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New Zealand’s Sadowski-Synnott, Japan’s Hasegawa soar to big air gold at World Cup in Edmonton
No Canadians made it to the podium at Saturday night’s FIS World Cup big air snowboard event at Commonwealth Stadium. But the night saw some snowboarding history being made. New Zealand’s Zoi Sadowski-Synnott struck gold in the women’s event, while Japan’s Taiga Hasegawa won the men’s final. Sadowski-Synnott earned her gold by acing a jump that, before this weekend, had never been tried before in women’s snowboarding. She stunned many of her fellow riders when she nailed a switchback 1260 and got a whopping 99 out of 100 in qualifying. She tried it with her first jump in the finals, but fell. She tried it again with jump No. 2,…
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Pomfret gets big grant for water project | News, Sports, Jobs
Pomfret is getting a grant of up to $5 million from the state for Phase 2 of its water project. Town Supervisor Dan Pacos announced the grant at Wednesday’s Town Board meeting. Pacos said the town was notified Friday and received the state’s acceptance letter Tuesday. “That’s the lion’s share of the $8 million (cost) for Phase II,” Pacos said. Deputy Town Supervisor Ann Eckman wanted to thank the town’s consultants, Municipal Solutions and Clark Patterson Lee, for their efforts in doing the grant. “We pushed them very hard to get the grant in by the deadline,” she said. The grant was issued by the state Environmental Facilities…
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Pac-12 in danger of eventual collapse as Big Ten considers further expansion, Big 12 interest looms
The Big Ten’s continued pursuit of four Pac-12 schools is leading to concern that another round of expansion could collapse the Pac-12, industry sources tell CBS Sports. This as Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren continues to seek an offer from Amazon, or potentially another partner, for additional Big Ten football media rights revenue. An offer deemed substantial enough would likely convince Big Ten presidents that California, Oregon, Stanford and Washington would be valuable additions to the league from the Pac-12. That figure is believed to be less than $100 million annually. If the Big Ten makes such a move, it would almost certainly increase the likelihood the Big 12 is…
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Ubisoft’s Big Pirate Game Stuck In Dev Hell Gets Delayed Again
Image: Ubisoft Ubisoft faces another massive delay. Earlier this year it was Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. Now it’s Skull and Bones, the Assassin’s Creed publisher’s only major fall blockbuster. Previously set to come out in November, two sources familiar with the game’s development now tell Kotaku it’s been delayed again. Ubisoft confirmed as much shortly after publication, announcing a new release date of March 9, 2023. The reason for the latest delay isn’t entirely clear, but it comes less than a month after the game was shown at Ubisoft Forward, the company’s big 2022 gaming showcase. Kotaku understands that Skull and Bones’ latest technical test ended on September 19. According…
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Get ready for sports to be the next big investment asset class
Jerry Jones bought the Dallas Cowboys in 1989 for $140 million, and today the NFL club’s valuation sits at about $8 billion. While an NFL team is very rarely up for grabs, newer sports teams, leagues, and adjacent companies are increasingly being seen as hot investment opportunities. Angel City Football Club founder and managing partner at Upfront Ventures Kara Nortman told the audience at Fast Company’s Innovation Festival that opportunities are ripe in sports, particularly because of the proliferation of streaming services. She said because of the ever-increasing demand for sports content, emerging leagues in emerging sports have an opportunity to find a broader audience. CBS, for example, bought multiyear…
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Conference realignment: Amazon interest may affect Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 composition as talks continue
Amazon has emerged as a significant party in college football media rights talks and therefore may become a player in further conference realignment, CBS Sports has learned. The technology giant has been linked to all three conferences that figure to come to resolutions on conference composition in the coming months given its interest in the Big Ten, Big 12 and Pac-12, according to industry sources. The issue is quality of available content. While Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren remains interested in adding Pac-12 teams, his top games have already been distributed elsewhere after the league signed a new media rights deal with CBS, Fox and NBC last month. Amazon finds…
