The NFL is teaming up with Amazon Web Services, an Amazon company specializing in cloud-based data analytics and machine learning technologies, to uncover new ways of visualizing gameday data collected from the Zebra chips in footballs and player shoulder pads. AWS will boost the accuracy, speed, and insights provided by NFL’s Next Gen Stats platform, […]
The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has partnered with Fujitsu to implement a system for judging artistic gymnastic competitions by 2020. The partnership will see the two organizations work together to capture accurate, real-time judging data for such competitions. The technology will support the judges in their scoring to come to a more accurate judgment by capturing […]
With the recent launch of its mobile-first, sports-focused fan engagement platform Corebine, OMNIGON might just be revolutionizing the way sports leagues and teams communicate with their fans. Unveiled publicly at last week’s Leaders Sports Business conference in London, the newly introduced Corebine provides businesses with an evolutionary content and fan engagement platform, after successful initial launches […]
Before he became the NFL’s leading rookie sensation, Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt faced scouting report questions about his purportedly “average explosion” and “marginal downhill burst.” Though just a late third-round pick last April, Hunt has become the first player in league history to accrue at least 100 yards from scrimmage in each […]
Daytona International Speedway is a massive complex with 480 acres of a race track, sprawling lake-bearing infield and capacity for more than 100,000 roaring fans. The front stretch alone extends nearly a mile long in this coastal Florida town with a notoriously fickle weather pattern. That’s one of many difficulties meteorologists face in forecasting weather […]
