NFL’s Analytics Cynics Should Study This Economist
The use of analytics by NFL coaches has gotten a great deal of attention in recent weeks—much of it willfully and even aggressively uninformed. Consider this from Phil…
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Mets’ Showalter Hire Spotlights MLB’s Renewed Emphasis on Experience
The New York Mets have reached back to the past and tapped Buck Showalter to manage the team, following what’s become a Major League Baseball trend: reprocessing…
Catapult Tags NCAA, Baseball for Growth in Expanding Sports Tech Market
Australian sports data and analytics pioneer Catapult Sports sees U.S. colleges, baseball and ice hockey as three key growth areas for North America, as the market for…
Arria NLG Acquires Boost Sport AI as Part of Sports Expansion
Natural language and analytics company Arria NLG has acquired Boost Sport AI, a sports data startup, as it looks to help groups across sports get more out of advanced…
Data Hungry Teams Fuel StellarAlgo Funding Round
StellarAlgo has raised $16.5 million in Series A funding to help sports properties connect and harness fan data. Toronto-based Carallas Holdings led the round for the…
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…
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 basketball…
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 and…
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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