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ESPN Launches New Updates to SportsCenter App for Football Season

Sports enthusiasts are in luck. ESPN has recently updated their SportsCenter app for any diehard fan, with all new features that are sure to satisfy their needs. The improved SportsCenter app features an all new “On-Air” component that allows users to tune in on live broadcasts on ESPN Radio and WatchESPN. The “On-Air” feature redirects […]

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A Look Across the Fantasy Football Industry Landscape Heading Into the 2014 Season

It’s that time of year again; reigning champs are shining their trophies as bragging rights are rolling off their tongues like sweet southern molasses.  Meanwhile, the rest of the league is scouting players and synonymously praying to the fantasy gods for first overall pick in the draft.  Trash talk is in the air and the edge of the couch hasn’t seen this much action since last year’s draft. Finally, it’s fantasy football season!  We’ve been waiting for this moment since last season’s late departure from the playoffs, eh hem, for some of us anyway. While fantasy football is just an extension of the real-world game, it has become an experience all its own.  Not only are companies taking notice, they...

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MLG Continues to Grow as ESPN Adds Gaming to X Games

Boom!  Headshot!  This phrase is likely one that you’ve never heard at the X-Games before.  That, however, is about to change as Gaming is set to become the competition’s newest sport. Through a recent deal, Major League Gaming (MLG) and ESPN – the organizers behind the X-Games – are about to introduce professional gaming to […]

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How to Use Twitter and Apps to Get the Fantasy Football Upper Hand

Imagine that it is 12:45 p.m. on a Sunday afternoon and you completely forgot to set your fantasy football lineup for the week. As we all know, every week in a fantasy football season is equally important. Whether the league is free or $100 per team, winning is always of the utmost importance for both bragging rights and potentially a big pay day at season’s end. In order to stay competitive today in a fantasy football league one must stay up to date with the top fantasy football twitter pages and the top smartphone applications. These Twitter accounts and applications are the answer when you only have 15 minutes until the 1 o’clock games kick-off and you need to set...

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Israeli Startup Numbeez Makes Stats Social, Local, and Mobile

Numbers. Statistics. Analytics. Sports fans possess an obsession over numbers beyond the box score like never before. Stats represent the only quantifiable metric to justify any sports debate. When the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference grows in attendance each and every year, this event shows the breakthroughs and fascination within numerical research. Even ESPN has attempted to bring this interest to the mainstream with a show like Numbers Never Lie.

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