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MLSE looks to revolutionize sports experience with digital R&D lab

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Digital solutions and data analytics are changing the world of sports entertainment at a rapid clip. From how players train, to how teams make strategic decisions during games, to how venues operate and fans engage, sports organizations are turning to software engineers and data scientists to help transform the sport experience.

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LeagueApps raises $15M to be the ‘operating system’ for youth sports organizations

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Youth sports are an integral part of our communities, bringing families together and helping kids all over gain confidence and skills. Today, LeagueApps , which aims to be the operating system for youth sports organizations, announced it has raised $15 million in a Series B round of funding. It’s a lot. Image Credits: LeagueApps.

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Rackspace’s Brian Lillie on the importance of leadership principles

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After leaving Equinix in 2019, he hiked the Camino de Santiago in Spain, became a life coach through UC Davis Extension, and in 2020, took a Stanford philosophy course on the meaning of life. Looking back, Lillie realized that as a father of four and 20 years spent coaching youth sports, this purpose statement has been central from early on.

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NEX raises $25M, launches Active Arcade to get people moving

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It also previously raised a $4 million seed round from Charmides Capital, Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment Ventures and Mandra Capital, Steve Nash, Jeremy Lin and Mark Cuban in 2018. Many other leaders in sports, media and technology have also baked NEX. This latest round comes after NEX raised an $8.5

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#ClouderaLife Employee Spotlight: Kimberly Lewis, Director of Human Resources Programs

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Kim is the director of human resources (HR) programs at Cloudera. With basketball, Kim went on to be a division-two point guard in her college years and then became a referee for semi-pro, and also coached at various levels since. Looking at the bigger picture versus the now is something I learned years ago in sports,” she said.

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Masters, an app for training with celeb athletes, closes a $2.7M seed funding round

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Plus there is Moxie , where coaches create their own courses. is an app that lets users train with some of the world’s most famous athletes and learn the tricks of their trade via four-week guided, on-demand training programs. Our goal is to translate those winning methods into actionable programs that anyone can adopt.”.

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How Infosys and Tennis Australia are harnessing technology for good

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The 2023 tournament was no different, with sophisticated AI use cases, immersive mixed reality engagement and clever data and analytics behind every game played, ball served, and player, fan and coach engaged in the event. The name of the game is then generating actionable insights that drive sustainable change.