NBA prohibits use of Twitter, Facebook during games
The National Basketball Association is initiating new social media guidelines for its players, banning the use of web sites like Twitter and Facebook during games.
View ArticleHeads up Kobe Bryant! Research shows that trying for another 3-pointer is a...
Basketball fans everywhere recognize the following scenario: Their favorite player scores a three-point shot. A short time later he regains control of the ball. But does the fact that he scored the...
View ArticlePro athletes bolster star status through team selection, teammates and career...
Basketball fans in Cleveland may disagree, but two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Lebron James' decision to play with a higher-profile Miami Heat team and all-star teammates shows sound marketing and...
View ArticleThe NBA league is more equal than the ACB
Competitiveness amongst NBA teams is more constant throughout seasons than during the ACB basketball league (Spain), which also falls after every Olympic Games. According to a study from the University...
View ArticleNYTimes leads group defense in mobile patent suit
The New York Times Co. is girding for a legal battle that many larger organizations have avoided. The Times is leading the defense of a diverse group of companies that use technology they assumed was...
View ArticleBasketball teams offer insights into building strategic networks
What started out as a project to teach undergraduate students about network analysis, turned into an in-depth study of whether it was possible to analyze a National Basketball Association (NBA)...
View ArticleBasketball legend Shaq talks tech at SXSW
Basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal on Monday credited the "geeks" who introduced him to computers during his troubled teenage years for making him the tech tycoon that he is today.
View ArticleAthletes' performance declines following contract years, researchers show
Professional athletes in the National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball can reap very large financial rewards, especially if their performance peaks during their "contract year," or the...
View ArticleEven the best refs play favorites
(Phys.org) —Along with Neymar, Ronaldo and Messi, the world's best soccer referees are heading to Brazil for the World Cup.
View ArticleLike the real game, fantasy sports now worth billions
Fantasy sports were once just a fun way for diehard fans to express their love of the game together with other zealots, without actually getting out on the field themselves.
View ArticleInvestors bet on e-sports wagering startup Unikrn
Start-up Unikrn on Tuesday announced a fresh round of funding that valued the e-sports wagering company at $40 million.
View ArticleFantasy sports company DraftKings raises $300 mn
DraftKings, a leading player in the booming fantasy sports business, announced Monday that it raised $300 million from a group of investors that includes Fox Sports and three major sports leagues.
View ArticlePayPal withdraws project over US state's 'anti-LGBT' law
US online payment giant PayPal dropped plans Tuesday to invest millions of dollars in North Carolina, joining a growing chorus of protests by major companies against recently passed state legislation...
View ArticleWhy the internet isn't making us smarter – and how to fight back
In the hours since I first sat down to write this piece, my laptop tells me the National Basketball Association has had to deny that it threatened to cancel its 2017 All-Star Game over a new anti-LGBT...
View ArticleGambling or skill? Fantasy sports fight for legitimacy
A year ago, fantasy sports was rapidly building into a multi-billion dollar US business with huge global potential. Now it's fighting to survive amid objections that the industry is essentially...
View ArticleNBA teams up with Twitter for streaming, but no games
Twitter and the National Basketball Association announced a deal Tuesday to stream live content, but not games, to users of the social media platform.
View ArticleTwitter shares jump on talk of Apple TV tie-up
Shares in US social media giant Twitter jumped Monday, lifted by news reports of discussions to make its streaming broadcasts available on Apple TV.
View ArticleRapid Replay feature targets NBA global audience
The National Basketball Association's international fans will be able to watch highlights in near real-time as part of changes to the league's subscription service being rolled out for the new season,...
View ArticleUS regulators sue to block merger of fantasy sports sites
US regulators announced Monday legal action to block the merger of fantasy sports websites DraftKings and FanDuel, which allow fans to create teams for virtual matchups in cyberspace.
View ArticleTurner is latest to plan sports streaming service
Turner Sports is the latest TV company to announce a sports streaming service as traditional television companies chase millennial audiences.
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