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Barclays Center Will Host Overwatch League’s Inaugural Grand Finals

Brooklyn’s Barclay’s Center has hosted disappointing seasons from the Nets and Islanders the past few seasons. But this summer, the venue will host a very different sports event. The inaugural season of Overwatch League will see its champion crowned at the venue over a two-day Grand Final running July 27-28. The event will follow two […]

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Idemia to Bring TSA Pre Services to Fenway Sports Group

Biometric ticketing will soon be launching at Fenway Park for Boston Red Sox games. Fenway Sports Group is partnering with IdentoGO by Idemia, the company behind TSA Pre, to bring biometric ticketing to its teams. That will include the Red Sox and most likely the Premier League soccer club Liverpool FC, according to Charles Carroll, […]

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LA 2028 Chairman Wasserman Offers Tech-Driven View of Olympics

NEW YORK — The biggest expenditure and colossal headache facing almost every Olympic host city is the need to build a series of new venues. Compounding the matter are the inevitable construction delays and cost overruns during the seven years from its bid being selected to actually hosting the Games themselves. The Los Angeles 2028 Games, […]

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Nikon’s MRMC Brings Hollywood Robotic Cameras To Sports

The robotic motion control discipline regularly used in cinema to create layered special effects is being adapted for innovative player tracking and broadcasting in sports. If there is a movie scene of, say, Scarlett Johansson running away from a series of explosions, the director may only need one take of her running, then stage additional […]

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