In 1920 eight members of the Chicago Black Sox were indicted by a grand jury for throwing the 1919 World Series at the behest of gamblers. In 2007 NBA referee Tim Donaghy pled guilty to two felony charges of conspiracy, admitting to having bet on games that he officiated. In 2009 “around 200 games across […]
Data often informs the way we consume and relate to sports, and since the publication of Michael Lewis’s Moneyball sports leagues, teams and fans have all become more aware of the inherent capabilities of sports analytics. For instance, you probably know that there are a series of algorithms and analytic programs driving your live gamecasts […]
Blast Motion and BodiTrak Sports announced their partnership Tuesday on developing the new mobile coaching app, BodiTrak Dash. The app combines Blast Motion’s Blast Connect coaching technology with BodiTrak’s mat sensors to provide users with a more comprehensive analysis of body and swing mechanics. The Dash app essentially unites BodiTrak’s mat-based pressure metrics with Blast Connect’s full-scale […]
The International Olympic Committee announced Thursday that Alibaba will become the official cloud services and e-commerce platform services and a founding partner of the Olympic Channel, offering its digital capabilities in a partnership through 2028. With the partnership, Alibaba will help Olympics management operate more efficiently, effectively and securely with its cloud computing infrastructure and […]
At its core, running is one of the simplest sports for anyone to participate in. The equipment is relatively basic, and you can do it basically anywhere in the world in different capacities. Of course, running at a world-class level takes a large scale commitment and tools needed to improve your performance, but running’s overall […]
