From the shoes we wear on our feet to the high definition televisions in our living room, wearable devices, the sports universe is a breeding ground for technology. Writer and Photographer Rick Limpert will examine this each week on The Tech of Sports – With guests which include athletes, inventors and journalists that cover the intersection of sports and technology.
Ashleigh Di Lello has an absolutely inspiring story that would motivate anyone trying to change his/her life. She fought a 4.5 year life-threatening illness, followed by several serious injuries, where doctors told her even if she survived, she’d never be active or dance again. Her determination and strong will not only helped her survive, but led to her love of physical fitness and nutrition, which was crucial to her recovery.
NDT Scouting is an independent NFL scouting service. They are in the business of evaluating college players looking to make it in the NFL.
Kyle is a member of the Pro Football Writers Association and has been scouting the NFL Draft since 2010.
NJIT Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences Bruce Bukiet has released his annual Major League Baseball projections. For the 2014 season, Bukiet’s model pegs Boston, Detroit, and Oakland as American League Division winners, with Anaheim and Seattle narrowly edging Tampa Bay and the New York Yankees in the AL Wildcard chase.
Yes, it’s the legendary former guitarist of The Eagles, Don Felder on “The Tech of Sports” this week. Don is heading out on tour with Styx and Foreigner this summer and he also is a big golfer.
Wilcox became only the fourth professional golfer in Web.com Tour history to shoot a 59 for a round. Wilcox’s card had 10 birdies, seven pars, and an eagle for a 12-under score in the final round of the Utah Championship at Willow Creek CC in Sandy, Utah He finished seventh on the 2013 Web.com Tour regular season money list to earn his 2014 PGA Tour card.
John Manages the Predictalator, the most advanced sports forecasting software available today. The technology has the ability to account for all of the statistical interactions of the players (playing or not playing/injured), coaches, officials, fans (home-field advantage) and weather in each game. The Predictalator plays every game 50,000 times before it’s actually played. Utilizing the Predictalator, John simulates straight-up, against-the-spread and over/under win probabilities for NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football and basketball.