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An Open-Sourced Optical Tracking and Advanced eSports Analytics Platform for League of Legends
Bhostgusters: Realtime Interactive Play Sketching with Synthesized NBA Defenses
Eye on the Ball: The Relationship Between Sensorimotor Abilities and On-Field Performance in Professional Baseball
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Eye on the Ball: The Relationship Between Sensorimotor Abilities and On-Field Performance in Professional Baseball
High-resolution shot capture reveals systematic biases and an improved method for shooter evaluation
How to Play Strategically in Fantasy Sports (and Win)
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Winning in Sports with Data and Machine Learning
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Live Sports Viewers: Personalized Experiences, Advertising Trends, and Device Preferences
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The Elam Ending: Examining the Necessity and Soundness of Eliminating the Game Clock from the Final Portion of Every Basketball Game
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Formula 1 and the True Value of Sponsorship
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Moneyball Plus. Predicting Player Performance Using Psychological Assessments: A Comparison Across the Major Sports
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Using Wearable Technology to Refine the Return-To-Play Process in the NBA
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Talk Data to Your Organization
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R for Data Visualization
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The Currency of the NFL: Winning
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Monetize and Measure Social Media Assets
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Greater Than The Sum: Creating A Sports & Entertainment Platform
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Sustained Excellence in Sports Teams
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Life Behind the Curtain: An Inside Look at Working in an NFL Front Office
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Innovating With Live Data In Sports
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Driving Growth Through Audience Understanding
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Dreams Never Die
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The AIS Innovation Journey: Implementing a Nation-wide Data Management and Analytics Platform for Injury Prevention and Performance Optimization
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The Physiologic Doldrums: Using Lab Science and Field Analytics to Maximize Performance
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Preparing for the Game: Optimizing Player Performance
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Inventing Modern Basketball
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Just the Facts: A Conversation with Steve Ballmer
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What Sports Can Learn from Other Industries
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Business Analytics 2.0: Redefining the Sports Business
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Creating a New Stat
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Put a Ring on It: Building a Champion
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A Conversation with Barack Obama
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Take That for Data: Basketball Analytics
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Numbers Focused League: Football Analytics
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Esports Ownership: A New Challenger Approaches
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Playing for the Players: The Future of Player Advocacy
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Trust the Process? Team Building and Rebuilding in the NBA
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Downstream: Future of OTT in Sports
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Next Frontier in Baseball Analytics
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Is AI the Answer?
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The Right Stuff: Launching a Business in Sports
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Driving Business Decisions With Sports Analytics presented by ESPN
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How Legal Gambling Changes Sports: Contemplating A Post-Christie V. NCAA World presented by Sportradar
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An Open-Sourced Optical Tracking and Advanced eSports Analytics Platform for League of Legends
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Eye on the Ball: The Relationship Between Sensorimotor Abilities and On-Field Performance in Professional Baseball
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