IBM’s Vice President of Global Sponsorships (Sports and Entertainment) and Client Programs, Noah Syken, was kind enough to share some of his time with us to speak about all things cognitive computing and Watson. Syken is probably best known for his role in “Jeopardy: The IBM Challenge,” in which he took over the marketing side of […]
Turner Sports is always in search of new ways to cover the PGA and has some new digital features that are being added to its coverage of the PGA Championship this year. Analytics are continuing to rise in the coverage of golf as fans want to understand the minds of their favorite golfers and how […]
Soccer has long been a game untouched by the world of statistics, with the primary statistical differentiator between players being merely amount of goals or assists. But thanks to player tracking technology and advanced algorithms, MLS sponsor Audi is trying to change that mentality in one of the fastest growing soccer leagues in the world. […]
The Athletic Department at Troy University in Alabama has always had world-class medical and training partners. The school still has a strong relationship with their first team doctor, Dr. James Andrews, who’s known for treating the likes of RGIII, Bryce Harper, Rajon Rondo, just to name a few. And they’ve had a long-standing relationship with […]
Omegawave, a sports training equipment manufacturing company based in Finland, has focused their efforts in sports science research to create a new way to test an athlete: from the resting state. Essentially, the Omegawave technology will gain data from resting athletes, measuring their internal response to external loads as well as pushing their limits to experience […]
