SPORTS NEWS

College Football Clings to Low-Tech Approach

In many aspects, the N.C.A.A. and college football keeps technology at arm’s length, particularly at a time when it might be most useful — on game day.

Posted Friday, September 26, 2008 1:29 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: College Athletics, Football, Computers and the Internet

A Replay System That Is a Hit Among Players, Fans and Even Officials

Hawk-Eye, a network of cameras and computers used to track the flight of a tennis ball, is probably one of the most successful instant-replay systems in sports.

Posted Sunday, September 07, 2008 10:05 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Tennis, Computers and the Internet, United States Open (Tennis), United States Tennis Association, Hawk-Eye, replay

On TV, Timing Is Everything at the Olympics

Getting U.S. stars like Michael Phelps to perform live in prime time was just one of the moves that set up the spectacular success NBC achieved in the Beijing Games.

Posted Monday, August 25, 2008 12:34 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Television, Computers and the Internet, Advertising and Marketing, International Olympic Committee, National Broadcasting Co, Ebersol, Dick

Advertising: Olympics Draw High Percentage of Women Viewers, and Ads Intended for Them

The large female viewership for the Olympics and the spate of spots intended for women are anomalies in TV sports.

Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 12:44 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Swimming, Women, Television, Computers and the Internet, Advertising and Marketing, Gymnastics, NBC Universal, Johnson & Johnson Inc, Gillette Co, Online Advertising

New Web Site Aims to Be Facebook for Sports Fans

David Katz believes that his Web site, sportsfanlive.com, will compete well against established sports sites he views as stodgy and too congested for fans to wade through.

Posted Sunday, August 17, 2008 10:18 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Athletics and Sports, ESPN, Computers and the Internet, Yahoo Inc|YHOO|NASDAQ, Facebook.com, sportsfanlive.com, Social Networking (Internet), Katz, David

TV Sports: With 2,200 Hours of Live Video, NBC Embraces Online Coverage

Since so much of each Olympics is unseen, in China, NBC will stream 2,200 hours of live events across 25 sports on its Olympics Web site.

Posted Sunday, August 03, 2008 5:05 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Television, Computers and the Internet, National Broadcasting Co

Olympic Organizers to Weigh Unblocking More Web Sites

A handful of sites were opened to reporters on Friday and a working group is now examining other sites, one by one, to determine if other sites should be available.

Posted Saturday, August 02, 2008 12:03 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Computers and the Internet, Censorship, News and News Media

Jets’ New Video System: A Home Page for Football

Bill Callahan took the video system he used as coach at Nebraska to his interview with the Jets, and he was hired as assistant head coach.

Posted Sunday, July 27, 2008 10:00 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Football, New York Jets, Computers and the Internet, Recordings and Downloads (Video), Callahan, Bill

N.F.L. Roundup: NBC Will Show Games Live Online

NBC will announce on Monday its plan to stream its N.F.L. games online this season and allow users to choose extra camera angles and multiple streams.

Posted Friday, July 25, 2008 10:15 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Football, National Football League, Television, Computers and the Internet, National Broadcasting Co

U.S.O.C. Says 2 Web Sites Are Selling Bogus Tickets

The United States Olympic Committee has filed lawsuits against two Web sites for unauthorized sales of tickets to the Beijing Olympics.

Posted Wednesday, July 23, 2008 10:06 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Suits and Litigation, Computers and the Internet, United States Olympic Committee, Frauds and Swindling

Advertising: A Venerable Sports Paper Plays Catch-Up

Now a new owner is hoping to revive the Sporting News, once nicknamed the bible of baseball, by bringing it into the digital age.

Posted Monday, June 09, 2008 9:07 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Athletics and Sports, Computers and the Internet, Newspapers, American City Business Journals, Magazines, Sporting News

Mixed Martial Arts: Ending in the Main Event Raises Suspicions of Fans

In the aftermath of Kimbo Slice’s controversial win on Saturday, mixed martial arts fans expressed their displeasure via the Internet.

Posted Monday, June 02, 2008 8:53 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Mixed Martial Arts, Computers and the Internet, YouTube.com, Martial Arts, Officiating (Sports), Newark (NJ), CBS Corp, Shaw, Gary, Slice, Kimbo, Prudential Center (Newark)

N.F.L. Fans Write A Particle Theory Of Play Calling

Seven years after Chuck Bower and his partners began working on a program that analyzes close calls and player personnel decisions in football, they have yet to find a team willing to try it.

Posted Monday, May 19, 2008 10:27 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Football, Computers and the Internet, Wages and Salaries, Statistics, Parcells, Bill

Personal Best: Cheating Starts Before the Race Does

Why does the Boston Marathon make it so hard to enter? And how often do runners sneak in by trading or buying one another’s entries?

Posted Wednesday, April 23, 2008 6:27 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Marathon Running, Medicine and Health, Exercise, Computers and the Internet, Boston Marathon, eBay Inc|EBAY|NASDAQ

Tension Over Sports Blogging

Tension over sports blogging is one of the strains between sports franchises, leagues and reporters to have emerged during the digital age.

Posted Monday, April 21, 2008 4:16 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Athletics and Sports, Computers and the Internet, News and News Media, Blogs and Blogging (Internet)

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