Sports Archive:
Washington Wizards Shooting Viz
17 Feb 2015Some beautiful visualizations of where each player shoots from, and is more successful (this is last year’s season, though)
Where Ya Running?
14 May 2014Strava has created a global heat map of running and biking data (77,688,848 rides and 19,660,163 runs).
Major League Baseball Team Preference
In: Culture Interactive Maps Sports
30 Apr 2014Somewhat obvious, but fun to look at the details. The original NYT article points out some of the more contentious borders.
Genealogy of Baseball Teams (1876-2013)
In: Sports
10 Feb 2014Another beautiful timeline by HistoryShots.
Winter Olympic Sports
In: Sports
6 Feb 2014I’m sure we’ll see the usual TON of olympic graphics in the next few weeks, but I thought this one showing the growth of sports included in the Winter Games was interesting:
Where People Run
6 Feb 2014Overlay of running routes in 23 metropolitan areas using personal runner data from runkeeper, by FlowingData.
Washington DC (mostly in Rock Creek Park and along the Mall)
Freshy Snow Map
6 Feb 2014Real time interactive map of who is getting snowed on – particularly useful for skier and snowboarder trip planning. Click on any mountain to see last 24 hour snow totals, 5-day forecast, and the “freshy factor” (likelihood of finding fresh snow).
Superbowl (and other) Porn Statistics
6 Feb 2014Amusing. Apparently Denver fans gave up watching before Seattle fans did. (Note: the image below is linked to an Imgur picture. The link to the article on PornHub is here.)
The below is a pretty fabulous interactive chart of how porn usage is affected by global events:
And how the 2013-14 winter’s Polar Vortex temperatures have affected Porn usage:
The Scarelift
In: Sports
1 Feb 2014I’m snowboarding in Lake Tahoe this weekend and my girlfriend dug up this chart of chairlift injuries and fatalities to inspire me not to break myself.
Great video describing some of the technologies that go into making the live coverage meaningful. (via TechCrunch)
All by the same company that brings you those first down lines, strike zones, and nascar labels.
Awesome Discontinued Olympic Events
In: Sports
7 Aug 2012Tug of War? Club Swinging? Live Pigeon Shooting. What a fantastic list!
Here’s a version from the Telegraph describing “Single Stick”:
…involved two man standing still, facing one another, and attempting to draw blood from the other’s head with a stick"
Wow. How great is that? They should bring that back.
How Much Have Olympians Improved?
In: Source: NYT Sports Video
6 Aug 2012Very cool videographics analyzing the history of the 100m race, long jump, and 100m freestyle swim:
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