Tag: NBC Sports
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Spread the Word About The American Century Championship
Spread the Word about the American Century Championship American Century Investments, NBC Sports, and the 2014 American Century Championship are partnering with the Sports Techie community blog to celebrate the 25th anniversary edition of this celebrity golf event, which will bring sports legends and celebrities such as Charles Barkley, Annika Sorenstam, Aaron Rodgers, Kevin Nealon…
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Apolo Ohno Documents His Ironman Training in Web Series “Mission Apolo”
Apolo Ohno Documents His Ironman Training in Web Series “Mission Apolo” World-champion speedskater Apolo Ohno has come out of retirement to take on the biggest athletic challenge of his career, the 2014 IRONMAN World Championship. The Sports Techie community blog will support Seattles’ own – Ohno, by sharing the inspiring and entertaining new web series documenting…
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Churchill Downs New 4K Video Board By Panasonic For Kentucky Derby Is World’s Largest
The new “Big Board” installed by Panasonic at Churchill Downs, the historic home of the Kentucky Derby, will be the only video board in an outdoor stadium or arena capable of displaying the new and advanced 4K ultra-high definition technology. Churchill Downs Racetrack (“CDRT”) unveiled a new $12 million, 15,224 square foot, high-definition (HD) LED…
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Technology Helps Sports Fans Defeat Information Overload Via Intel
We sports fans live in a wonderful era in that technology has been tailored to enhance the fan experience using mobile devices and apps to deliver targeted content. I wrote a contribution blog for iQ by Intel that looked at Thuuz, the Pandora of Sports, and how they are pioneering the sports tech space…
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Swish Analytics Algorithmic Sports, Predictions And Betting Recommendations At BetBuckets
Swish Analytics Inc., is a sports technology startup based in San Francisco that developed algorithmic sports, predictions and betting recommendations. The three founders raised $300K in March from a group of private angel investors to deliver algorithmic sports predictions to bettors and fans in the underserved data science field. The ground-breaking movie Moneyball, opened the public’s…
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Post Sochi: The Technology Behind the World’s Largest Sporting Event via iQ by Intel
The sports technology integrated into the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Russia was mind blowing as was the over $50 billion International event price tag. I was privileged to once again write for iQ by Intel about a trending topic wrapped in sports tech for the Sports Techie community blog. Sports + Tech By…
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Deltatre Supports C4 Broadcast Of First Ever UK Winter Paralympic Gold Medal
I sent deltatre a tweet last week asking what was happening with their Sochi 2014 Paralympic coverage and they responded that visually impaired skier Kelly Gallagher and guide Charlotte Evans won the first ever winter Paralympic gold medal for Great Britain. Channel 4, with support from deltatre, was at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Centre in…
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Spartan Up ! A New Life Strategy Book Written By Joe De Sena, Spartan Race Founder
It was my pleasure to review the advanced synopsis of the new book, Spartan Up ! Written by Joe De Sena, founder of Spartan Race, this life strategy book and e-book is releasing on May 17th. Spartan UP is a take-no-prisoners guide to overcoming obstacles and achieving peak performance in life. Our exclusive Q&A with…
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Support Alana Nichols And The Citi And Team USA Paralympic Champions Fund
Three-time U.S. Paralympian Gold Medalist Alana Nichols is partnering with Team USA Paralympic Champions Fund to increase financial support for athletes pursuing their dream of participating in the Paralympics. So is the Sports Techie community by first clicking on the Citi® Every Step of the Way® page. After that, please share and comment about this inspiring Citi…
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U.S. Olympic Sochi Gold Medalist Ted Ligety Supports Youth Enrichment Services For Urban Youth
U.S. Olympic Sochi Alpine Ski Gold Medalist Ted Ligety is teaming up with Youth Enrichment Services Operation Snowsports to help pay for urban youth to get outdoors where they’ll learn how to ski and snowboard and, in turn, build self-confidence and gain invaluable life skills. At the XXII Winter Olympics hosted by Sochi, Russia, Ted…