Major League Baseball and Facebook have agreed on a deal that will see 20 games streamed live via the platform starting Friday, highlighting the increasing willingness of US sports to embrace social media.
Internet
May 19, 2017
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The business of live sports, seen as perhaps the last great firewall for traditional US broadcasters, is facing deepening challenges in the era of mobile and live streaming options.
Internet
Mar 23, 2017
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Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Bench has launched a new cellphone app aimed at combatting bullying in schools nationwide.
Software
Nov 18, 2016
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When a baseball pitcher uncorks a nasty curveball, the spinning motion of the ball forces air to flow around it at different speeds, causing the ball to "break" in one direction.
General Physics
Sep 21, 2016
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Twitter will live stream for free one Major League Baseball game and one NHL game per week under a new deal.
Internet
Jul 25, 2016
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(Phys.org)—The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released a "History Minute" video called "Thrown for a Curve," offering a recap of work done by Lyman Briggs and colleagues back in 1959, when he was head ...
In previous generations, when professional sports franchises had athletes who were considered to be all-star caliber on their teams, those teams would experience a "star effect," which would result in long-term increases ...
Internet
Jun 8, 2016
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Japanese video game maker Nintendo Co. is eyeing the movie business for growth.
Business
May 16, 2016
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Wearable technology is coming to Major League Baseball.
Other
Apr 5, 2016
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After being one of the few who picked the Mets to make it to the postseason in 2015, NJIT Mathematical Sciences Professor and Associate Dean Bruce Bukiet has published his projections of how the standings should look at the ...
Mathematics
Apr 1, 2016
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