As video games rise in popularity and thousands flock to watch championship matches of some of today’s most popular games, there is increasing debate over whether or not video games are considered sports. Because of their competitive nature, gaming has adopted “eSports” as a moniker. Although this tag doesn’t go to the extent of classifying […]
March Madness is under way and after yesterday’s first round of games the majority of brackets are busted harder than most previous years due to a couple of 14 seeds winning. Inevitably, there were some controversial calls yesterday as there are bound to be with so many teams fighting hard to advance. To help the […]
In the quest to fill out the perfect March Madness bracket, it quickly becomes apparent that such a scenario is more of a pipedream than anything else. The joy, though, to enter a pool with the hopes of beating those in the group is something anyone can relate to, including data scientists. Although the rough […]
Technology is at it again. Further penetrating the athlete’s world. Shoes, helmets, pads, sticks, you name it and it’s been enhanced by a technological advancement in the past five years. And now the baseball bat, an object entrenched in American sports lore, is being re-engineered by Baden Sports in the form of the Axe Bat. […]
Here is an overview of some of the best SXSports panels, that we were able to attend, which discussed technology in sports at this year’s South by Southwest Interactive. Virtual and augmented reality were a large part of this year’s sports tech focus at the conference, so we published an article covering those presentations. Check it out […]
