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Sports, Social Media, and E-Commerce Come Together to Form TheLocker

TheLocker, a new sports social media and e-commerce platform, is connecting athletes across the world by giving them the ability to express their athletic identity and share and purchase sports products from a single platform. TheLocker was founded by two-time New England professional lacrosse player of the year, Sean Morris. Morris teamed up with business […]

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AthleteMinder Makes Mind Over Matter Mobile

Back during this year’s Sochi Olympics–the big data connection to the World Cup continues–one of the most endearing and anticipated storylines came from American skier, Steven Nyman. He’s been a veteran of the sport for quite some time. His middling track record and career proved to be at a crossroads. He endured a season-ending Achilles […]

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The Scientific Differences Between Masahiro Tanaka Pitching in Japan and Major League Baseball

Japanese phenom, Masahiro Tanaka, has seemed to make the transition to the MLB from Nippon Professional Baseball quite seamlessly.  In his first fifteen starts, Tanaka has gone 11-3 on the mound with 127 strikeouts.  This is very reassuring for the Yankees and many Major League scouts who know it can be hard to judge how well a player from a foreign league will do when they make the transition to the Majors.  The talent level and style of play across the world are quite different compared to that played in the states.  Many of the factors that could have made Tanaka’s transition rough have not been an issue, including the ball.

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