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2nd Skull Looks to Reduce Head Injuries Across Sports

In recent years, the amount of head injuries occurring in sports has begun to receive extra attention. Lawsuits coming from former NHL and NFL players have been flooding the news headlines and an MLB pitcher wore a protective cap for the first time over the weekend: Padres’ Alex Torres says Alex Cobb’s injury a year ago […]

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Amazon FireTV Has Futbol Fans Covered During the 2014 World Cup

(ESPN) The 2014 version of the World Cup competition in Brazil is in full swing as most teams prepare for their second-round matches and fans prep for the always exciting knockout games. Fans have many options about how to watch the games, but if the soccer fan in your family is under age or wants to avoid the sports bars around town then the Amazon FireTV provides quite a complete viewing experience.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Technological Advances from the 2014 World Cup

The 2014 World Cup in Brazil is upon us. Billions of fans from around the globe will tune in to watch the action. But the world’s greatest soccer players aren’t the only highlight of this month-long event. While the main focus lies on the individual matches, recent technological advancements will also enhance the experience for players […]

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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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