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Automated Insights' software can write 500 fantasy football articles per second

By Andrew Webster on September 11, 2012 05:13 pm + 18 comments

We've seen software that can write automated stories before, and now Automated Insights is bringing Continue reading…
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Detroit Lions creating 'social sports documentary' using fan-made videos

By Andrew Webster on September 10, 2012 09:22 am + 12 comments

The Detroit Lions are working with Bombo Sports & Entertainment to create a documentary that follows Continue reading…
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Sony and DirecTV again offering NFL Sunday Ticket on PlayStation 3, priced at $299.95

By Chris Welch on August 31, 2012 12:35 pm + 33 comments

Sony and DirecTV are once again teaming up to bring the satellite provider's NFL Sunday Ticket Continue reading…
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Three big technology changes that could revolutionize the NFL

By Louis Goddard on August 24, 2012 10:37 am + 39 comments

With the 2012 NFL season just about to start, sports writer Bill Barnwell has published a long piece Continue reading…
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Google+ partners with the NFL for fantasy football Hangouts

By Andrew Webster on August 1, 2012 12:10 pm + 10 comments

For those planning to join a fantasy football league this season, Google has partnered with the NFL Continue reading…
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Adidas miCoach Elite System to be integrated in Major League Soccer from 2013

By Sam Byford on July 20, 2012 05:17 am + 5 comments

We knew that Adidas's miCoach would be demonstrated in the 2012 Major League Soccer All-Star Game Continue reading…
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Goal-line technology finally approved by International Football Association Board

By Sam Byford on July 6, 2012 05:22 am + 87 comments

The International Football Association Board has unanimously voted to approve goal-line technology, Continue reading…
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Nike Twitter campaign banned in the UK after Wayne Rooney tweet breaks advertising rules

By Sam Byford on June 20, 2012 04:31 am + 13 comments

The UK's Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that Nike broke marketing regulations by having Continue reading…
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DirecTV drops NFL Sunday Ticket price to $199.95 for existing subscribers

By Andrew Webster on April 20, 2012 06:04 pm + 2 comments

With the NFL draft less than a week away football fever is in full swing, and now DirecTV is getting Continue reading…
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Adidas miCoach team tracking system bringing 'smart soccer' to MLS this July

By Sam Byford on April 11, 2012 07:22 am + 6 comments

Adidas' miCoach system is the company's answer to Nike+ in some ways, but it goes further in others, Continue reading…