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15 articles on VentureBeast.Tech covering sports analytics. Strategic analysis and original reporting on sports analytics for builders and operators.

15 articles tagged #sports analytics.

MLB ABS Year One: 9,485 Challenges and a Postseason Test
SportsTech10 min

MLB ABS Year One: 9,485 Challenges and a Postseason Test

Catchers win 58.6% of ABS challenges, pitchers 40.4%. A data review of MLB's first ABS season, and why October's leverage will test every team's strategy.

World Cup Streaming Record: What It Means for NFL Streaming
SportsTech10 min

World Cup Streaming Record: What It Means for NFL Streaming

The 2026 World Cup final drew 62.8M to 66.4M US viewers, and streaming's share of Telemundo's audience surged. What that means for fragmented NFL streaming.

US Open Line-Call Error: Who Answers When the Machine Is Wrong?
SportsTech11 min

US Open Line-Call Error: Who Answers When the Machine Is Wrong?

A line-calling malfunction cost Anna Kalinskaya a point at the 2026 US Open. The USTA blamed the machine and its officials. The fallback is the real story.

Golf Tech 2026: TrackMan vs Toptracer AI Swing Analysis
SportsTech9 min

Golf Tech 2026: TrackMan vs Toptracer AI Swing Analysis

TrackMan's Tracy AI and 40+ data points serve coaches. Toptracer IQ's new AI serves public ranges. Here's how the two golf-tech leaders actually split.

AI Basketball Analytics 2026: Second Spectrum, NBA2Vec
SportsTech9 min

AI Basketball Analytics 2026: Second Spectrum, NBA2Vec

Second Spectrum tracks every NBA player at 25fps. NBA2Vec borrows AI language-model techniques to find hidden player-role similarities. Here's how it works.

Sports Betting Data Infrastructure: Genius Sports 2026
SportsTech9 min

Sports Betting Data Infrastructure: Genius Sports 2026

Genius Sports bought Legend for $1.2B and won FIFA 2026 World Cup rights. Here's how the Genius Sports vs Sportradar data-rights oligopoly actually works.

Fan Engagement Apps 2026: Second-Screen and AR Stadiums
SportsTech9 min

Fan Engagement Apps 2026: Second-Screen and AR Stadiums

80% of fans use a second screen during games. AR stat overlays are now standard. Here's how NBA, NFL, MLB apps and stadium AR actually work in 2026.

Semi-Automated Offside 2026: FIFA's World Cup Tech Stack
SportsTech9 min

Semi-Automated Offside 2026: FIFA's World Cup Tech Stack

FIFA scanned 1,248 players, runs 12 cameras per stadium, and uses a smart ball with a 500Hz IMU. The 2026 World Cup is football officiating's pivot.

Athlete Biometric Data Ownership: NFL, NBA, MLB Showdown
SportsTech10 min

Athlete Biometric Data Ownership: NFL, NBA, MLB Showdown

NFL players own their WHOOP data. NBA bans broadcast biometrics outright. MLB's CBA is silent. The 2026 negotiations rewrite the data-licensing market.

Stadium 5G 2026: SoFi, Allegiant, Intuit Dome Connectivity
SportsTech9 min

Stadium 5G 2026: SoFi, Allegiant, Intuit Dome Connectivity

SoFi, Allegiant, and Intuit Dome rebuilt the stadium-tech baseline: private 5G, Wi-Fi 6+, and IoT mesh per venue. T-Mobile now runs all 29 MLB parks.

Esports Infrastructure 2026: Riot, ESL FACEIT, BLAST
SportsTech9 min

Esports Infrastructure 2026: Riot, ESL FACEIT, BLAST

The three companies behind global esports rebuilt anti-cheat, cloud production, and data licensing in 18 months. Here's how the stack now works.

NIL Marketplaces 2026: Opendorse, INFLCR, MOGL, Athliance
SportsTech9 min

NIL Marketplaces 2026: Opendorse, INFLCR, MOGL, Athliance

The four NIL marketplaces that matter, the House settlement reshaping them, and how Opendorse, INFLCR, MOGL, Athliance now compare for 2026.

Catapult vs STATSports vs WIMU: GPS Load Monitoring
SportsTech8 min

Catapult vs STATSports vs WIMU: GPS Load Monitoring

The three elite GPS load-monitoring systems compared head-to-head: sample rate, indoor capability, analytics depth, and which clubs use each.

Ball-Tracking Wars: Hawk-Eye, TrackMan, Sportvision
SportsTech8 min

Ball-Tracking Wars: Hawk-Eye, TrackMan, Sportvision

Sportvision pioneered it. TrackMan radar replaced it. Hawk-Eye cameras now own every MLB and NFL stadium. The 20-year arms race is essentially over.

MLB ABS Challenge System: 1,000 Calls, 55% Overturned
SportsTech8 min

MLB ABS Challenge System: 1,000 Calls, 55% Overturned

MLB's ABS Challenge System launched April 2026. After ~1,000 calls with 55% overturned, the catcher's seat is suddenly baseball's most powerful.