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Three Ways Google Glass Could Be Utilized by the NBA

Ben McLemore and the Scaramento Kings have been heavy users of Google Glass during the 2013-14 NBA season. Google Glass has the potential to positively change the player-spectator relationship and expand the way the game of basketball is viewed. A view of the court from the perspective of fans, the mascot, trainers, announcers, or players offers the best insight into the action. From the eyes of a spectator as his drunken partner removes his shirt and shouts obscenities at the opposing team, to Reggie Miller and Kevin Harland joking about Craig Sager’s suit, to the entire team letting their star rookie lead the tunnel run, alone, there are endless possibilities of how Google Glass could increase the viewership of the...

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Introducing the Sports Performance and Tech Magazine

We are happy to share with you the Sports Performance and Tech magazine. It is a new online magazine that has some of the same goals as our platform: Spread ideas around high performance, analytics and the technological breakthroughs within elite sport. The Sports Performance and Tech magazine published their first four Issues in 2013 and […]

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Applying Data Science to Predict MLB Pitching Patterns

All right, you’re an MLB manager and your team is down 1-0 facing your division rival’s ace in game 158 of a grueling 162 game season. Your team is batting in the sixth inning of the first game of a pivotal four game series where the series winner will advance to the playoffs. Your pitcher […]

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Quantifying Richard Sherman’s Rise to Social Prominence

Richard Sherman was far from a household name before last week’s NFC Championship game. Other than avid football fans and Seattle locals, few knew the All-Pro cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks. After last Sunday’s game, though, Sherman became the talk of the country, as all eyes turned to him. From tweets to memes to articles […]

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