Health risks are a serious occupational hazard for professional athletes. Injuries can occur without warning and bring once-promising careers to an abrupt end. Their effects can also worsen over time and cause damage that lasts the rest of a player’s life. Head injuries, in particular, are suspected to bring on a wide range of neurological […]
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is the first sport to demonstrate the power of streaming live sports from within Facebook – and the league is just getting started. Last January, the UFC showed four preliminary bouts live on Facebook for its Fight for the Troops 2 show. Since then, the league has continued to live stream almost every preliminary fight for […]
Simon Ogus works in communications at the University of Maryland. Previously, he’s worked in the Stanford and George Washington University athletic departments in PR and received his Master’s degree in Sports Management in 2010 from George Washington University. He currently resides in Washington, DC but is originally from Palo Alto, CA and has not abandoned […]
In what began as a vision in its bid to FIFA to host the 2022 World Cup, Qatar’s promise of new cooling technologies, carbon-neutral facilities and man-made clouds is slowly becoming reality. Last summer, the Showcase (pictured below) was built to show to FIFA and the rest of the world that the warm climate of Qatar, […]
Reliable internet access during a sporting event is not only important to the fan experience but also to teams and leagues as they explorer new revenue opportunities. However, building a network that can support that environment is an almost-impossible task. Last March, even Mark Cuban admitted that the day of Wi-Fi for fan use in […]
