Benjamin Morris (158 entries)

Cup O' Jolt, Or, How Americans are Tightening Those Belts
Isn't 2009 More About the GOP?
Let’s Not Get Carried Away With the 3s
Advice For Phil Jackson: Hire Phil Jackson
The Hidden Value of the NBA Steal
When a Point Is Not Worth a Point
Are NBA Steals Born of Bad Defense?
Has Mike Trout Already Peaked?
Wait, the 76ers Get a Ton of Steals, And They Stink
Steals Are Predictive, But Are They That Important?
Just How Bad Were the ‘Bad Boys’?
Are Pro Wrestlers Dying at an Unusual Rate?
Are Pro Wrestlers Dying at an Unusual Rate?
Some Fouls Are So Bad They’re Good
Comparing the WWF’s Death Rate to the NFL’s And Other Pro Leagues’
It Matters That the Nets Went 4-0 Against the Heat in the Regular Season
When Should You Draft a Quarterback in the First Round?
The Triple Crown Slump Is Even Slumpier Than You Think
The Devil vs. Richard Sherman
Worry About Johnny Manziel’s Weight, Not His Height
It’s the Second-Blingiest Finals Matchup in Modern NBA History
Don’t Expect to See a Triple Crown Anytime Soon
World Cup Crib Notes: Day 4
The Spurs Were an Outlier of Unselfishness
Lionel Messi Is Impossible
World Cup Crib Notes: Day 21
Messi Is Better Than Maradona, But Maybe Not Pele
World Cup Final Crib Notes: Germany vs. Argentina
Was Lionel Messi Tired?
Messi Doesn’t Cross That Much, Nor Should He
Billion-Dollar Billy Beane
The Rate of Domestic Violence Arrests Among NFL Players
The Rate of Domestic Violence Arrests Among NFL Players
That Weird Jon Lester Trade Wasn’t That Weird
Rory McIlroy Could Be A Bigger Threat To Jack Nicklaus Than Tiger Woods
Rory McIlroy Could Be A Bigger Threat To Jack Nicklaus Than Tiger Woods
2014 NFL Preview: Great Players And Gambling Problems In The NFC North
2014 NFL Preview: The Broncos vs. The Hopefuls
Serena Williams Is Some Kind Of Clutch
Skeptical Football: Go Go Andrew Luck And A Must-Win For The Pats
Skeptical Football: Goatslingers, Manning vs. Messi, And The Andrew Luck Experiment
Skeptical Football: Manning Redux, Ancient History And An Award For Tony Romo
Skeptical Football: Dynasties, Perfect Kickers And A Weird NFL Rule
More On The Rate Of Domestic Violence Arrests Among NFL Players
Skeptical Football: DeMarco Murray Is Way Better At Running Than Alex Henery Is At Kicking
Skeptical Football: The Aaron Rodgers Enigma
Skeptical Football: Matthew Stafford Is Gunning For Peyton Manning’s Throne
Skeptical Football: Stafford Redux, Murray Revisited and 26,099 vs. Roethlisberger
Skeptical Football: Special Midterm Edition
Randy Moss May Well Have Been The Greatest Receiver Of All Time
Skeptical Football: Patriots vs. Cardinals And An Interactive History Of The NFL
Skeptical Football: Thanksgiving Preview Edition
Skeptical Football: Sizing Up The Inevitable Patriots-Packers Super Bowl
Skeptical Football: A Tale Of Two Quarterbacks Struggling Against The Buffalo Bills
Skeptical Football: The Playoffs Are A Trial By Fire
Peyton Manning Isn’t Finished
Skeptical Football: Good News And Bad News For The Colts
Kickers Are Forever
What Steven Hauschka Thinks About Being A ‘Clutch’ Kicker
A Head Coach Botched The End Of The Super Bowl, And It Wasn’t Pete Carroll
Tony Romo Is Skeptical Football’s Gunslinger Of The Year
Ndamukong Suh Is Cursed
Roundtable: Chip Kelly Is A Madman And Must Be Stopped (Or He’s A Mad Genius)
Why No. 5 Seeds Are Jinxed
Don’t Expect A No. 16 Seed To Win In The Women’s Tournament Ever Again
How To Fix The Extra Point
Is Messi vs. Ronaldo Bigger Than The Super Bowl?
March Madness Crib Notes for Friday’s Sweet 16 Games
March Madness Crib Notes for Friday’s Sweet 16 Games
Once Duke Won, Kentucky Wasn’t Favored To Go Undefeated
The Huskies Are Better Than The Wildcats Ever Hoped To Be
Some Context On The Aaron Hernandez Conviction
Women’s College Basketball Is Better Than Men’s
Ken Jennings Has Nothing On Joe DiMaggio
What If Tom Brady Missed Four Games Every Year?
Be Skeptical Of American Pharoah
Dear NFL: Kickers Will Not Be Stopped
Why John Nash Matters
Lionel Messi’s Majestic Season
American Pharoah's A Superhorse, But He's No Secretariat
American Pharoah’s A Superhorse, But He’s No Secretariat
Where Have You Gone, Secretariat?
Here's Another Story About How Great LeBron James Is
Here’s Another Story About How Great LeBron James Is
Why Is The U.S. So Good At Women's Soccer?
Why Is The U.S. So Good At Women’s Soccer?
Are Dez Bryant And Demaryius Thomas Worth $140 Million?
How Weird Is Alex Rodriguez’s Resurgence?
Somebody Get Katie Ledecky A Time Machine
Serena Williams And The Difference Between All-Time Great And Greatest Of All Time
2015 NFL Preview: Everything You Need To Know About The Seahawks, Cardinals, Rams And 49ers
Roberta Vinci’s Upset Of Serena Williams Is The Biggest In Modern Women’s Tennis History
Djokovic And Federer Are Vying To Be The Greatest Of All Time
NFL Gunslinger Of The Week: Romo, Rivers Or Roethlisberger?
NFL Gunslinger Of The Week: Romo, Rivers Or Roethlisberger?
NFL Gunslinger Of The Week: Tony Romo Will Be Missed
NFL Gunslinger Of The Week: Tony Romo Will Be Missed
Skeptical Football: Should Marcus Mariota Book His Flight To Canton?
Podcast: MLB Playoff Preview, Maya Moore’s Legacy, And The Kick-pocalypse
Skeptical Football: I Love Aaron Rodgers
Skeptical Football: I Love Aaron Rodgers
2015-16 NBA Preview: The Suns Have Talent But Lack Shooting
2015-16 NBA Preview: The Suns Have Talent But Lack Shooting
2015-16 NBA Preview: The Nuggets Have A Tiny Shot At Being Decent
2015-16 NBA Preview: Injuries And Betrayals Leave The Blazers In Flux
Skeptical Football: For Once, My MVP Isn’t Peyton Manning
Stephen Curry Is The Revolution
Stephen Curry’s Bombs Are Too Good To Be True*
How To Talk About The NBA Christmas Day Games With Your Family
The Haters Are Losing The War On Kickers
NFL Coaches Are Getting Away With Crimes Against Middle-School Math
There Were 35 Plays More Costly To The Patriots Than Stephen Gostkowski’s Missed Extra Point
Megatron May Retire, But He Isn’t Washed Up
The Impact Of Every NBA All-Star, Ranked
How Scalia Became The Most Influential Conservative Jurist Since The New Deal
It’s The Breanna Stewart Era In College Basketball
Reflections Of A Degenerate ‘American Idol’ Gambler
Losing Tom Brady Is Unlikely To Doom The Patriots
The Sumo Matchup Centuries In The Making
Stephen Curry Doesn’t Have His Shot Back
Good News, Warriors Fans: Every Cliché About The NBA Playoffs Is True
Bad News, Cavs Fans: The Warriors Don’t Care How Good Your Team Is
Steph Curry Trails Shaun Livingston In The NBA Finals MVP Race
Is The Stephen Curry Revolution Over Already?
Dear Lionel Messi, Please (Please!) Don’t Quit Argentina
Katie Ledecky Is The Present And The Future Of Swimming
Ledecky Has Company In A Renewed Assault On Swimming’s Records
Can Katie Ledecky Break The 8-Minute Barrier?
WWE’s New Era Began In Japan
How We’re Forecasting The 2016 U.S. Open
Significant Digits for Thursday, Sept. 1
In Tennis, Even The Breakout Stars Are Veterans
Crunch Time Of The NFL Season Is Right Now
How Evan McMullin Could Win Utah And The Presidency
Polls May Be Underestimating Evan McMullin’s Chances In Utah
This Project On Law Enforcement And Popular Culture Is So Good I Want To Call It Data
McMullin May Need A Game Changer To Win Utah
Can The Warriors Break Basketball Again?
Rob Gronkowski Is The Randy Moss Of Tight Ends
The NFL Is Botching Kickoff Returns
NFL Conference Championship Previews: Are Matt Ryan And Le’Veon Bell For Real?
Sumo Has Its First Japanese Yokozuna In Nearly Two Decades
When To Go For 2, For Real
Tom Brady Beats The World, Again
Brady vs. Belichick: Who’s To Blame For The Patriots’ Insufferable Success?
What The NCAA’s Longest Win Streak Looks Like
UConn Is Facing Its Toughest Tournament In Years
UConn Won By 61 But Their Chances Of A Five-Peat Dropped
UConn Is 1 Win From Being The Streakiest College Team Ever
Is UConn Still A Big Favorite?
The Raiders Are Lame Ducks, Again
UConn Just Got A Shortcut On Their Road To Perfection
Mississippi State Earned Every Bit Of That Upset Over UConn
The Case For Stephen Curry, MVP
The Browns Need A Great QB, Which Is Why They Didn’t Draft One
Running Backs Are Finally Getting Paid What They’re Worth
The Warriors Didn’t Need Kevin Durant To Be This Good
Dick Vermeil Retired A Decade Ago. Will You Please Stop Using His Damn 2-Point Conversion Chart?