFL teams, 99% of NCAA Division I institutions, and nearly every team across major leagues, generating more than 18 million athlete logins monthly. Their strategic acquisition of Zelus Analytics has integrated a 70+ person sports data science team and AI-powered analytics into their platform, and other acquisitions—companies like INFLCR, Arms Software, and Smartabase—has helped Teamworks unify and leverage operational innovations like no-fee payment solutions, mobile-first communication tools, and intelligent scheduling. Addressing the rapidly evolving NIL landscape, Teamworks launched Wallet, the first digital banking platform built specifically for college athletes, which has processed more than $40 million in just six months while helping 2,000+ athletes save $1.2 million in tax reserves through partnerships with Intuit and Invesco. By building a comprehensive digital ecosystem that delivers brilliant basics while constantly evolving to meet new challenges with cutting-edge innovations, Teamworks shows how technology companies can become indispensable partners to sports organizations and fundamentally reshape an entire industry.

Camb.ai is an AI-powered language localization company that is breaking down global barriers to fan engagement through revolutionary voice translation, dubbing, and subtitling technology for sports and entertainment. The company's breakthrough innovation delivers live multi-language voice and text localization with sub-second latency—a process that traditionally would take weeks—transforming how global audiences experience sports content in real time. Deployment with MLS Next Pro, NFL teams, and through a multi-year partnership with LaLiga’s LFP Media for French professional football’s live and on-demand content, Camb.ai's proprietary engine has proved its capabilities across diverse leagues, formats, and viewing environments. The platform's API-first approach and cloud-native delivery allow it to integrate with partners’ existing infrastructure, making it possible to adopt AI localization with minimal operational lift. The platform's scalable architecture and flexible pricing democratize professional-grade localization, bringing previously unaffordable capabilities within reach of emerging leagues, women's sports, and underserved communities around the world. By transforming language localization from an expensive bottleneck into an instant, scalable service, Camb.ai is setting new standards for innovation while unlocking global engagement opportunities with underserved communities, reshaping how audiences connect through live sports worldwide.

ASB GlassFloor is a technology company revolutionizing sports venues by transforming static courts into dynamic, interactive media platforms through the world's first and only full-LED video sports flooring system approved for official play. The company's innovative system combines millions of programmable LEDs embedded under ceramic-dotted glass with proprietary GlassCourt OS software, enabling instant switching between sport markings, animation overlays, branded content, and real-time data visualization while maintaining elite-level safety standards. The system integrates seamlessly with live data feeds and tracking systems for real-time visual content management, while creating new revenue opportunities through gamified sponsor engagement and dynamic advertising capabilities previously impossible with traditional flooring. Among ASB's achievements is deploying this technology at major events including NBA All-Star weekend, as well as making permanent installations for Panathinaikos BC in the EuroLeague and for the University of Kentucky, proving the system's capability across diverse venues, leagues, and media environments. Certified by FIBA, FIVB, and IHF, and expanding across professional leagues in the U.S. and Europe, ASB GlassFloor is leading the smart venue revolution while demonstrating what's possible when traditional sports infrastructure becomes a canvas for real-time storytelling and immersive fan experiences.

ShotTracker is a sports technology company transforming basketball game intelligence using AI-enabled video and performance data systems revolutionizing coaching decisions, fan engagement, and content creation in real time. The company's platform combines sensor-based tracking with AI-powered analytics to capture every stat and play while synchronizing video with real-time performance data, enabling comprehensive coaching support, automated scouting analysis, and instant highlight content creation. Among ShotTracker's breakthrough innovations is Pulse, which delivers live video and performance analytics directly to coaching staff during games, enabling instant analysis of substitution patterns, shot quality, and lineup efficiency for smarter adjustments in-game. ShotTracker's breakthrough technology has proved its impact across elite programs, from South Carolina women's basketball during its undefeated 2024 national championship run to full conference adoption across the Big 12 and Mountain West conferences, demonstrating the system's capability to enhance performance at the highest levels of competition. Through deployment across all Power 4 conferences and expanding nationwide adoption, ShotTracker is establishing real-time game intelligence as the future of basketball, creating new possibilities for coaching excellence, player development, and fan engagement.

Tixr is a global ticketing company revolutionizing how fans experience live events by replacing outdated ticketing systems with modern, image-forward platforms where fans can handle all event-related purchases on a single seamless interface. The company's system combines ticket buying, secondary reselling, VIP packages, group sales, team merchandise, concessions, and fan experiences in one place. On the backend, Tixr’s real-time analytics captures 90+ data points per customer, enabling partners to make pricing and operational decisions based on live data. Among Tixr's breakthrough innovations is the Fan Flexibility Suite, which lets fans independently transfer, upgrade, sell, or return their tickets through the Tixr Wallet, while partners keep full visibility and revenue share from all ticket activity. Tixr's technology now serves 700+ entertainment brands across 40+ countries, with clients including MLS teams, F1 Montreal, and the International Tennis Hall of Fame, while rapid expansion into Canada and Europe in 2024 shows the platform's global appeal. By replacing fragmented ticketing experiences with unified event commerce, Tixr is setting the new standard for how fans interact with live sports and entertainment while creating revenue opportunities that legacy systems simply cannot deliver.

Stack Sports has engineered a world-class, fully integrated SaaS platform for sports, serving nearly 50 million users across 35+ countries through a comprehensive ecosystem that facilitates every aspect of sports administration from grassroots to elite levels. The groundbreaking simplified, customizable, and integrated workflows are designed to save coaches, parents, and league staff countless hours. Stack Sports unifies traditionally siloed systems by merging all organizational functions, including learning and certification, communication and engagement, live game viewing, referee management, and event scheduling and tournament operations. Stack's innovative turnkey distribution channel enables direct-to-consumer apparel sales, eliminating the need for host organizations to manage inventory, fulfillment, or logistics. Proprietary AI-based fraud detection secures all transactions, while real-time hotel booking coordination creates seamless tournament travel experiences. Supporting major organizations including U.S. Soccer Federation, Little League Baseball and Softball, and Pop Warner Little Scholars, Stack Sports exemplifies how comprehensive platform integration can fundamentally redefine sports administration while enhancing accessibility, reducing volunteer burden, and creating sustainable revenue models that benefit athletes, families, and sporting organizations worldwide.

Roku is transforming streaming by making sports content less fragmented and more engaging through innovative aggregation platforms, exclusive free programming, and data-driven personalization. The platform’s approach centers on its 24/7 Sports Channel and sports-specific content aggregation hubs—like Roku Sports Zone, the NFL Zone, Women's Sports Zone, and NBC Olympic Zone—to help fans navigate thousands of hours of sports coverage, some enhanced with features like medal count modules and multi-view modes. Supporting these hubs are more than 35 sports-focused FAST (Free Ad-supported Streaming Television) channels. In 2024, Roku secured major exclusive sports content partnerships, including its first live distribution deal with a major U.S. sports league with MLB Sunday Leadoff, as well as exclusive U.S. streaming rights for the 2025 X Games and a multi-year Pro Volleyball Federation partnership to broadcast matches. On the data side, Roku analyzes viewing patterns to tailor sports subjects and stories to resonate deeply with fans, while using AI to recommend programming and deliver targeted ads during live events for personalized experiences that boost engagement and revenue. With sports content streaming hours tripling and sports content net revenue increasing 16% to $1.062 billion year-over-year, Roku demonstrates how data-driven content, thoughtful organization, and ad-supported free access can fundamentally change how millions of fans discover and consume sports.

Sportsish has redefined sports media by building the first platform genuinely designed around listening to female fans, using interactive polls, real-time engagement, and community feedback to create pop-culture-infused sports content that responds to what audiences actually want. Their "human-first, stat-second" editorial approach treats athletes as complete personalities, framing sports stories through a pop culture lens with the same energy as celebrity gossip while providing equal coverage of men's and women's sports. Sportsish transforms complex sports news into shareable micro-content across Instagram, TikTok, and newsletters, using real-time feedback to rapidly iterate based on audience behavior rather than following rigid content calendars. Through strategic partnerships including Nike, the US Open, and the NFL Players Association, it’s delivered innovative storytelling approaches, such as creating man-on-the-street videos that demystified the US Open for average New Yorkers, interviews humanizing NFL rookies by focusing on their interests, favorite snacks, and unexpected hobbies. Sportsish exemplifies how authentic voice, responsive engagement, and cultural fluency can transform an underserved audience into an active community while establishing new standards for inclusive sports media.

NBC Sports/Peacock is pioneering streaming-first sports consumption through sophisticated personalization and interactive technologies, generating 400 billion minutes of content engagement in 2024 across its premium sports portfolio spanning the Olympics, NFL, and Premier League. Their landmark 2024 Paris Olympics coverage showcased 5,000+ live-streamed hours with 60 simultaneous streams, introducing game-changing personalized highlight reels narrated by an AI-powered re-creation of announcer Al Michaels’s voice, alongside Discovery Multiview, a four-view experience offering real-time descriptions to help users navigate to the most important event. The innovative streaming strategy produced 23.5 billion minutes viewed—a 40% surge over previous Olympics—while total audience size jumped 80% to 30.4 million viewers. Through forward-thinking partnerships including the NBA/WNBA media-rights agreement (2025–36), the Making Space disability inclusion program, and the Paris Creator Collective program empowering 27 creators on Meta, TikTok, and YouTube during the Olympic Games, NBC Sports/Peacock set new standards for how established broadcasters can harness generative AI, cross-platform distribution, and inclusive storytelling to reshape sports media for streaming-native audiences without sacrificing mainstream reach.

Amazon Prime Video is transforming sports streaming by combining cutting-edge interactive technology with strategic content acquisition and inclusive storytelling, establishing itself as a comprehensive sports entertainment platform that serves diverse audiences through both live coverage and original programming. AI-powered innovations to Thursday Night Football, like Defensive Alerts and Coverage ID, contributed to 11% viewership growth year-over-year, reaching 13.20 million average viewers while also attracting record-breaking audiences across all demographics under 55. Prime Video's inclusive storytelling includes acclaimed original content like Evolution of the Black Quarterback, which balances challenging subject matter with a celebratory tone that makes it accessible to all audiences, and elevated coverage of the NWSL, featuring behind-the-scenes access that increases visibility for women's sports. Its comprehensive streaming rights strategy secured landmark deals including an 11-year global NBA and WNBA streaming-rights agreement, exclusive NASCAR broadcast rights, and partnerships with the Seattle Kraken and FanDuel Sports Network. Prime Video exemplifies how streaming platforms can fundamentally elevate sports entertainment through strategic integration of technology, content acquisition, and inclusive programming that reaches global audiences.

FOX Sports is transforming live sports broadcasting by seamlessly integrating advanced technologies into its programming and amplifying diverse stories as it reaches more than 100 million viewers in a single weekend across its multiplatform network. Behind the scenes, its innovative Foresight tool uses AI-driven predictive analytics to enhance commentary and strengthen storytelling by suggesting narratives in real time, while custom AI models power its Intelligent Asset Service, which cuts hours of manual production work by streamlining search and discovery within all videos in FOX Sports’s extensive library. More visibly, FOX Sports Films produced culturally impactful documentaries like Welcome to the J-Rod Show and Culture of Winning, the latter exploring how Polynesian cultural pillars of faith, family, hard work, and mentorship drive athletes' football success, while FOX Sports’s award-winning “VOICES” series highlights diverse sports stories that explore social justice and community impact. Building on a remarkable legacy of traditional sports programming, FOX Sports demonstrates how established broadcasters can successfully embrace cutting-edge technologies and data-driven storytelling to create immersive sports experiences that connect with audiences across multiple generations and cultures.