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LA Dodgers Declare Ten Finalists For Sports Accelerator

Last April, the LA Dodgers and advertising agency R/GA announced the creation of a sports accelerator—an opportunity for emerging sports startups to access $120,000, mentors and contacts within the sports industry. Well, after 600 applications from the 34 countries, the Dodgers program has chosen its 10 inductees, who will benefit from the sum of money […]

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Sports Science To Be Added To Physical Education Curriculum In UK

The old days of Physical Education being a place for endless games of dodgeball and kickball are in the past—well, they are at least getting an upgrade. Beginning in September 2016, students from the United Kingdom who will take their GCSEs and A-Levels in PE (the equivalents of a specialized high school diploma in the […]

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Grammarly Gauges The Growing State Of Bad Spelling Among MLB Fans

Across the World Wide Web, it’s invariably apparent that a user’s vernacular has evolved–devolved, rather–insofar as introducing new words to describe and replace certain terms. The oversimplification of language permeates online communication. Dating back to prior to the turn of the 21st century–well before current web and social media interfaces became ubiquitous–The New York Times […]

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Ultra HD Sports To Hit UK Households With New BT Sports Bundle

This year’s FA Community Shield, between FA Cup champions Arsenal and Premier League title winners Chelsea will be the first program on the first live 4K UHD channel in the United Kingdom, BT Sport Ultra HD channel. The matchup will be broadcast in 8.3 million pixel Ultra HD, often referred to as 4K, on the […]

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