Smart Data, Insights Arms Race Has Agencies Vying for Analytics Firms
Excel Sports Management recently acquired Block Six Analytics (B6A), a data insights and partnership valuation company. In the past, it was more commonplace for…
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A.I. Meets Analytics in Boost-Arria Partnership, Personalizing Advanced Stats
Boost Sport AI initially designed its analytics platform for college coaches, offering online hubs of beyond-the-box-score data for clients. Boost tracks…
Pro Teams Claim Analytics are ‘Mine!’ Through Non-Disclosure Agreements
In the hypercompetitive world of sports analytics, teams face the ongoing risk of rivals recruiting top staff and extracting valuable trade secrets. A new book sheds…
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ShotTracker Raises $11 Million With Sights Beyond College Basketball Analytics
ShotTracker parent company, DDSports Inc., has secured $11 million in funding amid basketball’s analytics revolution. Two strategic investors, Evertz Microsystems…
Harvard Student Helps NFL’s Browns to Playoffs
Without head coach Kevin Stefanski, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, the Cleveland Browns’ playoff success rides on the arm of Baker Mayfield, the legs of…
NBA Free Agent Value Found Lurking on Defense: Data Viz
After a statement Miami Heat win in Game 5 of the 2020 NBA Finals cut the Los Angeles Lakers’ series lead to 3-2, Lakers coach Frank Vogel made a surprising decision to…
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EdjSports Completes Fundraising Round Amid Transition From Teams to Bettors
EdjSports, a data intelligence and analytics sports firm, announced Tuesday the close of a $5 million round of funding that began last fall. Investors included Bluegrass…
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Moneyball Gets a Blank Check: First Sports SPAC Comes From Beane, Cardinale
Two of investing and sports’ best minds are jumping into the red-hot market for SPACs – blank check companies that have brought some of 2020’s hottest stocks to…
The All-Tool Team: Identifying MLB’s Most Well-Rounded Players
Sportico is proud to partner with The Harvard Sports Analysis Collective, a student-run organization dedicated to the quantitative analysis of sports strategy and…
Analytics to Play Smaller Role in a 60-game MLB season, Managers Say
Playing the game by the numbers is going to take a hit as Major League Baseball opens its COVID-abbreviated 60-game schedule when the New York Yankees take on the…
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Redskins Announce Retirement of Name Upon Completion of Review
The NFL’s Washington football team made it official on Monday when the franchise announced it will be ending its use of the nickname “Redskins.” The team said in a brief…
Positive Identity: How MLB Teams Build Success Through Organizational Philosophy (FULL ANALYSIS)
Sportico is proud to partner with The Harvard Sports Analysis Collective, a student-run organization dedicated to the quantitative analysis of sports strategy and…
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