A cold, windy day with a light drizzle might dampen fan attendance at live sports. But the elements also impact on-field action, and The Weather Channel is using mixed reality...
NEW YORK — Is esports actually a sport? It’s a question that has been debated by those in the mainstream — much to the annoyance and bemusement of the esports community that has built up an industry based upon competition, skill and engagement. Generally, it doesn’t seek that level of validation. The question wasn’t asked […]
Vanderbilt baseball coach Tim Corbin estimates that 80 percent of pitches in an SEC game are called from the dugout, a ritual that typically entails a catcher dropping to one knee, looking toward his pitching coach, decoding one set of signs and then relaying another to the pitcher on the mound. Wash, rinse and repeat […]
For as long as sports have been the world’s primary source of entertainment, their officials — from umpires to referees to judges — have made (or neglected to make) subjective calls, which regularly cause discord throughout the sports world. The introduction of large-scale instant replay in recent years, though, has done much to alleviate this […]
Collegiate athletics’ reach and interest is at an all-time high. Fans support their alma maters no matter where their careers take them. Just last year, UCLA Bruins fans flocked the new Pauley Pavilion by 3,196 more than their average attendance during basketball season. In football, nearly 49 million people attended games across the 644 NCAA […]