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Inside Baseball: Instinctive Player Says Data Makes Baseball (More) ‘Boring’

Jayson Werth, the Jeramiah Johnson of baseball, usually did things his own way during a long and distinguished career that ended abruptly—and for now—in June. Werth decided to hang ‘em up after “tweaking” his Read more…

Deep Learning Is About to Revolutionize Sports Analytics. Here’s How

Imagine being able to model your opponents' defense to optimize your attack in soccer, or to determine the best placement of players for grabbing rebounds in basketball. These are some of the predictive systems that data Read more…

Infographic: Will Big Data Get Fans Off the Couch and Into the Stadium?

It’s no secret that analytics are everywhere. We can now measure everything, from exabytes of organizational “big data”  to smaller, personal information like your heart rate during a run. And when this data is co Read more…

NFL’s 49ers Launch Data Drive to Boost Fan Base

The San Francisco 49ers are now brought to you by the $1.2 billion Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara. The NFL team's "fan engagement program," dubbed "Faithful 49" is presented by team sponsor Esurance and a couple of data c Read more…

A Home Run for Sports Analytics

Last week the Hynes Center in Boston played home to the annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, a gathering of stat junkies discussing new and interesting ways to look at sports outcomes. The conference rounded up a number of.... Read more…

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