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Analytics From "Most Social Super Bowl" Reveals Chat Wasn't About Football
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Although predictions last week raised expectations about the role that social media would play in reshaping what has historically been one of the most engaging non-holiday events in the U.S. every year, the first analysis of yesterday's public social network data by advertising analysis firm Networked Insights makes a compelling...
WatchESPN finally streams to Comcast customers, but not on Android
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The short list of TV and internet providers that support ESPN's TV Everywhere play, WatchESPN, just grew by one with the addition of Comcast to a list that already included Time Warner, Bright House and Verizon. Part of a deal reached back in January, ESPN has managed to tie...
England to trial goal-line system
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Goal-line technology will be tested at Wembley when England entertain Belgium in a friendly on 2 June....
MLB Network launches Strike Zone all-highlights channel on four providers
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For football fans the NFL Red Zone and ESPN Goal Line Channels have streamlined game day viewing by focusing on switching between scoring opportunities from simultaneously airing games and now Major League Baseball has its own version (there's already a web edition dubbed Full Count). The MLB Network Strike Zone...
Denver Broncos swap 500-page playbooks for iPads
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While the Phoenix Suns decided earlier this month to purchase Samsung’s Galaxy Tab for interactive playbooks, a report from Denver Post this morning detailed the Denver Bronco’s decision to switch its 500-page playbooks to iPad versions. How long until the quarterback’s wrist playbook is an iPhone? This season, the...
Juventus 3-0 Napoli | Serie A match report
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Juventus closed the gap on Milan, the Serie A leaders, to two points with a 3-0 victory over Napoli. An enthralling weekend of Italian action ended with second-placed Juve prevailing in Turin thanks to the defender Leonardo Bonucci using his knee to divert Mirko Vucinic's shot into the net. Arturo...
Premier League to use technology
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Goal-line technology could be introduced in the Premier League during the 2012-13 season after Fifa approves two systems....
IFAB gives goal-line technology the nod, first official run will be at this year's FIFA Club World Cup
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For years and years now, football (soccer) fans have been asking themselves when FIFA would finally realize the "beautiful game" needed to start implementing some sort of tech to help referees with decision-making during major tournaments and in every-day matches. Well, that time is now. After a few months...
IFAB gives goal-line technology the nod, first official run will be at this year's FIFA Club World Cup
Soccer science: Why we're overstating the impact technology will have on football refereeing
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Top athletes are increasingly turning to technology as they strive to stay ahead of the game. From iOS-connected football boots, to data-driven tennis racquets, we’re seeing a real shift towards digitally-enhanced sportspeople. Indeed, the so-called Internet of Things is seemingly becoming a reality. This concept describes the trend for environments,...
Goal-line technology finally approved by International Football Association Board
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The International Football Association Board has unanimously voted to approve goal-line technology, in a move that could put an end to crucial split-second decisions going the wrong way. The technology has been debated for years, but a series of controversies — including Marko Devic's disallowed effort for Ukraine against...
FIFA: Soccer Refs Might Use Sensor Networks to Keep Score
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Should computer-controlled sensor arrays be used to keep referees from making bad calls? Officials of FIFA, soccer's international governing body, have called a special meeting to decide. Whether computer technology should be used to monitor goal lines has become an urgent question among soccer officials. During a match at the...
Finally: Goal-line tech for English Premier League, World Cup?
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A decision by the International Football Association Board may very well lead to good technological sense at last prevailing in international soccer. [Read more]...
Goal-line technology heads to vote
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It's England vs Germany as football chiefs prepare to vote...
Wigan Athletic 0-2 Swansea City | Premier League match report
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Gylfi Sigurdsson's double pushed Swansea closer to Premier League survival and plunged Wigan deeper into trouble.The Icelandic international, on loan from the German club Hoffenheim, comprehensively beat Ali Al-Habsi twice in the space of nine minutes either side of the interval to provide a sufficient buffer to hold on after...
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