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They used to just be able to order nachos. Now, gameday apps are poised to do much more. The post Apps Are Bringing Fans Closer to the NFL Than Ever Before appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading Apps Are Bringing Fans Closer to the NFL Than Ever Before
The student who formerly hacked a rival school is now getting $300,000 worth of air miles from United Airlines’ Bug Bounty Program. Continue reading Student cybervandal earns $300,000 for hacking US Airlines
Sling TV is the first streaming service to add the NFL Network, making it dangerously close to the cord cutting ideal for football fans. Continue reading You No Longer Need Cable to Watch the NFL Network
The Wilson X Connected Football calculates your throwing stats and serves up some fun backyard games. The post Wilson Just Made the Smartest Football of All Time appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading Wilson Just Made the Smartest Football of All Time
NFL preseason starts in just a few weeks. This year, it will come with a bit of a technological upgrade. The league plans to experiment with custom microchip-equipped footballs. Unfortunately, this move has nothing to do with policing under-inflation — the idea is to verify through hard data that a narrower set of goal posts would mean fewer successful kicking plays.
Why? Kicking plays across the league have been more accurate than ever in the last couple of seasons, and the NFL would like things to be a bit more competitive. Just last year, extra point kicks were moved back …read more
The rapid-fire nature of social nature prompted European soccer authorities to change how they think about stats. Continue reading How One Startup Reimagined Athlete Stats for the Age of Social Media
