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March Madness Brackets Will Be Powered By Google Cloud Data Analysis

If you’re a fan of data, your March Madness bracket will be able to incorporate a lot of it this go-around. The NCAA on Tuesday announced a partnership with Google Cloud, CBS Sports and Turner Sports that will see years of historical college hoops data integrated into the March Madness craze using Google Cloud Platform’s […]

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How Hudl’s Analytics Helped Lincoln City Make FA Cup History

With the third round of the hallowed FA Cup kicking off in January, many of the minnows of the English soccer game will be looking to Lincoln City for inspiration following its historic run in the competition last year. The club, which was in the lowly fifth tier of English soccer last season, was the […]

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Sparta Science Signs First English Premier League Deal With Stoke City

Sparta Science, which has technology aimed at predicting and preventing injuries, has announced its first partnership with an English Premier League club in Stoke City F.C. The deal means that Stoke City will use Sparta’s software platform, SpartaTrac. This platform is paired with a force plate, which is used to scan athletes within 60 seconds. […]

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Two Japanese Table Tennis Players To Benefit From Cisco Technology

A couple of Olympic hopeful table tennis players in Japan are teaming up with Cisco’s Japanese business. Kasumi Ishikawa and Tomokazu Harimoto will benefit from Cisco’s latest technology in the company’s effort to delve further into the Japanese sports industry, and table tennis particularly. Cisco will provide Ishikawa and Harimoto with Spark collaborative technology that aims […]

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