Sports on the Internet

1. Sports on the Internet Playing, Viewing, and Keeping Score

2. Major League Sports Sites (US) • MLB.com, NFL.com, NBA.com, NHL.com • Watch games live online • Subscription fee required • Subject to local blackout rules (can be extremely restrictive in certain areas) • News, features, fantasy, shop • Mobile apps • Tie-ins to TV packages • MLB All Access, NFL Red Zone, etc.

3. Other Sports Leagues and Promotions • Soccer (International Official Site) • World Cup Soccer • Jump point to national leagues • MLSsoccer.com (USA Soccer) • Barclays Premier League (England) • Live matches on TV or via text updates • Rugby • Rugby Union (Official Site) • USArugby.com • http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/ • Rugby League (Official Site)

4. Other Leagues and Promotions • Cricket • ESPNCricInfo.com • Cricket.yahoo.com • Tennis (International Official Site) • Organization, rules, information • Tennis Channel • Live online for FIOS subscribers • Snooker • Live video by subscription • Darts • Premiere League Darts • Live video by subscription

5. Other Leagues and Promotions • Red Bull Series (Extreme Sports) • Includes links to live video • Bicycling (International Official Site) • News, information, teams • USA Cycling (official site) • Rider information at Cycling News, Cycling Archives (both independent) • Live race video links at Cycling Fans (independent) • ASO (promoter) race information at the Tour de France website • Cycling TV (subscription required)

6. Other Leagues and Promotions • Poker • World Series of Poker • World Poker Tour • Heartland Poker Tour

7. Places to View Live Sports Online • Major League Sports Sites • Require paid subscription • In the US, subject to blackouts • Sky Sports (requires subscription) • TV streaming through aggregator sites • http://www.frombar.com/ • http://www.sports-livez.net • http://www.sportlemon.tv • Event-specific sites and apps • Tour Tracker (example)

8. TV/Online Partnerships • Available only through TV-provider subscriptions (cable, satellite, FIOS) • WCSN (World Championship Sports Network) • Has been subsumed by Universal Sports Network (an NBC property) • CSTV (College Sports Television) • Has been subsumed by CBS Sports Network • ESPN3 • Yahoo Sports • Links through to NBC Sports Network

9. International Online Streaming • RAI Sport (Italy) • Sky Sports • Geo-restricted sites (no video in the US): • NOS (Netherlands) • Sporza, Sport.be, RTBF (Belgium) • SBS (Australia) • RTL (Luxembourg) • France 2 (France)

10. Aggregator International Sports Sites • All sports, live, from around the world • No geo-restriction issues • Real issues include: • Hard-to-dismiss ads, pop-ups, malware • Buffering issues • Connection issues (content owners block access, sites jump IP addresses)

11. Online Competition • Poker • Poker Stars • Poker VT • Club WPT • Sports-and-Exercise Communities • Map My Fitness • Strava • Run Keeper • Livestrong

12. Mobile Apps (Pro Sports) • Cycling Feeds (Android) • News, links to streaming text and video • Tour Tracker (multiple apps) • Cycling News, Tour of Alberta, USA Pro Cycling Challenge,etc. • Tour de France All Access (iOS and Android) • Eurosport (iOS and Android)

13. Mobile Video Apps • Xfinity to Go (iOS and Android) • Ustream (Web, iOS, and Android) • SPB TV (iOS and Android)

14. Mobile Sports and Exercise Apps • Map My Fitness (Android, iOS) • Tracks and logs activity using built-in GPS • Runtastic (iOS) • My Fitness Companion (Android) • Livestrong (Web, iOS, and Android)