Tag: Illinois

  • Win 15K When You Predict the Best March Madness Bracket Data Set

    Intel and Kaggle have teamed up to introduce the new March Madness Learning Mania competition. The winner of this NCAA tournament based contest earns $15,000, may that be a Sports Techie community blog reader. I had a terrific opportunity to learn about Kaggle’s competition-based platform and Intel’s Big Data push towards business applications that can predict…

  • March Madness 68 In 60 By Campus Insiders Breaks Down Every NCAA Tournament Game

    Campus Insiders’ team of experts and Insiders across the country will be offering an unprecedented content experience, with analysis, commentary, interviews, editorial features, predictions and picks, in addition to rolling out the new “68 in 60″ every game breakdown. With March Madness upon us, Campus Insiders – the destination for college sports fans – is…

  • Best, Brightest And Worst Major League Baseball Executives Of All Time

    The Evolution of the Major League Baseball General Manager has swung from former players to more education driven and sports tech advocating GMs. Sophia Barber from Sports-management-degrees.com shared the Infographic below with the Sports Techie community blog titled, “Play Ball! The Best, Brightest and Worst Baseball Executives of All Time.”  “Play Ball! The Best, Brightest and Worst…

  • EON Sports VR SIDEKIQ Future of Football And Sports Training

    The Sports Techie community blog spoke with Brendan Reilly, CEO, Eon Sports VR, about their data driven sports technology for performance training. EON Sports VR uses virtual reality, head mounted, 3D plays to help athletes improve and win games like teams are currently doing in traditional film rooms. The former hoops manager for Kansas Basketball…