Indycar, the U.S.-based open-wheel racing series, announced a long-term partnership with Hookit that will make the analytics platform its official data supplier. As part of the deal, Hookit will supply analytics capabilities to both Indycar and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which hosted the Indy 500 this past weekend and will host a leg of the […]
Major League Baseball concluded that reduced aerodynamic drag of the baseballs has contributed to a league-wide spike in home runs since the second half of the 2015 season. In other words, the physical properties of the balls themselves appear to have changed, reducing air resistance and allowing a ball to “carry” farther. A team of 10 academics […]
Inside an unassuming building near Los Angeles International Airport is a 25,000-square-foot soundstage. At the center of that space sits a dome of cameras and lights, pointing down from the ceiling. This is Intel Studios, which houses the world’s largest volumetric video studio. And this could be the future of sports broadcasting. Digital pictures, moving or […]
Being an astronaut means being the ultimate crossover between pro athlete and pro mathlete. Before joining NASA’s Astronaut Corps, Mae Jemison studied chemical engineering at Stanford University, then got her medical degree from Cornell. As she prepared for the 1992 STS-47 shuttle mission, she had to train her body for both the extreme accelerations of […]
As chairman and CEO of the Walt Disney Company, Michael Eisner oversaw the acquisition of ABC/ESPN. He then started an investment firm, Tornante Company, whose portfolio includes an independent digital video studio, Vuguru. Last year, he purchased Portsmouth FC, an English soccer club. Through this variety of experiences, Eisner has become immersed in sports broadcasting […]
