A new analysis of voting data for the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)'s World's Best Male Football Player Award suggests that cultural similarity between voters and players biases results. Michael ...
Social Sciences
Jul 13, 2022
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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) basketball team's strategic ...
Mathematics
Nov 16, 2012
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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 free: sending text messages ...
Business
Aug 28, 2012
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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 last time make him more ...
Mathematics
Dec 7, 2011
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The Los Angeles Gladiators becoming as well known as the Los Angeles Lakers?
Internet
May 23, 2018
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When a baseball announcer rattles off your favorite player's batting average with two outs and runners on first and third, he's not pulling that figure from the back of his mind. There's a good chance that timely information ...
Business
Apr 20, 2018
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Turner Sports is the latest TV company to announce a sports streaming service as traditional television companies chase millennial audiences.
Internet
Aug 17, 2017
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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, officials said Thursday.
Internet
Oct 20, 2016
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Shares in US social media giant Twitter jumped Monday, lifted by news reports of discussions to make its streaming broadcasts available on Apple TV.
Business
Aug 15, 2016
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Twitter and the National Basketball Association announced a deal Tuesday to stream live content, but not games, to users of the social media platform.
Internet
Jul 19, 2016
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