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Zepp’s latest sports training sensor is for soccer players – Engadget

Tuesday, October 04, 2016

The small wearable device, which pairs with a smartphone via Bluetooth, fits inside a leg sleeve that’s part of the retail bundle. In fact, there are two sizes of sleeves included in the box: small-medium and medium-large. Unlike its other sensors, Zepp says the Play Soccer version isn’t about the company helping you train with video tutorials or tips from professional athletes. Instead, you’re supposed to use the raw data…

With a Single Baseball, Seeking to Connect All 312 Hall of Famers – New York Times

Tuesday, October 04, 2016

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Zepp’s latest sports training sensor is for soccer players – Engadget

Monday, October 03, 2016

The small wearable device, which pairs with a smartphone via Bluetooth, fits inside a leg sleeve that’s part of the retail bundle. In fact, there are two sizes of sleeves included in the box: small-medium and medium-large. Unlike its other sensors, Zepp says the Play Soccer version isn’t about the company helping you train with video tutorials or tips from professional athletes. Instead, you’re supposed to use the raw data…

What it means to be a truly bilingual, bicultural Latino sports fan – ESPN (blog)

Monday, October 03, 2016

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment A strange yet joyous thing happened to me as I watched the debut of NaciónESPN last Monday: I realized that when it comes to the sports media I consume as a native Spanish-language English speaker, I was always a fan who could never be boxed into a simplistic Spanish-only or English-only rigidness. And for the first time in, like, ever, I was watching three…

What a week in sports ahead. What a time to launch the SI-Fox Sports partnership – Sports Illustrated

Monday, October 03, 2016

It’s going to be a pantheon week in the world of sports, on a level with the first week of April (MLB Opening Day, Final Four and the start of Masters Week—Chris’s personal fave) and the third week in June (NBA and NHL Finals, U.S. Open, and soccer tournaments like the European Championships and World Cup every couple of years—Mark’s choice). Perhaps you’ve heard that Tom Brady will return…

Sports face cuts for freezing out women – Telegraph.co.uk

Monday, October 03, 2016

Jevans put the failure of NGBs to comply with the previous goal down to “subconscious” resistance. She said: “I think people default to their comfort factor and their comfort factor is what they’ve always known, what they’ve always been comfortable with and the people they’ve enjoyed working with. It’s the group-think. “Rather than it being consciously discriminatory, it’s just easier to carry on as it’s always been and not question…

Zepp’s latest sports training sensor is for soccer players – Engadget

Monday, October 03, 2016

The small wearable device, which pairs with a smartphone via Bluetooth, fits inside a leg sleeve that’s part of the retail bundle. In fact, there are two sizes of sleeves included in the box: small-medium and medium-large. Unlike its other sensors, Zepp says the Play Soccer version isn’t about the company helping you train with video tutorials or tips from professional athletes. Instead, you’re supposed to use the raw data…

Zepp’s latest sports training sensor is for soccer players – Engadget

Monday, October 03, 2016

The small wearable device, which pairs with a smartphone via Bluetooth, fits inside a leg sleeve that’s part of the retail bundle. In fact, there are two sizes of sleeves included in the box: small-medium and medium-large. Unlike its other sensors, Zepp says the Play Soccer version isn’t about the company helping you train with video tutorials or tips from professional athletes. Instead, you’re supposed to use the raw data…

Bob Bradley makes American soccer history as Swansea City name him their new manager – FOXSports.com

Monday, October 03, 2016

Swansea City have fired manager Francesco Guidolin and hired Bob Bradley to take over the struggling Premier League club. The appointment makes Bradley the first American to ever manage in one of Europe’s top leagues. Bradley got his start in American college soccer, before becoming one of the best managers in MLS and then leading the United States national team from 2007-2011. He won a Gold Cup, finished first in…

RCR, NASCAR Digital Media partner on website – Nascar

Monday, October 03, 2016

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Oct. 3, 2016) — Richard Childress Racing (RCR) has enlisted NASCAR Digital Media (NDM) to oversee design and development of the organization’s new website, the companies announced today. The new rcrracing.com will soft launch in December followed by a full rollout in early 2017. RCR undertook a rigorous search process, interviewing more than 10 agencies and web design firms before awarding the project to NDM. In doing so, RCR becomes…

Suarez wins delayed XFINITY Series race at Dover – Nascar

Monday, October 03, 2016

RELATED: Race results | Updated Chase Grid SHOP: Suarez gear DOVER, Del. — With a dominant car that opened leads of more than six seconds after the final restart on Lap 152 of 200, Daniel Suárez won Sunday’s rain-delayed Drive Sober 200 at Dover International Speedway and earned a spot in the Round of 8 in the inaugural NASCAR XFINITY Series Chase. The Mexican-born driver grabbed the top spot from eventual…

The biggest myths of October baseball — debunked! – ESPN

Monday, October 03, 2016

8:54 AM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment People say a lot of things about the postseason. Here’s one thing that I completely agree with: Anything can happen. Everyone has tried to find a Holy Grail for predicting the playoffs. In recent years, popular explanations have focused on contact rate for offense and bullpen dominance on defense. If those are trends that continue to translate, then it’s worth noting…

Zepp’s latest sports training sensor is for soccer players – Engadget

Monday, October 03, 2016

The small wearable device, which pairs with a smartphone via Bluetooth, fits inside a leg sleeve that’s part of the retail bundle. In fact, there are two sleeves included in the box, one small-medium size and a medium-large. Unlike its other sensors, Zepp says the Play Soccer version isn’t about the company helping you train with video tutorials or tips from professional athletes. Instead, you’re supposed to use the raw…

Wanted Turkish Cleric Wooed Country’s Sports Stars – Wall Street Journal

Monday, October 03, 2016

ISTANBUL—For nearly four years, Said Alpsoy recruited dozens of Turkey’s top soccer stars into the network of supporters of the reclusive Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen. Mr. Alpsoy spent hours counseling rising stars in Turkey’s most popular sport, many from poor families, on how Mr. Gulen’s teachings could help them stay grounded and cope with the lures of fame. In return, they donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the…

South Sudan and the unifying power of sport – Aljazeera.com

Monday, October 03, 2016

Juba, South Sudan – On an early Saturday morning on the outdoor court next to thed Nimra Talata basketball stadium in Juba, 19-year-old Rebecca Pascual, together with 30 other girls and boys, prepares for handball practice before the South Sudanese sun becomes too strong to bare. They fetch the balls, measure and mark the sandy uneven court full of small pebbles and fix an old, worn net on the poles. “You…

Zepp’s latest sports training sensor is for soccer players – Engadget

Monday, October 03, 2016

The small wearable device, which pairs with a smartphone via Bluetooth, fits inside a leg sleeve that’s part of the retail bundle. In fact, there are two sleeves included in the box, one small-medium size and a medium-large. Unlike its other sensors, Zepp says the Play Soccer version isn’t about the company helping you train with video tutorials or tips from professional athletes. Instead, you’re supposed to use the raw…

Wanted Turkish Cleric Wooed Country’s Sports Stars – Wall Street Journal

Monday, October 03, 2016

ISTANBUL—For nearly four years, Said Alpsoy recruited dozens of Turkey’s top soccer stars into the network of supporters of the reclusive Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen. Mr. Alpsoy spent hours counseling rising stars in Turkey’s most popular sport, many from poor families, on how Mr. Gulen’s teachings could help them stay grounded and cope with the lures of fame. In return, they donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the…

As career winds down, Stewart eliminated from Chase – Nascar

Monday, October 03, 2016

RELATED: Race results | Chase Grid   DOVER, Del. — The final margin was of little consequence. Tony Stewart would either be in or out after 400 miles at Dover International Speedway. In, and he would be one those advancing to the Round of 12, the second elimination round in this year’s Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Out and he would have no chance to end his NASCAR Sprint Cup…

Is there anything else in any sport quite like a Ryder Cup? – The Guardian (blog)

Monday, October 03, 2016

In this sporting era where individuals and occasions are proclaimed as the greatest of all time with bemusing regularity, there is quite a clamour at the top of the pile. The core emotions, and the level of talent, on display as the USA won the 41st Ryder Cup served as a reminder that precious little can class itself as superior to this biennial team‑golf tournament. The nudge was timely. Football’s…