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Marijuana Magic: 93% Of Athletes Say Cannabis Aids Recovery
Friday, October 20, 2023 - 3:57pm | 1160This article was originally published on Cannabis.net and appears here with permission. For athletes, proper rest and recovery is just as important for overall health and performance as training. Athletes can benefit from both passive and active recovery. Aside from these, getting...
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Crypto Fallout Hits The NFLPA
Friday, June 2, 2023 - 3:33pm | 319The ongoing decline of the crypto market has left more commercial wreckage in sports — as an affiliate of the NFL Players Association scrambles to recoup nearly $42 million. The union's annual report recently filed with the U.S. Department of Labor detailed $41.8 million in accounts...
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Soccer Legend, Portugal Star Cristiano Ronaldo
Thursday, November 24, 2022 - 9:49am | 806Soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is a name known worldwide thanks to playing for some of the most popular and televised soccer teams. He has played for Manchester United PLC (NYSE: MANU), Real Madrid and Juventus Football Club SpA (OTC: JVTSF) Ronaldo was ...
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U.S. Congress Pushes Marijuana Protections For Athletes In New Spending Bills
Friday, June 24, 2022 - 5:02pm | 413Cannabis has never been more accessible. With its popularity skyrocketing, many professional athletes have been outspoken regarding their use of marijuana. Megan Rapinoe, an Olympic gold medalist, two-time Women's World Cup soccer champion and 2019 FIFA Women's World Player of the Year...
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David Letterman Tells Kevin Durant What Happened When He Smoked Weed Years Ago At A Yankees-Angels Game
Thursday, May 19, 2022 - 11:43am | 521During an interview with NBA star Kevin Durant, the legendary Late Night Show host David Letterman talked about his experience with marijuana. In a clip of the interview, released by Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) this week, Durant, who is already in the cannabis industry...
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College Athletes Should Be Able To Profit From The Sale Of Their Own NFTs. Here's How That Could Work
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 - 11:19am | 882The 2021 NFL draft was quietly one of the most groundbreaking NFL drafts in history. This has nothing to do with COVID or the players that were picked. Rather, there was an underlying theme that crypto and digital assets can change the way franchises do business. Heading into the first round...
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HemPoland Launches CannabiGold Sport Line Of CBD Supplements For Athletes
Tuesday, February 23, 2021 - 12:07pm | 228Gdansk, Poland-based HemPoland has introduced a line of hemp-derived CBD pre-and post-workout supplements. The news was disclosed Tuesday by parent company The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (TSX:TGOD) (OTCQX: TGODF). CannabiGold Sport oils are designed for professional and recreational...
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5 Athletes Who Healed With Psychedelic Therapy
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 - 4:00pm | 1156This article by Jennifer Walker-Journey was originally published on Psychedelic Spotlight, and appears here with permission. Researchers say psychedelics like ayahuasca, psilocybin, ketamine, ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT prove so beneficial to professional athletes because they have the ability to...
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Why Are Athletes Penalized For Using Cannabis?
Saturday, October 17, 2020 - 11:04am | 790This article was originally published on Cannabis & Tech Today, and appears here with permission. Cannabis-based drug testing is an inhumane process. Having to turn over bodily fluid to a stranger, including urine or blood, can be an invasive, humiliating experience. Many employers and...
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Esports ETFs Could Be On The Cusp Of Mammoth Opportunities
Friday, September 27, 2019 - 3:21pm | 550The theory that the esports investment thesis is stronger and growing stronger amid expectations that more advertising and gambling dollars will flow to the sector is backed by data. Such buoyant fundamentals highlight the potential of exchange traded funds, such as the Roundhill BITKRAFT...
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Why So Many Ex-NFL Players Struggle Financially
Friday, May 13, 2016 - 2:04pm | 524Former NFL linebacker Na’il Diggs recently wrote very candidly for SI.com about his financial struggles during and after his playing career, and why so many highly-paid NFL players end up broke after they retire. Diggs attributes, in part, the irresponsible financial behavior many players...