The nationally recognized Louisiana-based organization joins the CURVE Sports platform, bringing its deep development network, recruiting expertise, and player-first culture into CURVE’s growing operator-led ecosystem.

MANDEVILLE, La., June 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — CURVE Sports today announced that Knights Knation Baseball has joined the CURVE Sports platform, which we believe further strengthens the company’s ability to support long-term player development, club leadership, and sustainable growth across youth baseball.

Knights Knation, one of the premier development organizations in the country, will continue to operate under its existing brand and leadership while gaining access to CURVE Sports’ shared infrastructure, development systems, and technology platform.

Founded in 2007 by former Major League pitcher, longtime MLB scout, and current Los Angeles Dodgers National Pitching Crosschecker Jack Cressend, Knights Knation has built a nationally respected reputation centered around player development, recruiting support, relationships, and long-term athlete growth.

The alignment reflects CURVE Sports’ long-term strategy: building a baseball-first operating platform that supports great leaders, preserves local culture, and raises standards across development, operations, and the family experience—without centralized control.

“Jack and the Knights Knation leadership team have built one of the most respected development organizations in amateur baseball,” said Sandy Ogg, CEO of CURVE Sports. “Their experience, relationships, and commitment to doing things the right way align directly with how we believe the future of youth baseball should operate. This partnership is about supporting what they’ve built while giving them access to additional infrastructure, technology, and long-term platform support.”

Since its inception, Knights Knation has helped over 1,000 players continue their careers at the collegiate level, while also producing more than 100 MLB Draft selections and multiple Major League players. The organization operates a growing network of affiliate programs across the Southeast and beyond, with strong relationships throughout high school, collegiate, and professional baseball.

Through the alignment with CURVE Sports, Knights Knation will utilize the CURVE Sports platform, including:

The Allegiance membership ecosystemThe CURVE Test performance assessment platformObjective player development data and longitudinal trackingExpanded recruiting and player promotion supportOperational infrastructure and administrative servicesSavings programs for travel, hotels, equipment, and family expenses

The partnership also reinforces CURVE Sports’ “Test. Train. Compete. Recruit.” development philosophy—connecting objective player evaluation, training systems, competition environments, and recruiting visibility into one integrated ecosystem.

For players and families, the partnership enhances access to:

Clearer long-term development pathwaysAdvanced performance testing and objective athlete dataExpanded recruiting guidance and exposure opportunitiesGreater transparency throughout the development processA connected national network of aligned organizations and resources

Importantly, Knights Knation will remain led by its existing leadership team, with day-to-day operations, coaching philosophy, and culture unchanged.

“We built Knights Knation around relationships, development, and helping players maximize their opportunities both on and off the field,” said Jack Cressend, Founder and CEO of Knights Knation. “Joining CURVE Sports allows us to continue operating with the same vision and standards while gaining access to a broader platform that can enhance the experience for our players and families through technology, data, and expanded infrastructure.”

Knights Knation’s longstanding “#4L” philosophy — representing “Knights 4 Life” — has become a defining part of the organization’s identity, emphasizing lifelong relationships, accountability, development, and family culture throughout the program.

This announcement builds on the launch of CURVE Sports, which brings together Diamond Allegiance and CURVE Test Centers into a unified ecosystem. The launch of CURVE Sports is supported by a long-term partnership from Weatherford Capital, The Ogg Family, and Matthew Scattarella. Founded by Drew, Sam, and Will Weatherford, Weatherford Capital brings deep experience scaling mission-driven organizations, informed by a lifetime of competitive sports. Their relationship-driven approach—known as The Weatherford Way—prioritizes disciplined process, teamwork, learning, and long-term impact.

“Youth baseball is incredibly fragmented,” said Drew Weatherford, Founding Partner of Weatherford Capital. “Organizations like Knights Knation have been building real trust with families over decades through consistency, development, and leadership. CURVE Sports exists to support operators like Jack and his team with the infrastructure, systems, and long-term capital that can help them continue to scale their impact without compromising who they are.”

“This is how CURVE Sports grows,” Sandy Ogg added. “By partnering with experienced operators, supporting strong leadership, and expanding the platform in a way that strengthens the game, not fragments it.”

CURVE Sports plans to continue welcoming aligned organizations into its ecosystem as part of its mission to build a stronger, more sustainable future for youth baseball.

Stronger Together isn’t a slogan. It’s how the platform is built.

About CURVE Sports
CURVE Sports is a baseball and softball operating platform designed to strengthen clubs, support long-term player development, and improve the experience for families. By connecting Diamond Allegiance, CURVE Test Centers, and aligned baseball organizations, CURVE Sports provides shared infrastructure, development systems, and trusted data—while preserving leadership, independence, and culture. Visit www.curvesports.com

About Knights Knation
Founded in 2007 by former Major League pitcher and current Los Angeles Dodgers National Pitching Crosschecker Jack Cressend, Knights Knation Baseball is a nationally recognized development organization headquartered in Mandeville, Louisiana. Built on a foundation of player development, recruiting expertise, relationships, and long-term athlete growth, Knights Knation has helped more than 1,000 players continue their baseball careers at the collegiate level while producing over 100 MLB Draft selections and multiple Major League players. The organization operates a growing national network of affiliate programs and is widely respected for its experienced coaching staff, player-first culture, and “#4L” philosophy — Knights 4 Life. Visit www.knightsknation.com

About Weatherford Capital
Weatherford Capital is a private investment firm with over $1 billion in assets under management. Founded in 2015, the Firm aspires to partner with visionary founders and leaders to build enduring companies critical to the long-term growth of the economy, spanning technology, financial services, business services, sports, and public-sector markets. Through a relationship-driven approach—known as The Weatherford Way—prioritizes disciplined process, teamwork, learning, and long-term impact. For more information, visit WeatherfordCapital.com.

Nothing in this press release is an offer to sell securities.

Media Contact: Tom Judge Chief Marketing Officer, CURVE Sports, tom.judge@curvesports.com, 760.916.3828

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Under the theme “The Floor Runs on Us,” Vention showcases software-defined automation through integrated hardware, software, motion control, cloud connectivity, and Physical AI.Vention’s entire Automate 2026 booth (2848) runs on MachineMotion™ AI, powered by NVIDIA Jetson and NVIDIA Isaac, CUDA-accelerated libraries, and open models, including NVIDIA FoundationPose. Live demos across three locations feature collaborative and industrial robotics powered by FANUC and Universal Robots.Vention expands its collaboration with Universal Robots by introducing a co-branded, purpose-built environment where UR sales teams and their customers can design, configure, and quote UR automation cells end-to-end.Vention also expands its industrial automation capabilities with FANUC to deliver advanced control and streamlined deploymentNVIDIA-powered Rapid Operator AI demonstrations at both the Vention and Universal Robots booths showcase intelligent bin-picking with real-time perception and autonomous grasping.

CHICAGO, June 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ – At Automate 2026, Vention showcases software-defined automation under the theme “The Floor Runs on Us,” demonstrating how its full-stack platform unifying hardware, software, AI, and robotics accelerates the shift to software-defined manufacturing.

At Booth #2848, Vention presents a fully connected automation ecosystem powered entirely by MachineMotion™ AI, its next-generation AI-enabled automation controller. From AI-driven robotics and industrial motion control to modular workstations and cloud-based software, the booth demonstrates how manufacturers can deploy and scale automation using a unified hardware-and-software platform.

Expanding the Partnership with Universal Robots

At Automate 2026, Universal Robots showcases Vention’s Rapid Operator AI deep bin-picking application using a UR12e cobot and a new digital twin creation platform for robotic work cells at Booth #1250.

Built on Vention’s MachineBuilder™ technology through a strategic collaboration with Teradyne Robotics, the platform accelerates the design and deployment of Universal Robots-based automation through pre-configured templates, simulation tools, and digital-first validation capabilities, while connecting partners to Vention’s exclusive automation marketplace of Universal Robots-vetted UR+ components, from end-of-arm tooling to 7th-axis systems, creating new opportunities to expand reach, accelerate adoption, and serve manufacturers at scale.

FANUC and Vention Advance Industrial Robotics

FANUC and Vention expand industrial robotics capabilities within MachineLogic™, Vention’s cloud-native programming environment. At Vention’s booth, a FANUC LR Mate showcases high-speed industrial tending programmed entirely in the cloud – with collision-free path planning driven by NVIDIA’s FoundationStereo AI model, enabling autonomous path computation and motion generation.

At the FANUC booth (#1001), visitors can experience a machine tending application featuring a FANUC CRX-10iA collaborative robot integrated with MachineMotion AI, highlighting simplified deployment and accelerated CNC automation.

Physical AI and the Future of Manufacturing

Vention’s Automate 2026 presence also highlights the growing role of Physical AI in manufacturing through live demonstrations of AI-driven robotic perception, adaptive motion, and autonomous decision-making.

A centerpiece of the booth is the “Send Us Your Parts” program, in which manufacturers can bring real production parts directly to Vention for evaluation with Rapid Operator AI, the company’s turnkey deep bin-picking solution for unstructured manufacturing environments. The initiative provides manufacturers with a practical way to evaluate AI-driven bin-picking in real-world production environments.

Unified Automation in Action

Visitors to the Vention booth can experience six live demonstrations built on the company’s integrated automation stack, including:

A Rapid Series Palletizer powered by a FANUC CRX-30 collaborative robotHigh-speed industrial tending with a FANUC LR Mate robot and AI-driven collision-free path planningRapid Operator AI, a deep bin-picking solution powered by the NVIDIA Isaac technologies open robot development platform, NVIDIA CUDA-accelerated libraries, open models, NVIDIA Jetson source reference framework and Vention’s GRIIP™ software using a UR12e cobotAn overhead 7th-axis range extender integrated with a UR20 cobot in a live welding applicationDaisy-chained motors and actuators controlled through MachineMotion AI’s cabinet-free architectureA modular workstation and factory infrastructure platform designed for rapid customization, deployment, and expansion across the shop floor

The booth also features demonstrations of Vention’s Manufacturing Automation Platform, bringing Design, Simulate, Deploy, and Operate workflows together in a single unified experience, showcasing the complete end-to-end automation journey on one software-defined automation platform.

Empowering the Developer Community

During Automate, Vention hosted a Developer Workshop on June 23. The event brought together more than 20 developers and automation professionals for hands-on sessions covering cloud-to-edge programming, MachineLogic workflows, No-code and Python-based automation, and software-defined Automation.

For more information, visit Vention.com.

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About Vention

Vention is leading the future of industrial automation with the world’s only AI-powered full-stack platform, unifying hardware, software, and physical AI into one seamless experience. With over 25,000 machines deployed worldwide and a community of more than 4,000 factories, Vention enables businesses to design, program, deploy, and operate turnkey or custom automation solutions in just days. Vention brings together intelligent software and modular hardware to deliver automation that works right the first time. Visit Vention.com to learn more.

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CRISP Shared Services will launch updated tools and capabilities, enabling better access and affordability in support of “Better Health Care for All Floridians”

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. and COLUMBIA, Md., June 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — CRISP Shared Services (CSS), a nonprofit providing health infrastructure and data exchange technology across the nation, is the new platform for Florida Health Information Exchange (Florida HIE) governed by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). As AHCA’s new partner, CSS has been working to transition Florida HIE over the past year to provide enhanced care coordination, consent management, and improved interoperability. The transition will go live on July 1, 2026, with expanded healthcare entity participation in the network.

“Florida’s healthcare providers do their best work when they have the right information at the right time,” said Shevaun Harris, Secretary, AHCA. “Under Governor DeSantis’ leadership, we are committed to putting patients first — and Florida HIE’s new era of smarter, more affordable interoperability is proof of that progress.”

With CSS, Florida HIE will become the state’s most technologically advanced source of healthcare information across the care continuum. Starting July 1, the new network will go live with a significant expansion of participating organizations, including a nearly 5% increase in hospital bed coverage, representing nearly 3,500 more beds, and over 200% increase in skilled nursing facilities participating with the network. These figures are projected to continue to grow.

“To support modern, sophisticated care, Florida hospitals need the most complete, accurate, and powerful clinical health information,” said Mary C. Mayhew, president and CEO of the Florida Hospital Association. “We applaud the AHCA expansion of Florida HIE, which is essential to hospitals’ ability to deliver coordinated and effective care to the state’s growing population, including our most rural and vulnerable communities.” 

With the CSS platform powering its capabilities, Florida HIE will:

Waive annual fees for small to mid-size providers. With the new Florida HIE, CSS’s national nonprofit model will waive all service fees for small to mid-size providers in support of a robust health information network. This new fee structure supports more predictable budgeting, sustainability for safety-net providers and community health organizations, and reduces administrative and financial barriers to participation.Enhance Event Notification Delivery. CSS’s real-time alerting solution will notify healthcare providers about their patients’ hospital encounters by matching an organization’s patient roster with admission, discharge, and transfer (ADT) data, then pushing those alerts directly into clinical workflows. In the future, the alerting solution will include data beyond ADTs, offering significant enhancements catered to unique provider and organizational needs.Expand and Diversify Data Sources. CSS will help expand Florida HIE’s data sources, including working to expedite integrations of more data types, such as consolidated clinical documents (CCDs) and Observation Result (Unsolicited), or ORUs, in alignment with HL7® FHIR,® the national standard for interoperability. This expansion will significantly improve the quality and comprehensiveness beyond encounter data to include historical and expansive patient and diagnostic data such as laboratory and radiology results, clinical observations and diagnoses, medications, vitals, and information on preventive and chronic care measures, such as cancer screenings and prediabetes testing.Optimize the AHCA Rural Health Transformation Program. Florida HIE will serve as the technological backbone of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) awarded to the state.

“Florida HIE is on a mission to transform healthcare in the state through health information technology, and CSS is proud to help them accomplish their ambitious and innovative goals,” said Craig Behm, president and CEO, CSS. “With improved access, affordability, and services, Florida HIE is setting a new standard for usable health information for providers and organizations, unlocking new opportunities across the state.”

Florida HIE has been onboarding participants and subscribers since September 2025 to ensure a seamless go-live date on July 1, 2026. AHCA and CSS are providing hands-on support to reduce interruptions to notifications, patient records, or current integrations. For more information about Florida HIE, visit https://www.flhie.org/.

About CRISP Shared Services
CRISP Shared Services (CSS) is a nonprofit organization providing localized health infrastructure and data exchange technology and services to jurisdictions across the nation. CSS works with communities to develop industry-leading tools and programs designed to meet the specific needs of its local jurisdiction and populations, ultimately building innovative solutions for modern interconnected health networks. Today, CSS supports more than a dozen states and jurisdictions nationwide.

About Florida HIE
Founded in 2011, Florida HIE facilitates the secure statewide exchange of health information between health care facilities, practitioners, and payers. The Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) governs the HIE by establishing policy, convening stakeholders, providing oversight, engaging federal partners, and promoting the benefits of health information technology. CRISP Shared Services contributes innovative technology, strategic insight, and manages the day-to-day operations of Florida HIE’s services.

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