The time when one could tune into the Big Game of the day or week and have all their live sports needs met is long gone. Today’s dedicated sports fan nibbles at the great smorgasbord of content like a delicate little bird, in order to consume as broad a swath of it all as possible. A ninth inning here; a crucial drive to the end zone there; maybe a few match points for dessert.

The problem is, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to stay on top of it all. Sure, there’s no end to the available highlight reels, scoreboards and statistics out there in the digital realm to peruse after the fact, but where’s the fun in that? In sports, the live moment is still king, and a new app called Thuuz Sports strives to help viewers experience as many of those as possible.

Pulling data from Twitter, STATS and other outlets offering up-to-the-second sports information, Thuuz assesses the world’s current sporting events based on their “excitement value.” Based on a 1-100 scale, games receive scores based on the current online buzz surrounding them, with the highest ones passed on to the user in the form of alerts. An ongoing no-hitter, for instance, or a down-to-the-wire NBA playoff game, would most likely trigger an alert, cueing the user to tune in.

Or, a user can customize Thuuz to provide updates based on his or her own preferences, culling alerts on specific sports, teams and even players. For Fantasy players this is naturally a boon, allowing them to tune in when members of their roster are up to something big. Thuuz even allows Fantasy buffs to import their rosters into the app, where it automatically assigns its alerts accordingly.

Naturally, Thuuz is busy partnering with pay-TV providers, who are shelling out big bucks for sports content and are hungry for ways to let their subscribers find it. Dish, for instance, has employed Thuuz to power its Game Finder app, which lets viewers quickly and easily navigate many games at once, then tune in to whatever’s popping with a click of the remote. A Dish Hopper-based recording function is also in the works, wherein games will automatically be captured that hit a certain Thuuz excitement value.

Intriguingly, Thuuz Sports, which is now available for both iOS and Android, has added Google Glass to its list of mobile platforms. While the nuances of this “Glassware” interface are still under development, the photo above indicates that viewers will be clued into their chosen must-see sports moments without even diverting their eyes from the main screen. Now if only there was an app to bring Buffalo wings and beer into the room, hardcore sports fans would never have to leave their couch again.

[Image courtesy of Thuuz Sports.]

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