College football season is upon us and as such, it’s time for the Heisman voters to start thinking about whose name they will put on their ballots come December.
In the past, certain Heisman candidates who may have played for less televised schools could have easily been forgotten had ESPN decided not to make known their 420 passing yard, 8 TD performance against the University of Maryland University College (it exists, I kid you not…http://www.umuc.edu/). Fortunately for future small school, small conference stars, Matt Barkley is blazing a trail that will surely catch on and become vital ammo in the arsenal of all potential Heisman candidates.
Nike Chairman of the Board Phil Knight has single-handily transformed the University of Oregon Athletic Department The University of Oregon is Nike’s poster child so it should not come as a surprise that they are building another extravagant facility for the athletic program. The Ducks continue to receive the latest and best when it comes to Nike technology and have no boundaries when it comes to innovation. Though some of their jerseys may appear outlandish, Oregon athletics is spoiled to a fault of having anything Nike can offer. Their facilities are in a league of their own and in some cases better than some professional facilities. Nike chairman Phil Knight loves the program and has been known to spend some...
By Taylor Bloom – Email – Articles – Twitter – Sport Techie Facebook Put yourself in the position of an NBA coach. Imagine you can track every movement, play, and decision performed by every one of your players during a game and be able to statistically analyze the efficiency and inefficiency of every on-court action. You could have real time updates of Russell Westbrook’s field goal percentage after he takes five dribbles versus his field goal percentage after he takes two dribbles. Or you could have up to the minute measurements of how many miles Kevin Durant has run and what his average speed was half way through the third quarter. For the Oklahoma City Thunder and nine other NBA teams, this type of analysis and much more...
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It’s safe to say that it has been quite a long two weeks for Arizona Athletic Director Greg Byrne. He has spent the better part of the that time watching his baseball team win the national championship in Omaha, but he is not taking it easy as he returns to the office this week. Byrne has announced that he will be hosting a Google + Hangout on Friday, June 29th at 9 a.m. PDT (12 p.m. EDT) and it will last approximately 30-45 minutes.
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As someone who has been participating in fantasy sports since the age of seven, I find this to be extremely exciting and innovative for those individuals with this certain prowess. It was just announced that CBSSports.com would be presenting the first ever “developer challenge” directed at the fantasy sports industry. The CBSSports.com Fantasy Football Developer Challenge will incite companies and individuals in the fantasy sports arena, as well as the developer industry to generate apps that will be displayed and eventually used by fantasy football players.
