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Sports Archive

Archives for March 2016

Technology
DraftKings and FanDuel Suspend All College Sports Contests in Deal With NCAADraftKings and FanDuel Suspend All College Sports Contests in Deal With NCAA
Technology

The decision should have little effect on either company’s business.

By Nick Statt
How a lifetime of running changes you
Features

Anything less than chronic pain can be pushed through, fought with, massaged, foam-rolled out of the body, or very simply ignored. Can we really be surprised that this instinct spills into other corners of our lives?

By Alexander Aciman
Technology
Live, on Facebook, It’s Something Like TV but Not Exactly TVLive, on Facebook, It’s Something Like TV but Not Exactly TV
Technology

E! will stream a daily infotainment show in your feed, starting today.

By Peter Kafka
Politics
Obama picks Kansas to win it all during March MadnessObama picks Kansas to win it all during March Madness
Politics

But his record of picking winners isn’t great.

By Libby Nelson
Video
The kiss cam, behind the scenesThe kiss cam, behind the scenes
Video

How does the kiss cam really work? These are some of the people — and the business model — behind the most romantic moment in sports.

By Joss Fong, Phil Edwards and 1 more
Technology
Another Vote for Sports on the Web: Fox, Sky Invest in Streaming Soccer Startup FuboTVAnother Vote for Sports on the Web: Fox, Sky Invest in Streaming Soccer Startup FuboTV
Technology

The service, which launched in 2015, boasts 40,000 subscribers paying $10 a month.

By Peter Kafka
Culture
Maria Sharapova’s meldonium doping scandal, explainedMaria Sharapova’s meldonium doping scandal, explained
Culture

Why it’s difficult to believe the tennis star.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Technology
Intel Buying Replay Technology in Bid to Up Its Sports GameIntel Buying Replay Technology in Bid to Up Its Sports Game
Technology

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

By Ina Fried
Sports
For the first time, a team of refugees will compete in the OlympicsFor the first time, a team of refugees will compete in the Olympics