Sports
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Ball-Tracking Basketball Hoop Makes It Impossible To Miss A Shot
After designing a curved basketball backboard that redirects every shot through the hoop, Shane Wighton has engineered a new and improved version that’s even more forgiving by actively tracking a ball’s trajectory and then repositioning the backboard so every shot is nothin’ but net.
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Heading A Soccer Ball Can Worsen Cognition For Up To 24 Hours, Study Finds
A new study of soccer players seems to show that repeated mild blows to the head can affect athletes’ brain function, at least temporarily. It found evidence that players perform worse on simple tests of eye coordination and cognition right after heading a ball than players who simply kick it around, for up to 24…
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Space Jam 2 Has Found A New Director In Malcolm D. Lee
Though pre-production for Warner Bros.’ long-awaited Space Jam sequel began earlier this summer, the movie’s going through a rather significant shakeup behind the scenes.
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The World’s First Sport Invented By An AI Still Looks Less Absurd Than Synchronised Swimming
It’s not uncommon for new technology to spawn a new sport: Segway Polo is apparently still a thing. It’s now artificial intelligence’s turn to give us a new pastime, but will the sport it invented, Speedgate, take the world by storm, or will it be relegated to this ad agency’s company picnic?