JCU team's winning basketball formula
James Cook University scientists have come up with a winning formula for basketball teams looking to take home Olympic gold.
Mathematics
Sep 29, 2017
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Female basketball players face disproportionate racial bias: New study
New research has uncovered a recurring pattern of referee bias in women's college basketball.
Social Sciences
Aug 24, 2018
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Basketball Mathematics scores big at inspiring kids to learn
New study with 756 first through fifth graders demonstrates that a six-week mashup of hoops and math has a positive effect on their desire to learn more, provides them with an experience of increased self-determination and ...
Education
Apr 13, 2021
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Professional athletes perform better against their former clubs, according to research
A team of Russian researchers affiliated with the HSE University, RANEPA, and NES has found professional athletes to perform better against their former clubs. At least in some circumstances, emotions seem to have a greater ...
Social Sciences
Jul 20, 2022
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Best FIFA Men's Player Award appears to be biased by cultural similarity
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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In the future, your sports headlines may be generated by algorithm
What if there were a scientific way to come up with the most interesting sports headlines? With the development of computational journalism, this could be possible very soon.
Computer Sciences
Dec 7, 2017
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Turner 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.
Internet
Aug 17, 2017
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Pro athletes bolster star status through team selection, teammates and career evolution: study
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 career-management acumen, ...
Economics & Business
Jan 17, 2012
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Fantasy 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.
Business
Jul 27, 2015
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Women are better than men at the free throw line
As basketball season comes into full swing, consider another competition – the one between the blue and pink teams.
Social Sciences
Jan 23, 2019
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