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Sloane Stephens Is Using Tennis To Promote STEM Education

Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC) and the U.S Tennis Association’s charitable Foundation, has launched a public service announcement with famous tennis star Sloane Stephens to promote STEM in Tennis. STEM in Tennis, an extension of TWC’s STEM in Sports, is a program designed to connect young people to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). STEM […]

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NBA Player’s Association Announces New Sports Science Position

With the 2014-15 NBA season claiming a plethora of stars to injury, the NBA Player’s Association has decided it is time to take action. While individual teams have been quietly investing in injury prevention technology, now we will see consistent programs and workouts throughout the entire league that aim to minimize injury. The union hired […]

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Alabama Football Experiments With Cryotherapy

The piece of technology that LeBron James made famous, the cryotherapy chamber, has resurfaced once again; this time, in . The cryotherapy chamber is more-or-less the ice bath on steroids. Within a matter of seconds, the chamber can go from room temperature all the way down to -166 degrees Fahrenheit thanks to a nitrogen mist […]

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Red Bull Experiments With Eye-Tracking Technology Through eSports

Red Bull is bullish–pun intended–about several emerging sports, especially this one: eSports. Envisioning the brand as a strong supporter for this sector isn’t surprising. They’re at the pulse of what’s next, even before the mainstream embraces it. Their exploration and investment in eSports shouldn’t go unnoticed; rather, it should be examined further insofar as the […]

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