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Dear people of London, We need to talk. And you need to talk less. You’re going to have to change your ways, because you’re really messing up the Olympics TV coverage. Yes, even more than NBC is. Because all of your stupid, pointless, self-serving, self-aggrandizing texts and tweets are clogging data systems. Which means that Continue Reading →

I don’t know what you thought about the opening ceremony of the “Games Of The 30th Olympiad Of The Modern Era,” but I watched it from seat 5D on JetBlue Flt 676 from LAX to JFK and, for me, it lacked some of the grandeur I was expecting. Not to worry. Once they passed torch, Continue Reading →

If you love to watch the Olympics, this is your year: NBC is pumping out more than 5,500 hours of video for your TV and digital devices. We’ve covered that before — but how do you go about watching? Here’s a guide to how you can keep up with the Summer Games. Sign-Ups Required: Like Continue Reading →

The Olympic organization has set yet another regulation on the 2012 London games. Attendees will not be allowed to set up personal Wi-Fi or 3G hotspots for Internet use. It may seem strict, but many question the ability for the International Olympic Committee to monitor such a policy. Since mobile phones are not banned, tethering Continue Reading →

For the past few weeks, we’ve been reading about the amount of video streaming of the Olympics that was going to take place. We were reading about the huge number of hours that are planned, who is partnering with whom and what others are doing to try to attach themselves to Olympics coverage. All this Continue Reading →

Depending on how literal you want to get and who you’re talking to, an NFL stadium can resemble a battlefield. The comparison between the gridiron and a war zone becomes even more similar now, as the NFL is looking into implementing the same helmet sensors the Army uses to gather data on head trauma after Continue Reading →

The 2012 Summer Olympics are just around the corner and chances are you’ll be at work while many of the events are going on live. And nobody likes watching sports that aren’t live, right?. That’s why NBC just released their official app for the games, which will give you access to every second of every Continue Reading →

Deron Williams, NBA point guard and savior of ironic sport liking, just inked a new contract to stay with the Brooklyn Nets. Well, inked is the wrong word as Williams actually signed his 5 year $98 million contract on an iPad. With his finger. This is what Williams, who’s in Vegas for Team USA Basketball Continue Reading →

For many fans, Major League Baseball’s annual mid-summer home run derby and all-star game are enough excitement on their own. This year, however, MLB is trying to increase the fun by making them what it says are “the most social events in baseball history.” How? A combination of in-game player tweets, curated content and social Continue Reading →

No visit to Kansas City, Mo., is complete without a stop at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, a terrific venue in the citys 18th & Vine Historic District. With Major League Baseballs All Star Game taking place in Kansas City this week, the museum is getting some much-deserved attention. And even if youre nowhere near Continue Reading →