May 06, 2025 9:57 AM EDT | Source: Promino Nutritional Sciences, Inc.
Burlington, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – May 6, 2025) – Promino Nutritional Sciences Inc. (CSE: MUSL) (OTC Pink: MUSLF) (FSE: 93X) (the “Company” or “Promino”) is pleased to announce it is extending its successful partnership with Fastbreak AI through summer 2025. Following a surge in direct-to-consumer sales and audience engagement from February’s round one activations, Promino will now continue to offer sampling at major athletic showcases including the just concluded Penn Relays.
The Penn Relays draws more than 120,000 athletes, coaches, and parents from across the country, offering Promino™ – NSF Certified for Sport® a unique opportunity to connect directly with a national base of youth and collegiate athletes. This is the first of five Fastbreak-organized events Promino will participate in throughout the spring and summer of 2025, with additional opportunities being considered based on performance.
“Our initial Fastbreak events exceeded our expectations, kickstarting Promino’s direct-to-consumer business with meaningful increases in traffic and sales,” said Vito Sanzone, CEO of Promino. “Promino patented protein drink has low calories, no sugar, no dairy and is fully plant-based. These attributes and our taste profile make Promino an obvious choice for all athletes, which is why we align with Fastbreak AI for live sampling and the technology platform to drive same-day sales.”
Fastbreak Connect, the AI-driven platform behind the partnership, enables brands to seamlessly activate live experiences at high-traffic youth sports events and provides actionable data on sampling and consumer engagement. Used by global brands, Fastbreak Connect reaches over 850,000 youth athletes annually and powers activations at more than 10,000 tournaments across the United States.
“Promino is doubling down on what we believe is one of the most powerful marketing channels: youth sports,” added John Stewart, CEO of Fastbreak AI. “Fastbreak Connect gives brands a way to build meaningful relationships and activate in a space that cuts through the noise of traditional marketing. The results Promino has driven, both in sales and engagement, are a testament to their vision. They recognized early on that youth sports aren’t just another weekend activity, they’re a brand loyalty engine.”
Promino’s participation at The Penn Relays and other upcoming events will include product sampling, athlete content capture, on-site retail promotions, and exclusive offers via Fastbreak’s digital engagement programs.
About The Penn Relays
The Penn Relays, hosted annually by the University of Pennsylvania since 1895, is the oldest and largest track and field competition in the United States. It brings together more than 15,000 participants and over 120,000 spectators for three days of high-level competition and community celebration, making it a premier platform for sports brand activations.
About Fastbreak AI
Fastbreak AI delivers the leading artificial intelligence platform for tournament operations, brand activations, and sponsorship optimization. Its Fastbreak Connect program allows brands to engage youth athletes and families through turnkey sampling campaigns backed by real-time performance analytics. Visit www.fastbreak.ai to learn more.
About Promino
Promino is an innovative and research driven Canadian nutraceutical company specializing in the development of patented and science-based products for the global consumer packaged goods market, with a portfolio focused specifically on muscle health. Promino’s lead product, Rejuvenate Muscle™ Activator, is a patented proprietary formulation that is clinically proven to assist in the building, rebuilding, restoration and rejuvenation of natural muscle mass. Promino also offers Promino™, an elite performance supplement for both professional and amateur athletes to accelerate muscle recovery, build strength and accelerate recovery from injury. Promino was founded in 2015 and is located in Burlington, Ontario.
For more information about Rejuvenate Muscle™ Activator and where to purchase, visit www.rejuvenatemuscle.com.
Promino™ – NSF Certified for Sport® brand ambassadors include NHL Stanley Cup™ Champion Jack Eichel of the Vegas Golden Knights and MLB Legend and Toronto Blue Jays 6x All-Star José Bautista.
To learn more about Promino, visit www.drinkpromino.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains “forward-looking information” and “forward-looking statements” (collectively, “forward-looking statements”) within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements and are based on expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this news release. All statements that address activities, events, or developments that the Company expects or anticipates will, or may, occur in the future, are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the Company’s business prospects, potential growth in the functional beverage market, future trends, plans and strategies. In some cases, forward looking statements are preceded by, followed by, or include words such as “may”, “will,” “would”, “could”, “should”, “believes”, “estimates”, “projects”, “potential”, “expects”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “continues”, or the negative of those words or other similar or comparable words. In preparing the forward-looking statements in this news release, the Company has applied several material assumptions, including, but not limited to, that protein supplement market growth will continue as anticipated by the Company, and that general business and economic conditions will not change in a materially adverse manner. These forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions and estimates of management of the Company at the time such statements were made. Actual future results may differ materially as forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to materially differ from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Although the forward-looking statements contained in this news release are based upon what management of the Company believes, or believed at the time, to be reasonable assumptions, the Company cannot assure shareholders that actual results will be consistent with such forward-looking statements, as there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements and information contained in this news release. The Company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements of beliefs, opinions, projections, or other factors.
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Andrew Derby will be at the helm of the Richford Rockets girls’ varsity basketball team for the 2025-2026 basketball season. Derby has been a consistent voice within the Vermont youth basketball scene in recent years.
Andrew Derby, Richford girls’ varsity basketball
My 2025-26 goals to date have been focused on structuring the program for the future. Our coaching staff has been very dedicated throughout the summer and fall, offering additional basketball opportunities for all age groups! My emphasis has been on teaching the proper skills and fundamentals early in youth development and on building a positive basketball culture around every athlete.
As we move into the winter season, my focus has shifted to coaching and building a successful varsity team! I can sum up this group with one word: “special.” They show up every day focused and determined to be winners, regardless of what dedication it takes! This group is simply willing to do the work that other teams won’t.
Our team’s goals are to put in the work it takes to be competitive, cut no corners, and let our season come one week at a time. Nothing is easy, and team-first attitudes are required every day we enter the gym. They understand that if you live by this culture, success will find you. We will gain confidence from highs and get stronger with lows. I believe the support of the Richford community will fuel them as the season unfolds. They want a full gym on game nights and to win for our community!
We have four returning players who bring many great values, but I’m relying on their experience. As a younger group, they will help us build confidence within the team. We will make rookie mistakes, but I’m looking to see how we overcome them as a team. This will be the most important factor in achieving early success.
What I enjoy most about coaching is bringing out the best in every athlete. It’s rewarding to watch on the court, but you can turn great players into great people off the court. Your coaching influence can be a very powerful voice; eventually, your team becomes your family. I’m very excited to have this group and can’t wait for the journey.
Richford athletic director, Jim Hubbard, said, “Andy has been working at the youth level, and the kids are really excited to play for him. The kids can play ball and are disciplined. Right from warmups, they’re a level above. We’ve been pushing for this. These coaches have invested in the youth and are working their way up. It’s going to be exciting to see things grow. I was asked to build programs and numbers, and it’s happening. It’s also because of what people like Andy are doing to help build the programs.”
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David Blitzer, a longtime Blackstone executive, ranks among the sports industry’s most prolific investors. He joined Josh Harris in launching Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment in 2017. That firm houses their ownership of the New Jersey Devils, Philadelphia 76ers and Crystal Palace F.C., among other assets, and has been a blueprint for sports-focused holding companies that followed. Individually, Blitzer touches two more sports through minority investments in the Cleveland Guardians and Washington Commanders; he has a path to control of the former. He’s bet on emerging leagues, such as League One Volleyball and TGL, and is increasingly powerful at the grassroots level: Blitzer and Harris are the lead investors behind youth sports roll-up Unrivaled Sports.
Disposable vapes are a health hazard in more ways than one.
There’s nothing worse than an unexpected visit to the mechanic, especially if someone else caused the damage to your car. A Reddit post on the r/Justrolledintotheshop subreddit showed the damage that litter can do to your vehicle.
Photo Credit: Reddit
The photo shows a mangled disposable vape that had become wedged in a tire. “Don’t toss your vape out of the window,” the poster remarked.
It’s not just cars and bikes that are the victims of discarded single-use vapes; the smoking devices are made of lithium-ion batteries, which can explode or catch fire if not discarded safely.
With half a million vapes thrown out in America every day, the risk for unsafe disposal is high. The U.S. Public Interest Research Group estimated that fires caused by disposable vapes in waste facilities cost at least $95 million each year.
Sadly, finding brightly colored disposable vapes scattered around beauty spots is becoming incredibly common. They are a massive eyesore and can also present a choking hazard to pets and local wildlife.
This litter is particularly damaging because it contains plastic, nicotine, and lithium-ion batteries. Harmful chemicals and microplastics that have shed from these devices leach into water supplies and find their way into our food and beverages.
That’s not even to mention the damage that vapes can do to your health. Though touted as a healthier option to smoking, vapes still contain nicotine, which is highly addictive, carcinogenic, and can harm brain development in young people.
If you are a vaper, try to opt for reusable options to cut down on plastic waste, and make sure to recycle any vapes properly.
“I saw one of these in the bucket at my mechanic shop just a couple weeks ago,” another Reddit user commented on the post. “I was floored that one could do that.”
“The vapes that can’t be refilled should be banned, it’s ridiculous,” someone else added.
One person retorted: “Anything ‘disposable’ should be banned.”
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NEW YORK (AP) — Miami Heat player Terry Rozier is set to appear in a New York court on charges he helped gamblers placing bets on his performance in NBA games.
The 31-year-old point guard will be formally arraigned in Brooklyn federal court late Monday on federal wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy charges. He’ll also join five other co-defendants and their lawyers for a pre-trial hearing later in the day on the case.
Rozier previously appeared before a federal judge in Orlando on Oct. 23, when prosecutors first announced the indictment.
At the time, he was released with conditions. One of his lawyers, Jim Trusty, denied the charges, saying the Ohio native was “not a gambler” and “looks forward to winning this fight.”
Prosecutors say Rozier conspired with friends to help them win bets on his performance in a March 2023 game when he played for the Charlotte Hornets.
They say he informed the bettors that he intended to leave the game against the New Orleans Pelicans early with a supposed injury, allowing gamblers to place wagers earning them tens of thousands of dollars.
Rozier played the first nine minutes and 36 seconds of the game before leaving, citing a foot issue. He did not play again that season.
More than 30 people have been arrested in connection with the sprawling federal takedown of illegal gambling operations linked to professional sports, including several Mafia figures.
Rozier was one of three current or former NBA players ensnared in the investigation.
Portland Trail Blazers coach and NBA Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups was among a number charged with participating in a scheme to fix high-stakes, Mafia-backed illegal poker games.
Former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones has also been charged in that poker scheme, as well as the separate scheme to help gamblers win bets on NBA games that also implicated Rozier.
Billups and Jones pleaded not guilty during their separate arraignments last month. Both Billups and Rozier have been placed on unpaid leave from their team as their court cases play out.
Rozier has earned about $160 million over a 10-year NBA career.
He had been a first round pick for the Boston Celtics in 2015 after starring at the University of Louisville. Charlotte traded him to the Heat last year.
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Bill Tyler thought he’d been invited to a dinner honoring Jimmy Bogue for Bogue’s contributions to youth sports.
However, Tyler was surprised to learn the honor was really for one of Bogue’s mentors: Tyler himself.
The December surprise was extra appropriate for the Cambridge City resident who portrayed Santa Claus for 40 years at community and private events and at stores that included Richmond’s mall.
The recognition took place during the annual Citizen of the Year dinner on Tuesday, Dec. 9, at Golay Community Center in Cambridge City.
New Day Kiwanis President Nathan Ulerick, a 2019 winner, and 2024 winner Brad Bowman presented a plaque and gift basket to Tyler. The last seven Citizen of the Year recipients currently living in the community select the honoree.
Cambridge City Evening Kiwanis started the award in 1961 to recognize a western Wayne County resident who makes a long-range impact on the community.
Trina Fultz congratulates Bill Tyler after he received Cambridge City’s Citizen of the Year award during a Dec. 9 dinner at Golay Community Center. Photo by Millicent Martin Emery
Tyler’s influence can be felt locally, statewide and nationally. His military service was followed by 31 years as a disabled veterans specialist with Indiana Department of Workforce Development. He served hundreds, possibly thousands, of veterans across the state at offices in communities including Richmond, Connersville, Winchester, Muncie and Portland.
Tyler then worked a few years as a substitute teacher for Western Wayne Schools before fully retiring, but he has influenced countless youth as a coach.
Several of Tyler’s former athletes attended the dinner, sharing the impact that he made on their lives during his decades of developing young players.
“I appreciate the community and all the support over the years,” Tyler said.
Tyler, a Michigan native, lived in Cambridge City in the 1950s as well as Wayne and Dearborn, Michigan, during his youth. After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army before returning to civilian life in Dearborn, but enlisted in the Navy in 1966 and became a Seabee.
When he and his family moved to Milton in October 1974 after his honorable discharge from the Navy, Tyler brought a great deal of athletics experience. He was a standout four-sport high school athlete and traveled the world as a softball pitcher during his eight years in the Navy.
Tyler’s Navy career included three tours in Vietnam during the war as well as time in Morocco, Maryland, Guam and Rhode Island.
In 1975, Tyler responded to a knock on the door from a Milton group asking him to coach. That led to coaching football, basketball, wrestling and softball for junior high and high school students at Lincoln, Hagerstown, Tri, Richmond and Northeastern.
Tyler helped develop what became Western Wayne Girls Softball League. He served as league president and coached hundreds of young ladies in league play as well as travel ball, teaching life lessons in winning, sportsmanship and grit. Tyler and friends also helped bring fast-pitch softball to Lincoln.
He also served as a pitching coach at Earlham College for several seasons. He’s currently a coaching volunteer at Tri, where he helped the Titans win regional and semi-state championships and a trip to the state finals.
Angie Siggers said she’s known Tyler since childhood, remembering him as Santa as well as a great person who’s always willing to help.
“He’s always been a part of our family,” Siggers said. “He’s a very special part of our lives … You couldn’t find a better man than him.”
Former softball player Trina Fultz said Tyler has remained a supportive friend, and he was one of the first people to visit her and her new baby when they came home from the hospital.
“He always wants to know what’s going on in your life,” Fultz said.
In retirement, Tyler enjoys spending time with his wife, Diane, their children Cheryl and Kevin, granddaughter, Kinsey, and great-grandson, Grayson.
Tyler’s contributions also were recognized in 2023 when he was named grand marshal of Cambridge City’s Canal Days parade. He was Milton’s 2017 Citizen of the Year.
A version of this article
will appear in the December 10 2025 print edition of the Western Wayne News.
