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Introducing the Stadium of the Future, Where Technology is King Patrick Sisson, Curbed For sports fans, the experience of attending a game in person is becoming increasingly more high-tech. Levi’s Stadium, home of Super Bowl 50 this weekend, touts ticketing, concessions and instant replays from a mobile app. It’s also LEED certified and employs solar collection system. High-tech sports venues are becoming the norm and this piece from Curbed offers…

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Jay Kornegay still finds it painful to talk about the last time the Denver Broncos were in the Super Bowl and the first snap of the game went over Peyton Manning’s head for a Seattle safety. For some reason, a lot of bettors at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook had put money on a 60-1 longshot that the first score of the games for the Seahawks would be that safety….

Okay, so maybe it’s easy to get excited about the super bowl. I mean it is the biggest football game of the year. Some might say the largest sporting event of the year next to the World Series, world cup and Stanley cup. The super bowl is so big that when anything else is considered important it is called the super bowl of said event. So we get…

The author, left, learning about Natitude. (Photo courtesy Julia Payne) Some time last winter, I ran into Dan Steinberg at a Wizards Fan Happy Hour event in Adams Morgan. There had been some turnover in the Washington Post sports section and he came right out with it: “You should write for Sports. Seriously. You certainly care about it a lot more than most people.” At the time I thought, “Don’t be ridiculous,…

Mandalay Sports Media and Michael D. Ratner’s OBB Pictures have entered into a co-production agreement to develop and produce a slate of sports-themed films, TV projects and multiplatform programming. Their first series project is Embiid, a documentary that centers on Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid’s journey from Cameroon to Kansas, and ultimately the NBA. MSM’s Mike Tollin is producing and Ratner is directing and producing. Ratner will also direct six episodes…

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Mandalay Sports Media and Michael D. Ratner’s OBB Pictures have entered into a co-production agreement to develop and produce a slate of sports-themed films, TV projects and multiplatform programming. Their first series project is Embiid, a documentary that centers on Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid’s journey from Cameroon to Kansas, and ultimately the NBA. MSM’s Mike Tollin is producing and Ratner is directing and producing. Ratner will also direct six episodes…

Super Bowl Sunday is much more than a sporting event these days. With the halftime show, and the million-dollar commercials, and the general all-consuming hype, it’s essentially a national cultural holiday. Throw in a few good sports movies, and you can make a whole weekend out it. So gather your friends and family around the high-definition hearth for these five sports films, all available now through instant streaming on Netflix….

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Police in North Carolina say one of the most celebrated names in X Games, Dave Mirra, has died in North Carolina at the age of 41. Greenville police confirmed on Thursday night that Mirra’s body had been found earlier in the day. Authorities responded to reports of an apparent suicide and discovered Mirra’s body in a truck. Related: Don’t judge the beautiful, brutal sport of cyclocross on the motorised doping…

The new book, This is Your Brain on Sports, gets inside the minds of the players on the field, the fans in the stands, and the coaches on the sidelines. NPR’s Audie Cornish talks with Tufts psychologist Sam Sommers and Jon Wertheim of Sports Illustrated about what sports tell us about how we think.

The new book, This is Your Brain on Sports, gets inside the minds of the players on the field, the fans in the stands, and the coaches on the sidelines. NPR’s Audie Cornish talks with Tufts psychologist Sam Sommers and Jon Wertheim of Sports Illustrated about what sports tell us about how we think.

“After a goal is scored, the result is transmitted to a server in Malta and shows up on a screen, before people in the stadium even jump up and scream.” http://c.espnradio.com/s:5L8r1/audio/2672406/whatsthepoint_2016-02-04-132006.64k.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%2CPreroll2%2CMidroll%2CMidroll2%2CMidroll3%2CMidroll4%2CMidroll5%2CMidroll6%2CPostroll%2CPostroll2%7Cstation_id%3D3138 Subscribe: iTunes | Download | RSS | Video As you’re watching the Super Bowl this weekend, keep in mind that behind the scenes, loads of data — and money — is shifting with each and every play. And as…

OAKLAND — A smile exploded on the face of Miyante Ringo, like a motion-captured sunrise, as he displayed his hoop skills. The ball spun rapidly on his right index finger, so fast the silver NBA letters disappeared. He seamlessly transferred it to his left finger, just to show off a bit, then slid his left hand underneath the spinning ball so it bounced on the back of his wrist. Marques…

Today we’re launching the Sports Illustrated App, a new place to connect with our audience while showcasing SI’s unparalleled storytelling and reporting from our award-winning journalists. With all-new modes of personalization, a clean in-app navigation experience and distinct SI editorial curation—along with the scores, videos, notifications and up-to-the-minute news that sports fans want—we’re excited to introduce this new product. Download the SI App now on iOS and Android. This is the brand’s first native…

Sports Authority is preparing to file for bankruptcy, according to a Bloomberg report that cited sources with knowledge of the situation. The sporting goods retailer has a debt payment due in less than two weeks and is discussing a reorganization deal with lenders, the sources told the news service. Part of the plan includes the previously rumored move to close as many as 200 of its roughly 450 stores. In…

Rangers has moved to end its turbulent commercial relationship with Sports Direct after the football club saw off a legal challenge from the retail chain. In a message to supporters, the Rangers chairman, Dave King, said he had written to Sports Direct formally giving notice to end the joint venture. The statement came a day after the retailer dropped a high court attempt to prevent the disclosure of details behind…

WASHINGTON – Before the doors of the White House opened and he walked inside to meet President Barack Obama for the first time last year, Stephen Curry was overcome by nerves and a little fear. There was concern during much of the morning that Obama wouldn’t really be able to find the five minutes in his schedule to talk to him, and Curry didn’t want to leave a bad impression…