Fans attending this year’s Australian Open have access to real-time interactive data thanks to IBM’s SlamTracker and CrowdTracker. SlamTracker, already popular with fans, adds player and ball movement data to its wealth of match information. “Last year, visualization was m

The U.S. Congress passed a six-year extension of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) on Thursday, January 8, making it the first bill passed in 2015. “The terrorism risk insurance program must continue as it will enable economic growth and allow our communities to rebuild in the e

The Bleacher Report released what’s sure to be a much debated article: “The 25 Best Cities to be a Sports Fan.” “We broke each city down into eight categories: the number of teams there, the success of those teams in the past five years, how nice the stadiums a

It’s the last week of January (sorry, we mean December; we got way ahead of ourselves), and we, too, have the listicle bug. It’s that virus that infects all blogs and websites and forces them to post their top 10 stories of the year. So, instead of fighting it, we’re

The Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC) Arena in Alabama is undergoing a name change. Beginning on Jan. 1, 2015, it will be known as Legacy Arena. The Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Authority approved the five-year, $2 million agreement, and a new logo will be visible on