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Technology Making Basketball Shoes More Effective and Safe for Top Athletes

In-game sneakers have evolved considerably over the years. From the earlier years where Converse Chuck Taylor and Nike Blazers were the norm and laid the blueprint for sneakers to now where Air Jordans and others offer more variety. With the use of modern technology designers are able to create footwear the adheres to individual players based on foot structure, on-court movement, and impact of movement. This personalization adds more control, strength, and power to already freakishly gifted athletes.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The Technological and Scientific Evolution of Modern Tennis

The Babalot smart tennis racquet is a far cry from the 1874 version shown in the info-graphic below. (Babalot) Sports are always being  tweaked.  Year after year, some moves that improve the game and some that seem forced and contrived. This season professional baseball changed its game forever by  instituting instant replay, forever eliminating the memorable umpire-manager confrontations that have been a part of the game for decades. College football will unveil its new playoff system this year after the decades-old system of determining the national champion by computer rankings or writer votes.  And we all know how active the NFL has been, constantly modifying its rules to adapt to the ever changing landscape of football and its safety concerns....

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LaxWax Brings Tech to Lacrosse and Symbolizes Growth of the Sport

The technological developments in the sport of Lacrosse have been tremendous as the game has risen in popularity.  In a sport that was designed by Native Americans with wooden sticks, the equipment keeps advancing. It is also a sport that is played in spring, and at this moment mostly on the East Coast. East Coast […]

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