Nothing beats heading to the ballpark to catch an MLB game in the summer. Although it may appear somewhat exorbitant, the game day experience is priceless and the memories are life lasting – especially for America’s pastime, baseball. It is rare to find a fan arrive at a game disgruntled. Whether it’s a son attending his first game with his dad or a young couple building their relationship with an entertaining date, almost all share in similar exhilaration. The Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks highlighted the start of the MLB season with a two-game series in Sydney, Australia. This made for an ideal situation to explore a few foreign startups that could drastically enhance the experience for fans. In...
Tennis players are always searching for ways to improve their game. Coaching and intense practice sessions can only get them so far. When players want to get a higher level of understanding of their game and increase their competitiveness, they invariably turn to technology for assistance. Performance management techniques show ways to maintain and promote […]
In an era where salary caps have become a challenge for teams in the National Hockey League, one team seems clearly unaffected. In fact, the Chicago Blackhawks are the only team in the National Hockey League’s salary-capped era to win a Stanley Cup more than once and with the Blackhawks advancing to the Western Conference […]
Wearables these days have been all the rage. Every weekend warriors wants to measure their progress and compete with their friends over who can walk the most steps, run the most miles or burn the most calories. But what does that all really mean? It is easy to track your progress on an elementary level, but more than likely you are not getting the most out of your personal workout device. A new wearable is trying to bridge that gap. The XBand Speed Pro Acceleration and Agility Trainer is a three-piece system that measures speed, acceleration and velocity profiles with accuracy comparable to expensive laser systems. Unlike most other fitness gadgets, this one is for athletes to get the data...
If you aren’t glued to Data Journalism Digest, there’s a 22.89% chance you missed the re-launch of FiveThirtyEight.com on Monday. Nate Silver’s data journalism driven blog that was once housed by the New York times has expanded quite a bit and made the move to ESPN. 538’s advanced data reporting ranges from sabermetrics to politics (the blog […]
