News tagged with sports leagues

NBC and NSF launch 'Science of NHL Hockey'

NBC News' educational arm, NBC Learn, and the NBC Sports Group recently teamed up with the National Hockey League (NHL) and National Science Foundation (NSF) to release "Science of NHL Hockey"--an informative ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

CBS Sports to open fantasy platform to developers

(AP) -- CBS Sports is opening its fantasy sports platform to third-party developers, allowing them to sell league-specific apps that will likely make this year's games a lot more competitive for millions of players and - ...

Technology / Business

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sports medicine researcher studies impact of lockouts, warns NBA of injuries

With the National Basketball Association (NBA) training camps now underway, serious injuries may come next. A national sports medicine expert, who published an article in a respected medical journal about ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Statistical analysis debunks the old adage 'Pitching is 75 percent of the game'

Baseball legend Connie Mack famously said pitching is 75 percent of the game. He was wrong -- a new analysis by a University of Delaware professor finds it's just 25 percent.

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

A look at Roku's new line of digital media players

Getting video from the Internet to your TV used to be a difficult, costly procedure. That's no longer the case.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Aug 11, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study sheds light on NHL concussions

A major University of Calgary study of concussions, conducted over seven National Hockey League seasons and led by sports medicine researchers within the Faculty of Kinesiology, indicates that while the rate of injuries leveled ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Brain docs raise concussion alarm for kids' sports

(AP) -- The risk of concussions from football and some other sports is so serious that a qualified athletic trainer should always be on the field - at adult and children's games, and even at practice, a major ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0