Sam Fuld retired from the outfield last fall, leaving behind an eight-year playing career in the big leagues and joining the Phillies in a newly created role: major league player information coordinator. Fuld is as well educated as any ballplayer. He has an economics degree from Stanford, interned at Stats, Inc., while in the minors, […]
When a college quarterback wearing Riddell’s smart helmet is slammed unusually hard in the head, a coach on the sideline gets an immediate warning. Now, Riddell is upgrading that system to help coaches analyze head-injury trends so they can make smarter decisions about their players and reduce the chance of injury. Riddell introduced the InSite […]
Basketball analytics company ShotTracker announced it had raised $10.4 million in Series A funding on Wednesday. This round of funding brings the total investment in the five-year-old startup to $21 million. The ShotTracker system monitors the location of the players and the ball on a basketball court using a sensor installed in a Spalding basketball […]
Minor League Baseball (MiLB) has extended its official partnership with technology and payment service provider FIS Global through 2022. The deal will impact both fan experience and backend operations. The league will look to implement FIS’s payment and fan engagement technologies as the preferred payment and loyalty technology provider across MiLB’s 200-plus member teams. In […]
The NCAA inked a 10-year data and technology deal with Genius Sports on Monday that will centralize the collegiate league’s data collection and look for new ways to monetize. The same day, the U.S. Supreme Court moved to legalize sports betting. In a partnership that will affect more than 1,100 member institutions, Genius Sports will […]
