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Sport analytics leverage AI and ML to improve the game

CIO

Nearly 10 years ago, Bill James, a pioneer in sports analytics methodology, said if there’s one thing he wished more people understood about sabermetrics, pertaining to baseball, it’s that the data is not the point. The point is to use the data like a razor to cut through false convictions to find the truth.

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NHL turns to venue metrics data to drive sustainability

CIO

In October, the league, with partner SAP, launched NHL Venue Metrics, a sustainability platform that teams and their venue partners can use for data collection, validation, and reporting and insights. Sustainability is all about innovation and business optimization. Sustainability is all about continuous business improvement.

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Sports venues advance goals, enhance fan experience with data analytics

CIO

Sports fans today have more ways than ever to watch their favorite teams beyond the traditional, live stadium experience, including television, streaming services, even highlights on social media. In response, sports teams and venue operators are working hard to improve and differentiate the in-stadium experience.

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Computer vision transforms tennis coaching at Billie Jean King Cup

CIO

With centuries of tradition behind it, tennis as a sport has been highly resistant to change. It’s fair to say that tennis has lived up to its roots as a traditional sport,” says Mat Pemble, executive director of IT for the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the sport’s governing body.

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Higher-ed CIOs embrace academia’s AI challenges

CIO

For example, top researchers at Florida State University are now developing innovative large language models (LLMs) to help advance research in areas like material science and healthcare — going beyond gen AI used by the general public. We developed a model to predict student outcomes based on metrics from historical evidence,” he says.

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Smart dumbbells? Sure, why not?

TechCrunch

Today Kabata is announcing a $2 million round, featuring a bunch of names from the sports and VC worlds. Now almost a century later, the category has experienced a severe lack of innovation, and it’s time for that to change,” says co-founder and CEO Kareem Aly. All of the smarts contained therein start with the weight system.

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From Fiasco to Opportunity: How to Reframe a Team Setback With Better Words

Let's Grow Leaders

It’s a narrative that can create a toxic work environment , stymie innovation, and prevent your team from adapting to change. By shifting your team’s vocabulary, you can open the door to new solutions, foster innovation , and promote a culture of continuous improvement. “We Missed Our Objectives. How Can We Pivot?”

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