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  • Baseball should welcome robot umpires sooner rather than later

    “You cannot be serious” shouted John McEnroe as he berated umpire Edward James at Wimbledon in the first round of 1981 competition against Tom Gullikson. The American was irate that the official had not seen the chalk fly into the air, siding with the line judge monitoring the middle line of the court. It provided…

  • TeamSnap Officials, Refs and Umps Sports Tech Management

    TeamSnap Launches New Officials Management Platform to Serve Referees and Umpires TeamSnap Officials is ready to use. It was designed specifically to manage game officials as an intuitive online sports tech platform. This new feature allows for the management of match officials, referees and umpires while meeting communication and scheduling needs in regards to youth…

  • Sports Gambling May Soon Be Legal Outside Las Vegas

    Sports betting and gambling may soon be legal outside of Las Vegas perhaps by next year in states like New Jersey from all indications. NBA commissioner Adam Silver to former MLB commish Fay Vincent are making statements indicating they are betting on this sea of change happening  in the near future even though an ongoing…

  • How Technology Has Changed Sports

    It may be hard to believe now, especially for the younger generation, but there was a time when sports weren’t in the media 24/7. Technology has done wonders to make a sports fan life better. The Sports Techie community blog has documented our share of the game-changing sports technology from football tech to eSports and…

  • A Brief History of Technology in Sports

    Since its appearance, technology has strived to intermingle with almost every area of human life. And even when you thought that was impossible, it did the same with sports. Sports fans were a bit frustrated at first, thinking that tech specialists would interrupt or even slow the game down. The Sports Techie community blog has…

  • Sports Tech And The Future Of Football

    “Sports Technology And The Future Of Football” Soccer is a wonderful game and it’s the most popular team sport on the planet but for reasons unknown, it is for sure the most sports tech phobic of all. Fans like me understand the need to integrate technology into games as best as possible to help human…

  • Not even #CaptainAmerica is immune to sports related #concussion. #football #soccer #hockey #kids

    Not even #CaptainAmerica is immune to sports related #concussion. – Posted using MobyPicture.com Is Your Child’s Brain Safe Playing Contact Sports? The Sports Techie community blog has reported about the dangers of concussions in most all sports since I launched our sports technology business four years ago, but the alarming audacity by sports leagues, associations…

  • MLB Postseason Player Of The Day Topps Wall Art Featured SFG World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner

    MLB Postseason Player Of The Day Topps Wall Art Featured SFG World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner Once again, the Topps Company makes it awesome to be a kid, collector and sport fan by providing the first-ever, fans and statistical influenced, wall art prints of World Series players, including, San Francisco Giants MVP Madison Bumgarner. The…

  • Sports Technology Infographic – Helping Sport Referees And Officials For Over A Decade

    Sports Technology Infographic – Helping Sport Referees And Officials For Over A Decade Sports Technology has been helping referees and official at major events and tournaments increase their accuracy with correct calls as this Newark/Electronic 14 Infographic about “Technology in Sport” – helps to show. The Sports Techie community blog readers may remember our launch during…

  • 2013 World Series Social Media Metrics Breakdown

    2013 World Series Social Media Metrics Breakdown

    The World Series social media numbers over the first three games provided insight into fans mindset and feelings. This Sports Techie community blog summary discusses the social media analytics produced on the official Twitter, Google+, Foursquare and Facebook accounts during the 2013 World Series of the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals fandome. The…