Neil Paine (1,536 entries)

On the Road: Wilmington, North Carolina
Obama Joint Session Speech Preview
Did Race Win the Election for Obama?
Targeting House Democratic Freshmen, Part 1
Obama Leading Pawlenty by 11 Points in His Own Back Yard
As Sports Data Evolve, the Public May Get Left Behind
Russell Wilson Is Already a Two-Sport Standout
Darrelle Revis And the Paradox of Cornerback Stats
Longer Extra Point Could Make NFL Coaches Do the Math
The Quiet Dominance of Steve Smith
Why Gretzky Had It Easy
Baseball’s Most Surprising Seasons, Good And Bad
The Vicious Cycle of Drafting Quarterbacks
What to Expect From Baseball America’s Top 100 Prospects
When Spring Training Matters
MLB Teams Hold Up Well After Overseas Travel
The Return of MLB’s Youth
Fewer Kids Are Playing Football, But Mark Cuban Might Be Wrong About Why
The Imperfect Pursuit of a Perfect Baseball Forecast
Quantifying the ‘That Guy Is Still in the Major Leagues?’ Phenomenon
How Bad Was the Cabrera Deal?
Most Managers Are Headed to the Hall of Mediocrity
Breaking Down ESPN’s First MLB Season Forecast
What to Expect From DeSean Jackson in Washington
Consensus And Discord in Predicting the 2014 MLB Season
Baseball’s Best Farm Systems: How Much Do They Matter?
Some MLB Teams Will Rise, Some Will Fall (But You Shouldn’t Predict Either)
Where Sabermetrics And the ‘Eye Test’ Disagree
The Women’s NCAA Final Is Unlike Anything In the History of Major American Sports
At Augusta, Hitting Short Drives and Losing Is a Tradition Unlike Any Other
How to Predict MLB Records From Early Results
Even After the First Round, We Won’t Know Much About Who Will Win the Masters
Bubba Watson’s Masters Performance Was Better Than You Think
A Hot Goalie Isn’t a Better Goalie
It’s All About the Strike Zone
Advanced Stats Love Jackie Robinson
What Arizona’s Rough Start Says About MLB (and the NFL and NBA)
What to Expect From Michael Phelps If He Swims in Rio de Janeiro
Kings’ Disappointing Playoff Run Surprises Advanced Stats
Mike Trout And Bryce Harper Are Baseball’s Best Young Position-Player Duo Ever
One Metric by Which the NBA Is More Popular Than the NFL
A 14-Team NFL Playoff Wouldn’t Bring More Parity
Which NFL Teams Really Have the Toughest And Easiest Schedules in 2014?
What’s The Best Way To Build a Major League Baseball Team?
The Most Disciplined MLB Batters
Baseball Is Finally Remembering How Good Albert Pujols Can Be
How Good Has the Yankees’ Masahiro Tanaka Been?
A Mostly Unknown Pitcher May Be Among Baseball’s Best
The Spot in MLB Lineups Where Managers Are Still Ignoring Sabermetrics
We’re Still Waiting for Stephen Strasburg to Surpass Cliff Lee
How Do You Solve a Problem Like the Marlins?
The Baseball Video Game Championship Belt
No Team Can Beat the Draft
How Does Nolan Arenado’s 27-Game Hitting Streak Stack Up?
Which Is Better: A Hitting Streak Or an On-Base Streak?
God Doesn’t Hate Cleveland
The Mystery Sabermetrics Still Can’t Solve
Game 7: Stats vs. Ducks
The Dream of the ’90s is Alive in New York And Montreal
The One That Got Away Comes Back to Haunt the Canadiens
Who’s the ‘Hottest’ Goalie in the Playoffs?
What’s Behind a ‘Hot’ Goalie’s Bad Game (Besides a Jinx)
Is Patrick Peterson a Better Cornerback Than Richard Sherman?
The LA Kings Rediscovered Their Offense Just in Time
In NHL Playoffs, Plan For a Quick Overtime
Even A Team’s Fifth Starting Pitcher Matters When Trying to Make the Playoffs
Here’s Why the Rangers Will Face Their Toughest Test in the Stanley Cup Final
Blackhawks Force Game 7 to Keep Dynasty Talk Alive
A Brief History of N.Y. vs. LA Championship Battles
Building Hockey’s Advanced Stats Dream Team
These Kings Are Better Than Gretzky’s Kings
Kings vs. Rangers Isn’t a Huge Mismatch
Is There Any Hope of a Rangers Comeback?
What Analytics Can Teach Us About the Beautiful Game
Even For a Team Down 3-1, the Rangers Are in Bad Shape
World Cup Crib Notes: Day 3
World Cup Crib Notes: Day 5
Why Isn’t the U.S. Men’s National Team Better at Soccer?
World Cup Crib Notes: Day 7
Defending World Cup Champions Keep Flaming Out
World Cup Crib Notes: Day 9
Winning 10 Straight Put the Royals’ Playoff Chances at Even Money
Numbers Don’t Back up the Notion That American Soccer Is ‘Too Honest’
World Cup Crib Notes: Day 13
The Germans Are Young, in Their Prime, And Really, Really Good
Updated Elo Ratings For World Cup Teams
World Cup Crib Notes: Day 18
World Cup Semifinal Crib Notes: Brazil vs. Germany
How Does Germany’s Blowout of Brazil Compare to Those in Other Sports?
Germany Takes the Top Spot in Soccer Rankings
Could the World Cup Champion Beat the Best Club Team in the World?
World Cup Final Crib Notes: Germany vs. Argentina
Derek Jeter And the Other Worst All-Star Starters of the Past 40 Years
The Pitch That Launched a Thousand Think Pieces
The Deadest Sports Days of the Year
The Deadest Sports Days of the Year
Red Sox GM Ben Cherington Isn’t Completely Delusional
How Rory McIlroy Stacks up to Tiger And Jack
It May Not Matter How Much Young Talent NFL Teams Have
Is It True That Some Players Can’t Hack It in New York?
How Good Is Andrew Luck?
Tiger Woods Was Right About Rory McIlroy’s Inconsistency (Sort of)
The Seattle Seahawks’ Youth Could Portend a Dynasty (Yes, Really)
The Football Hall Of Fame Has A Receiver Problem
The Decline Of New York City As An NBA Talent Generator
How Wide Receivers Are Like College Football Teams
Eli Manning Isn’t Likely To Complete 70 Percent Of His Passes, Nor Should He Try
The Patriots’ Opponents Won’t Let Spygate Die, But Did It Really Matter?
These Cavs Could Be LeBron’s Best Supporting Cast Ever
The Bengals Don’t Have A Better Option Than Andy Dalton
The NFL’s New Defensive Rules Probably Aren’t Going To Make A Difference
Stephen Curry Isn’t Better Than LeBron On Offense — But He’s As Close As Anybody
How Bullpens Took Over Modern Baseball
Preseason Football Isn’t Totally Meaningless (If Your Team Has A New QB)
How Often Do College Football Teams Finish No. 1, Then Start At No. 1?
Stop Paying Attention To Johnny Manziel (And All Preseason QB Battles)
2014 NFL Preview: The Once-Proud NFC East
The Unheralded Usefulness Of Thaddeus Young
How Good Is Team USA?
Another Way To Measure The NFL’s Fastest Teams (And More Evidence It Doesn’t Matter)
2014 NFL Preview: Can Cam Newton Overtake Rob Ryan In The NFC South?
Half Of The NHL’s Rumored Expansion Cities Don’t Make Sense
How Good Are We At Predicting The Best Fantasy Football Running Backs?
Florida State’s Scare, And The Worst Opening Weeks For Preseason No. 1s
The Astros Didn’t Play Like A Team Whose Manager Deserved To Be Fired
Measuring NFL Teams’ Pass-Happiness Isn’t As Straightforward As It Seems
Week 1 In The NFL Was Full Of Upsets, But Not Necessarily Surprises
In The Trenches: The Dolphins’ Pass Rush Overwhelmed The Patriots
The High And Low Points For Every NFL Team
South Carolina’s Been Terrible On Defense, And Georgia Is Looming
The Overlooked Career Of Antonio Gates, The Second-Best Tight End Ever
For Some MLB Playoff Teams, There’s No Place Like Road
How The Eagles Are Winning Matters As Much As Their 2-0 Record
Atlanta’s Dismantling Of Tampa Was The Sixth-Most Dominant In NFL History
Rob Bironas Just Might Have Been The Best Kicker Of His Era
Revisiting The Greatest Show On Turf
NFL Week 4 Elo Ratings And Playoff Odds
What’s Happened To The Green Bay Packers?
The A’s Tailspin Might Not Matter Once The Playoffs Start
Derek Jeter Isn’t Clutch. He’s Just Good.
Do MLB Preseason Projections Matter In The Playoffs?
You’re Right To Complain About The Chaos Of MLB’s One-Game Playoffs
A Farewell To Adam Dunn, Sabermetric Bellwether
Carmelo Anthony Isn’t Underrated, But He’s Not Overrated Either
Where Last Weekend Ranks Among College Football’s Craziest
Now Is When College Football Starts To Matter
The Conquests And Casualties Of The NHL’s Analytics Boom
On Deck: A Sabermetric Broadcast
Florida State’s Drop From No. 1 Wasn’t Unprecedented
Who Will Advance From The CONCACAF Women’s World Cup Qualifiers?
In A Star-Dominated Sport, There’s Still A Place For Unselfish Basketball
So What If These Aren’t The Two Best Teams In Baseball?
2014 NBA Preview: The Lakers Are Even Worse Than They Were Last Year
2014 NBA Preview: The Rise Of The Warriors
The World Series Games That Each Team Can Least Afford To Lose
2014 NBA Preview: The Sixers Are Going Nowhere Fast
The Royals May Come To Regret Everything That Happened After This Moment
2014 NBA Preview: Key Offseason Pickups Should Give The Cavs A Boost
The BCS Wasn’t Any Worse Than A College Football Playoff Will Be
NFL Week 9 Elo Ratings And Playoff Odds
What To Make Of The Cavs’ Disappointing Debut
How Likely Are The Royals To Return To The World Series?
How Likely Are The Royals To Return To The World Series?
How Screwed Are The Eagles With Mark Sanchez As Their Starting QB?
Alex Rodriguez Would’ve Made The Hall Of Fame Without Steroids
NFL Week 10 Elo Ratings And Playoff Odds
How Unexpected Was Cleveland’s Shellacking Of Cincinnati?
Cardinals Fans Shouldn’t Panic Just Yet About The Loss of Carson Palmer
Derrick Rose Is (Almost) Playing Like His Old Self Again
Randy Moss May Well Have Been The Greatest Receiver Of All Time
Thursday Night Football Has Been Awful This Year, But So Has Sunday Night Football
Finally, Mike Trout Is The MVP
The Patriots Really Do Own The Second Half Of The Season
Week 12 NFL Elo Ratings And Playoff Odds
NBA Bids Farewell To Jason Collins, LGBT And Advanced Stats Pioneer
Kentucky Would Lose To The 76ers At Least 78 Percent Of The Time
Week 13 NFL Elo Ratings And Playoff Odds
Ray Rice Was Awful When He Last Played Football
The Chances The Philadelphia 76ers’ Losing Streak Will Reach 18, 19, 20 … 54 Games
The Final College Football Playoff Rankings Contradict History
The Final College Football Playoff Rankings Contradict History
The Most Talented College Football Team In History
Once And For All: Michael Jordan Was Way Better Than Kobe Bryant
The Mayweather-Pacquiao Fight Is Several Years Too Late
Sacramento Kings Coach Mike Malone Didn’t Deserve To Be Fired
Celtic Or Maverick, Rajon Rondo Remains A Mystery
Celtic Or Maverick, Rajon Rondo Remains A Mystery
Tony Romo's Been Great, But He's Not The MVP
Tony Romo’s Been Great, But He’s Not The MVP
College Football’s Bloated Bowl Season In 3 Charts
Forget The Next LeBron, Andrew Wiggins May Not Be The Next James Posey
Baseball’s Hot Stove Season Offers More Sizzle Than Substance
There’s Not Much Evidence A New Coach Will Help The Jets, 49ers Or Falcons
Week 18 NFL Elo Ratings And Playoff Odds: Wild Card Edition
Would TCU Have Given Oregon A Better Game?
Would TCU Have Given Oregon A Better Game?
The NFL Should Let 14 Teams In The Playoffs Instead Of Just 12
How Much Did Having Ryan Lindley At QB Cost The Arizona Cardinals?
How The Web Is Predicting Baseball’s Hall Of Fame Voting
13 NBA Teams Have Benches Better Than The Knicks
13 NBA Teams Have Benches Better Than The Knicks
What The Betting Markets Think Of Ohio State QB Cardale Jones
What The Betting Markets Think Of Ohio State QB Cardale Jones
Introducing NBA Power Ratings And Playoff Odds
Deflate-gate Doesn’t Explain The Patriots’ Romping All Over The Colts
The Rise Of The New York Islanders
LeBron And Kobe (Probably) Got A Lot More All-Star Votes Than They Deserved
LeBron And Kobe (Probably) Got A Lot More All-Star Votes Than They Deserved
NBA Power Ratings And Playoff Odds: The Cavs Make A Move
Your Guide To Deflate-gate/Ballghazi-Related Statistical Analyses
Martin Brodeur’s Legacy, By The Numbers
The Patriots And Seahawks Are The Best. This Could Be The Worst Super Bowl Ever.
LeBron May Know Best About When The New-Look Cavs Have Gelled
LeBron May Know Best About When The New-Look Cavs Have Gelled
Super Bowl XLIX Was Not The Most Exciting Super Bowl Ever
Super Bowl XLIX Was Not The Most Exciting Super Bowl Ever
Counterpoint: Super Bowl XLIX Was Among The Most Exciting Super Bowls Ever
NBA Power Ratings And Playoff Odds: The Thunder And Suns Are In A Dogfight
Tom Brady's (Statistical) Place In The Pantheon Of NFL QBs
Tom Brady’s (Statistical) Place In The Pantheon Of NFL QBs
NBA Power Ratings And Playoff Odds: The Clippers Fall (As Do, Strangely, The Hawks)
Charles Barkley Doesn’t Love Analytics, But Analytics Sure Love Him
The Silly Way Coaches’ Wins Are Counted
Forget The Suns. Goran Dragic Needs Teammates Who Will Give Him The Damn Ball!
What The #FancyStats Say About NHL Trade-Deadline Targets
What The #FancyStats Say About NBA Trade-Deadline Targets
How Madden Ratings Are Made
NBA Power Ratings And Playoff Odds: What The Trade Deadline Hath Wrought
Rest Easy, Bob Knight: Kentucky Probably Won’t Finish Undefeated
Injured Again, Derrick Rose Is In Uncharted Territory
The Amazing Longevity Of Jaromir Jagr
This Year’s NBA Trade Deadline Was The Biggest Ever — Sort Of
This Year’s NBA Trade Deadline Was The Biggest Ever — Sort Of
NBA Power Ratings And Playoff Odds: Waiting On Durant
How Optimism May Have Led The Nuggets To Fire Coach Brian Shaw
How Optimism May Have Led The Nuggets To Fire Coach Brian Shaw
Point/Counterpoint: Chip Kelly Is A Genius And Rex Ryan Is Insane
Point/Counterpoint: Chip Kelly Is A Genius And Rex Ryan Is Insane
Conventional and #FancyStats Rate The NHL’s Deadline Trades Much Differently
Russell Westbrook For MVP! (Whatever That Means)
Updating Kentucky’s Odds Of Going Undefeated
Updating Kentucky’s Odds Of Going Undefeated
We Get Schooled In Advanced Volleyball Metrics
We Get Schooled In Advanced Volleyball Metrics
NBA Power Ratings And Playoff Odds: Hornets Rising, Heat Falling
The NFL’s Offseason Carousel Is Mostly Pointless
Do Conference Tournament Surprises Carry Over Into The NCAA Bracket?
Do Conference Tournament Surprises Carry Over Into The NCAA Bracket?
Roundtable: Chip Kelly Is A Madman And Must Be Stopped (Or He’s A Mad Genius)
Kentucky’s Chances Of Going Undefeated Are Now 37 Percent
Kentucky’s Chances Of Going Undefeated Are Now 37 Percent
Be Wary Of These Overachievers When Filling Out Your Bracket
This Year’s NCAA Men’s Tournament Might Be The Most Top-Heavy In 15 Years
NBA Power Ratings And Playoff Odds: OKC Woes And Resurgent Heat
Hot Takedown for March 17, 2015: Bracketology, NFL Free Agency, and Chris Borland
March Madness Crib Notes For Thursday’s Games
March Madness Crib Notes For Thursday’s Games
How UAB’s Upset Of Iowa State Changed Our March Madness Predictions
No Upset In The Past 11 Years Has Been Like The One Georgia State Just Pulled Off
March Madness Crib Notes For Friday’s Games
March Madness Crib Notes For Friday’s Games
March Madness Crib Notes For Sunday’s Games
March Madness Crib Notes For Sunday’s Games
NBA Power Ratings And Playoff Odds: Eight Teams, Three Playoff Spots
NBA Power Ratings And Playoff Odds: Eight Teams, Three Playoff Spots
Tom Izzo Is The Best Coach In Modern NCAA Tournament History -- By Far
Tom Izzo Is The Best Coach In Modern NCAA Tournament History — By Far
Hot Takedown for March 24, 2015: Vintage Michigan State, Fixing The Women’s Tournament, Trading Durant
Kevin Love Is Only Following The Same Rubric As Six Decades Of MVP Voters
Kevin Love Is Only Following The Same Rubric As Six Decades Of MVP Voters
March Madness Crib Notes for Thursday’s Sweet 16 Games
March Madness Crib Notes for Thursday’s Sweet 16 Games
Kentucky Is Now More Likely To Finish Undefeated Than Not
March Madness Crib Notes: Welcome To The Elite Eight
March Madness Crib Notes: Welcome To The Elite Eight
March Madness Crib Notes: Duke vs. Gonzaga
March Madness Crib Notes: Duke vs. Gonzaga
The Legend Of Tom Izzo Grows
NBA Power Ratings And Playoff Odds: The Toughest Remaining Schedule
Hot Takedown: The Final Four, The Cubs Sit Kris Bryant, Fixing The Extra Point
Here’s A Timetable For When Knicks Fans Should Run Out Of Patience With Phil Jackson
This Year’s Kentucky Team Is More Dominant Than Indiana’s Undefeated 1976 Squad
Without Jeter, The Yankees Improved More At Shortstop Than Any Other MLB Team
Without Jeter, The Yankees Improved More At Shortstop Than Any Other MLB Team
March Madness Crib Notes: What’s Likely To Happen In The Final Four
March Madness Crib Notes: Duke And Wisconsin Flip A Coin For The Championship
March Madness Crib Notes: Duke And Wisconsin Flip A Coin For The Championship
Wisconsin’s Offense Wilts, But That’s Nothing New In The NCAA Championship Game
NBA Power Ratings And Playoff Odds: Celtics And Nets Up; Heat And Pacers Down
Hot Takedown: Duke Wins; Opening Day; Hedging Hockey
Troy Polamalu Was Once On Track To Be In The ‘Greatest Safety Ever’ Conversation
How Far Is Tiger Woods Behind Jack Nicklaus’s Major-Winning Pace?
Jordan Spieth Played A Great Masters, And So Did The Rest Of The Field
NBA Power Ratings And Playoff Odds: Playoff Power!
The Red Sox Are On The Wildest Roller-Coaster Ride In Modern MLB History
Don’t Expect The Orioles To Get The Calls In An Empty Camden Yards
Are Some Positions Riskier To Pick Than Others In The NFL Draft?
Andrew Wiggins And The Problem With Scorers
NBA Playoffs Preview: Hawks vs. Wizards Is Almost A Tossup
NBA Playoffs Preview: Do The Grizzlies Have Any Chance Against The Warriors?
NBA Playoffs Preview: The Cavs, Down Two Players, Are Still Favored Against The Bulls
NBA Playoffs Preview: Clippers Are Slight Favorites Against The Rockets
We’ll Never Know Whether Stephen Curry Deserved To Be MVP (And That’s OK)
There Is No Presidents’ Trophy Curse, But That May Not Help The New York Rangers
Willie Mays Was Way Better Than Alex Rodriguez
Willie Mays Was Way Better Than Alex Rodriguez
LeBron May Be The Most Clutch Playoff Shooter Of His Generation
LeBron May Be The Most Clutch Playoff Shooter Of His Generation
Losing Draft Picks Hurts The Patriots More Than Tom Brady’s Suspension
Adrian Beltre Is Hall Of Fame Worthy
LeBron Dominates The Conference Finals
NBA Playoffs Preview: Is It Warriors vs. Rockets? Or Curry vs. Harden?
NBA Playoffs Preview: LeBron vs. The Super-Balanced Hawks
Statheads Had A Good Feeling About The Lightning’s Tyler Johnson
Statheads Had A Good Feeling About The Lightning’s Tyler Johnson
Podcast: Nadal’s Decline, Every NBA Team Ranked, And Whether Stars Matter
Farewell, Atlanta Hawks: What A Disappointing End To A Surprising Season
The Bulls Just Fired One Of The Best Coaches In The NBA
Where This Year's Cavs Rank Among LeBron’s NBA Finals Supporting Casts
Where This Year’s Cavs Rank Among LeBron’s NBA Finals Supporting Casts
NBA Finals Preview: LeBron vs. Curry vs. Everybody Else
NBA Finals Preview: LeBron vs. Curry vs. Everybody Else
The Cavs’ Win Was Either A Huge Upset Or A Sign Of Something Bigger
The Cavs’ Win Was Either A Huge Upset Or A Sign Of Something Bigger
Podcast: Lonely LeBron, Dominant Serena, And Nate vs. A 12-Year-Old
The Cavs Have Played The Defense Of Their Lives So Far -- Can They Keep It Up?
The Cavs Have Played The Defense Of Their Lives So Far — Can They Keep It Up?
LeBron James May Go Down As The Greatest Loser Ever
LeBron James May Go Down As The Greatest Loser Ever
Baseball Gets A Rude Welcome To The Age Of Cyber Espionage
The Year Of The Warriors
Projecting The Top 50 Players In The 2015 NBA Draft Class
Jordan Spieth’s Grand Slam Chances
How A-Rod's 3,000 Hits Stack Up
How A-Rod’s 3,000 Hits Stack Up
Ode To The Underrated: Andrei Kirilenko Edition
Ode To The Underrated: Andrei Kirilenko Edition
Will D'Angelo Russell Help The Lakers Call On The Hall Again?
Will D’Angelo Russell Help The Lakers Call On The Hall Again?
The Royals Basically Have As Many All-Stars As They Deserve
The Spurs Are Going To Be Really Good — Like, Golden State Warriors Good
Jordan Spieth’s Grand Slam Chances Just Increased By 33 Percent
DeAndre Jordan Made The Right Call
DeAndre Jordan Made The Right Call
Enes Kanter May Be One Of The Last Players To Cash In On Hollow Numbers
Enes Kanter May Be One Of The Last Players To Cash In On Hollow Numbers
No Matter How Much They Make, The Best Players In The NBA Are Vastly Underpaid
Kawhi Leonard Needs A Raise Even Though He Just Got One
It’s Dumb That The All-Star Game ‘Counts,’ But It’s Mostly Harmless
The Best MLB All-Star Teams Ever
Ty Lawson Moves The Rockets Closer To The West’s Top Tier
Ty Lawson Moves The Rockets Closer To The West’s Top Tier
Streaks Like Zack Greinke’s Require A Ton Of Luck
Streaks Like Zack Greinke’s Require A Ton Of Luck
America Has Spoken: MLB Steroid Users Should Lose A Third Of Their Stats
America Has Spoken: MLB Steroid Users Should Lose A Third Of Their Stats
Ode To The Properly Rated: Ben Zobrist Edition
Ode To The Properly Rated: Ben Zobrist Edition
The Most Imbalanced Teams In MLB: Trade Deadline Edition
The Most Imbalanced Teams In MLB: Trade Deadline Edition
Did Your Team Blow It At The Trade Deadline?
Is 2015 The Year Baseball’s Projections Failed?
Blue Jays’ Breakout Is No Surprise, But Don’t Forget The W’s And L’s
Blue Jays’ Breakout Is No Surprise, But Don’t Forget The W’s And L’s
Geno Smith Wasn’t Better Than His Backup
Geno Smith Wasn’t Better Than His Backup
Game Theory Says R.A. Dickey Should Throw More Knuckleballs
Jason Day Deserves An Ovation, But Give The Field A Golf Clap Too
Jason Day Deserves An Ovation, But Give The Field A Golf Clap Too
Jordan Spieth’s Majors Run Was One Of The Greatest In Golf History
Jordan Spieth’s Majors Run Was One Of The Greatest In Golf History
Chase Utley’s Case For The Hall Of Fame
Chase Utley’s Case For The Hall Of Fame
Don’t Read Too Much Into Ohio State’s Unanimous No. 1 Ranking
Don’t Read Too Much Into Ohio State’s Unanimous No. 1 Ranking
Jordy Nelson’s Injury Will Test Aaron Rodgers — And The Value Of Wide Receivers
Jordy Nelson’s Injury Will Test Aaron Rodgers — And The Value Of Wide Receivers
Podcast: The FiveThirtyEight Crash Course In Pitching Stats
The Mets’ Hot Streak Should Carry Into September
The Mets’ Hot Streak Should Carry Into September
The Tom Brady Ruling Means Nearly Half An Extra Win For The Patriots
The Tom Brady Ruling Means Nearly Half An Extra Win For The Patriots
2015 NFL Preview: The Eagles, Cowboys And Giants Look Good Compared To The Disaster In D.C.
NFL Elo Ratings Are Back!
NFL Elo Ratings Are Back!
Why Aren’t The Best Teams In The NFL Expected To Win A Ton Of Games?
2015 NFL Preview: Peyton’s Broncos Headline The AFC West For At Least One More Season
Ratings Nerd Fight: Seattle is #1 in Elo, Green Bay Is #1 in FPI
Ratings Nerd Fight: Seattle is #1 in Elo, Green Bay Is #1 in FPI
Has One Win Turned The Titans Into … Titans?
Has One Win Turned The Titans Into … Titans?
If The Patriots Are Cheating At Home, The Stats Don’t Show It
The Best NFL Teams Of All Time, According To Elo
The Falcons Might Be For Real
The Falcons Might Be For Real
The Patriots Are Almost Certainly Not Going 16-0
The Patriots Are Almost Certainly Not Going 16-0
The Steelers And Cowboys Aren’t Dead Yet
Colin Kaepernick Used To Be Russell Wilson, Bro
Colin Kaepernick Used To Be Russell Wilson, Bro
The Best 2015 MLB Teams, According To Our New Ratings
The Best 2015 MLB Teams, According To Our New Ratings
Podcast: MLB Playoff Preview, Maya Moore’s Legacy, And The Kick-pocalypse
Boy, Those Toronto Blue Jays World Series Odds Went South Quick
Boy, Those Toronto Blue Jays World Series Odds Went South Quick
2015-16 NBA Preview: The Hawks Will Be Mostly The Same, But Worse
2015-16 NBA Preview: The Hawks Will Be Mostly The Same, But Worse
Chase Utley’s Illegal Slide Changed Everything For The Dodgers
Chase Utley’s Illegal Slide Changed Everything For The Dodgers
Podcast: The FiveThirtyEight Crash Course In QB Stats
This Is The Cubs’ Best Chance Yet To Break Their Curse
This Is The Cubs’ Best Chance Yet To Break Their Curse
The Arizona Cardinals Are Shockingly Good — Again
The Arizona Cardinals Are Shockingly Good — Again
Tristan Thompson Isn’t Worth Anywhere Near $94 Million
Tristan Thompson Isn’t Worth Anywhere Near $94 Million
There’s A 60 Percent Chance Of A Royals-Mets World Series
There’s A 60 Percent Chance Of A Royals-Mets World Series
2015-16 NBA Preview: There’s Finally Hope For The Orlando Magic
2015-16 NBA Preview: There’s Finally Hope For The Orlando Magic
This NFL Season Is Super Weird
This NFL Season Is Super Weird
This Year’s Patriots Are Almost On Pace To Be The G.O.A.T.
This Year’s Patriots Are Almost On Pace To Be The G.O.A.T.
2015-16 NBA Preview: The Wizards And The Wasteland Of .500
2015-16 NBA Preview: The Wizards And The Wasteland Of .500
Can Ben Carson Really Take Out Donald Trump?
A FiveThirtyEight Debate: Who’s Going To Win The World Series?
The 53 Best Franchise Players In The NBA
FiveThirtyEight’s 2015-16 NBA Forecast
FiveThirtyEight’s 2015-16 NBA Forecast
Mets Pitchers Have Found Their Kryptonite
Mets Pitchers Have Found Their Kryptonite
40 Percent Of The NFL Is Real
40 Percent Of The NFL Is Real
The Cost To The Mets Of Leaving Matt Harvey On The Mound
The Cost To The Mets Of Leaving Matt Harvey On The Mound
These Bengals Are The Best In Franchise History
The Perfect Bond Movie: Sean Connery, Judi Dench, And A Watch That Blows Stuff Up
What Explains The Carolina Panthers’ Rise?
The Gold Gloves Are Finally Going To The Best Fielders
No Team Has Ever Started A Season Hotter Than This Year’s Warriors
Peyton Manning Was At His Worst, But He’s Still The Best
Bryce Harper Should Have Made $73 Million More
Who Needs The MVP? Mike Trout Might Be The G.O.A.T.
You Don’t Know What Tony Romo’s Got Till He’s Gone
The Panthers Are The Worst Team To Ever Start 11-0
Paul George Is Back, And So Are The Pacers
Chip Kelly Should Probably Fire Himself
There’s No Reason To Think Barry Bonds Can Coach Like He Could Hit
The NFC East Could Produce A 6-10 Playoff Team
Can The Seahawks Get Back To The Super Bowl?
There’s An 85 Percent Chance The Cubs Won’t Win The World Series Next Year Either
Losing Andy Dalton Crushes The Bengals’ Championship Hopes
The Jaguars Scored 51 Points; Blake Bortles Had Practically Nothing To Do With It
How Did Basketball End Up With Four Versions (And Counting) Of One Stat?
The 76ers Would Be The Worst Expansion Team In Modern NBA History
The Panthers Have A Good Shot At 16-0, Even If They Rest Their Starters
How To Talk About The NBA Christmas Day Games With Your Family
Bill Belichick’s Call Wasn’t Entirely Stupid
Chip Kelly’s Problem Wasn’t The Hurry-Up — It Was Everything Else
These Are The Best Wild-Card Road Teams In Modern History
Baseball’s Hall Of Fame Is Stuck In The ’60s
Griffey In His Prime Was The Second Coming Of Willie Mays
Barry Bonds Wasn’t Half Bad, Either
After Wild-Card Weekend, There Is No Super Bowl Favorite
The Biggest Surprises Of Wild-Card Weekend
Kyle Lowry Could Make Toronto An NBA Finals Dark Horse
The Rams Won’t Get As Much From LA As The Lakers And Dodgers Do
This Might Be The NFL’s Best Defensive Final Four Ever
The Spurs’ Bench Could Probably Make The Playoffs On Its Own
Kawhi Leonard Is The Most Well-Rounded Elite Shooter Since Larry Bird
Tom Brady Couldn’t Take The Pressure
Spurs-Warriors Is The Best Defense-Offense Clash In NBA History
The Panthers’ First-Half Blowouts Are Unprecedented
A (Belated) Birthday Tribute To Wayne Gretzky And His Ridiculous Stats
DeMarcus Cousins Is A Usage Monster
Peyton Manning Had The Worst Season Of Any Super Bowl Quarterback Ever
The Carolina Panthers Fought The Stats — And Won
Inside One Of The Best Defensive Matchups In Super Bowl History
2015 Really Was The Bizarro Peyton Manning Season
Russell Westbrook Wasn’t Supposed To Get Better Than Kevin Durant
Non-Stars Like Channing Frye Are The Best Kind Of Trade Deadline Pickup
Anthony Davis’s 59/20 Game Was A Throwback To The 1960s
Canada Still Can’t Win The Stanley Cup
LeBron’s 3-Point Shot Has Abandoned Him
LeBron’s 3-Point Shot Has Abandoned Him
The Best Men’s College Basketball Teams Just Aren’t Very Good This Year
Elite Prospects Like Ben Simmons Almost Never Miss The Tournament
Peyton Manning Had A Hall Of Fame Career. Then He Had Another One.
SMU And Louisville Are Two Of The Best Teams Ever Banned From The NCAA Tournament
Lakers Over Warriors Was Only The 23rd-Biggest Upset In NBA History
This Down Year Could Be Good For Anthony Davis After All
Gonzaga Is A Major Team In A Minor Conference
The Big Ideas From This Year’s Sloan Conference
Making Sense Of An NCAA Tournament Bracket That Makes No Sense
11-Seeds Are Dangerous This Year
11-Seeds Are Dangerous This Year [video]
Introducing The NCAA Tournament Excitement Index
Introducing The NCAA Tournament Excitement Index [video]
How Much Did The NCAA Selection Committee Screw Your Team Over?
Texas A&M Pulled Off A 1-in-3,000 Comeback
Northern Iowa Played Two Of The Tournament’s Most Exciting Games
Significant Digits For Thursday, March 24, 2016
What Will Be The Most Exciting Sweet 16 Game?
What Will Be The Most Exciting Sweet 16 Game? [video]
Prediction: This NCAA Tournament Will Keep Being Bonkers
Significant Digits For Friday, March 25, 2016
What The Hell Is Syracuse Doing In The Final Four?
Oh, Hey — There’s Finally An NCAA Men’s Tournament Favorite
How Losing To The Celtics Changes The Warriors’ Odds Of 73 Wins
Villanova Had The Most Impressive Tournament Win In More Than 53 Years
How Exciting Was The Final Four?
How Exciting Was The Final Four? [video]
This UConn Team Was Better Than Last Year’s Team
Jordan Spieth’s Collapse Also Required A Great Comeback
Kobe Haters Are Stuck In 2008
These Western Conference Playoffs Are The Most Top-Heavy Of The Modern Era [video]
We Just Saw The Most Lopsided Playoff Openers In Modern NBA History
Has Bryce Harper Surpassed Mike Trout? That’s A Clown Question, Bro
The Miami Heat Are The Most Impressive Playoff Team So Far
How Injuries To Steph Curry And Chris Paul Affect The Playoffs
Durant And Westbrook Have Never Faced A Defense Like The Spurs’
The Hawks Have A Better Shot At Stopping The Cavs This Time
The Cavs’ 3-Point Barrage In Game 2 Was Ridiculous
Kevin Durant Is Playing Like Kevin Durant Again
The NL Is Finally Winning Interleague Play — For Now
The Best Pitchers Of All Time
Max Scherzer’s 20-Strikeout Game Was Weirder Than Any Other
Warriors-Thunder Is The Strongest Conference Finals Matchup In Decades
The Thunder’s Big Men Could Stop The Warriors’ Lineups Of Death
Rest Won’t Help The Cavs — And They Won’t Need Any Help To Beat The Raptors
The 76ers Can Tank All They Want, But They Still Need Lottery Luck
Karl-Anthony Towns And The Timberwolves Are The Future
The Warriors’ Defense Might Send Them Back To The NBA Finals
The Cavs Are Obliterating The Eastern Conference
The Historically Great Warriors Got Historically Crushed
Ichiro Is Old And Good
The Thunder Are On A Historic Playoff Run
The Warriors’ Improbable Comeback
LeBron And The Rest Of The Cavs Are Better This Year
The Cavs’ Shooting Went To Hell In Game 1
Hey, At Least The Cavs Might Not Get Swept
What’s Wrong With Stephen Curry?
Another Ride On The Red Sox Roller Coaster
Playoff LeBron Is Amazing, But That Hasn’t Been Enough
The Penguins’ Win Meant Redemption For The Numbers, Too
LeBron, Kyrie And Draymond All Made History In The Cavs’ Win
The Warriors Are Especially Hard To Handle After A Loss
LeBron James Is Still In His Prime
LeBron Led The Cavs On One Of The Greatest Playoff Runs In NBA History
What To Look For In An NBA Draft Prospect
A Durant-Led Thunder May Be Better Without Ibaka
When Bad Seasons Happen To Great Players (Like Andrew McCutchen)
Pat Summitt Built The Best Women’s College Basketball Program Of All Time
Superteams Like The Warriors Usually Underperform — Will The Kevin Durant Era Be Different?
The Cleveland Indians Are Dominating Like It’s The ‘90s Again
What Our NBA Projections Got Right (And Wrong) Last Season
Farewell To Tim Duncan, The Greatest Two-Way Player In Modern NBA History
Giancarlo Stanton Was Made For The Home Run Derby
The Mets’ Rise And Fall With Doc Gooden And Darryl Strawberry
What The Hell’s Gotten Into Daniel Murphy?
Mike Trout’s Teammates Don’t Deserve Mike Trout
Baseball’s Hall Of Fame Snubs Are Historically Great
Should Your Team Buy Or Sell At The MLB Trade Deadline?
The MLB Closers Best At Cleaning Up Their Own Messes
The Rise — And Rise! — Of Nneka Ogwumike
MLB Teams Should Go For Talent, Not Balance, At The Trade Deadline
A-Rod’s Complicated Legacy, By The Numbers
Team USA Isn’t Getting Better — World Basketball Is Getting Worse
Playing For Team USA Doesn’t Hurt NBA Stars The Next Season
Last Year’s World Series Didn’t Wreck The Mets’ Rotation This Year
The Broncos’ New Quarterback Is Inexperienced, But At Least He’s Not Peyton Manning
Teddy Bridgewater’s Injury Puts The Vikings Back In QB Hell
How The MLB Standings Would Look If Teams Stuck With Whoever They Drafted
The Panthers Are Alone Atop The NFC South
The Seahawks Are The NFC’s Best Team, But They Can’t Shake The Cardinals
The NFC East Will Be An Ugly, Magnificent Bloodbath, As Usual
Can The Vikings Surprise The Packers Again?
Wait — Why Shouldn’t The Raiders Have Gone For 2?
Where Bills-Jets Ranks Among The NFL’s Worst Division Rivalries
Even Down Two QBs, The Patriots Are Playing With House Money
The Reds’ Pitching Might Be The Worst Of All Time
There’s A 10 Percent Chance Of A Three-Way MLB Wild-Card Tie
Baseball Lost A Potential All-Timer In José Fernández
Only Jack And Tiger Were Better Than Arnold Palmer At His Best
Bobby Bonilla Was More Than The Patron Saint Of Bad Contracts
Bobby Bonilla Was More Than The Patron Saint Of Bad Contracts [video]
The Chargers Are Unprecedented Late-Game Failures
Buck Showalter Waited Too Long For A Lead That Never Came
Kevin Garnett Was The NBA’s Future
The Year Of The Cubs
Are The Falcons Going To Screw This Up Again?
Unlike Basically Always, The Cubs Didn’t Lose
Why Baseball Revived A 60-Year-Old Strategy Designed To Stop Ted Williams
Old LeBron Will Be Different, But He Might Still Be Great
How Much Trouble Are The Cubs In Now?
Meet The Man Behind The NHL’s Russian Revolution
The Indians Won, The Cubs Are Alive, And History Is In The Air
The Cubs’ Curse Is Now More Likely To End Than To Continue
All The Cubs Needed To Win A Pennant? Off-The-Charts Hitting And Pitching
Cubs-Indians Is A Throwback World Series Matchup
The Cubs-Indians World Series Could Be A Battle Of The Managers
The Indians Pitchers Have Been Ridiculously Good
How One Man’s Bad Math Helped Ruin Decades Of English Soccer
The Cubs Beat The Front-Running Indians At Their Own Game
Jags-Titans Is The New Tradition In Bad Prime-Time Games
The Chris Paul Conundrum
The Cubs’ Comeback Only Gets Harder From Here
With Brady Back, The Pats Are Playing Some Of Their Best Football Ever
How We’re Predicting The 2016 College Football Playoff
The Cubs Ended Their 108-Year Drought The Hard Way
Theo Epstein’s Curse-Breakers
Dak Prescott Is Already Playing About As Well As Tony Romo Ever Has
The College Football Playoff Picture Looks Tidy Now, But That Will Probably Change
The 53 Best Franchise Players In The NBA, 2016-17 Edition
Where Last Week Ranks Among The Wildest In College Football History
How A Weekend Of Upsets Changed The College Football Playoff
How Randall Cunningham Taught NFL Quarterbacks To Fly
Mike Trout Is The MVP — And Still On Track For The G.O.A.T.
Keep Winning, Alabama, And You May Be The Best Team In History
Will The Browns Ever Win A Game?
Jurgen Klinsmann’s Up-And-Down USMNT Tenure In One Chart
Thanksgiving Football Should Be More Like Christmas Basketball
The Calm Before The College Football Playoff Storm
Alabama Is Oh-So-Close To Being The Best Team In History
Forget Repeating As Champs, The Broncos Might Not Make The Playoffs
Where Oregon’s Fall Under Mark Helfrich Ranks All-Time
How Conference Championship Weekend Will Affect The College Football Playoff
DeMar DeRozan Is Less Than The Sum Of His Points
We’ve Never Seen A Player Quite Like Giannis Antetokounmpo
Ohio State’s Chances Are Better Than Most
Sorry, Penn State: The Four Best Teams Got In To The College Football Playoff
We Rate Alabama The Strongest Team In College Football History
Raiders-Chiefs Shows That Thursday Night Isn’t The NFL’s Trash Heap Anymore
The College Football Playoff Pits Two Balanced Teams Against Two Great Defenses
The Packers’ Hot Streak May Have Come Too Late To Save Their Season
Grading The Many, Many, Many College Football Bowls
Tim Duncan Moved The Spurs Up The Retired-Jersey Rankings
Why College Football’s New All-Time Rushing Leader Isn’t Really Its All-Time Rushing Leader
The 2016 Cubs Won Just Like The 1997 Marlins Did
Which Bowls Are Usually The Best — And Worst?
Buffalo’s Merry-Go-Round Of Head Coaches Spins Again
Is Deshaun Watson Better Than Lamar Jackson? Depends On What Skills You Value
The ACC Is Having A Bowl Season For The Ages
The Raiders Are Rolling With Historic Inexperience At QB
What’s Behind All These Crazy NBA Stat Lines?
Good Riddance To One Of The Worst Wild-Card Weekends In NFL History
Deshaun Watson And Clemson Made History Against Alabama
Is This The Year The Chiefs Finally Have A Playoff Breakthrough?
L.A. Is Already Way More Interested In The Chargers Than The Rams
That Cowboys-Packers Game Was As Great As It Seemed
The Clippers Aren’t The Clippers Without Chris Paul
The Weaknesses Of The Four Remaining NFL Playoffs Teams [video]
How To Win With Carmelo Anthony
Matt Ryan Is No Fluke
Julio Jones Is the Best
The St. Louis Cardinals Picked The Right League To Cheat In
The Pats’ Comeback Was Incredible — Even If You Think The Falcons Blew It
The Red Wings’ Empire Is Crumbling
The NCAA Is Modernizing The Way It Picks March Madness Teams
UNC-Duke Really Is College Basketball’s Best Rivalry
The U.S. Is Downright Mediocre At The World Baseball Classic
2017 NCAA Men’s Tournament Preview
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Villanova Is A Weak Favorite, And Wichita State Is Dangerous
Villanova Is A Weak Favorite, And Wichita State Is Dangerous [video]
Day 1 Of March Madness Was Weirdly Normal
How USC’s Upset Of SMU Rattled The East Region
Wisconsin Takes Down The Champs
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Forget UK vs. UCLA — This Is The Real Sweet 16 Game To Watch
Forget UK vs. UCLA — This Is The Real Sweet 16 Game To Watch [video]
Team USA’s Final Challenge: Beating The Hottest World Baseball Classic Team Of All Time
Team USA’s World Baseball Classic Championship Didn’t Come Easy
WVU Had Gonzaga Right Where They Wanted ’Em — And The Zags Won Anyway
This Year’s Final Four Is Built On Defense
The AL East Won’t Be About The Yankees-Red Sox Rivalry This Year
How Oregon And South Carolina Can Make Another Upset Happen [video]
Yes, It’s Strange That Colin Kaepernick Doesn’t Have A Deal Yet
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14 Things You Should Know About Saturday’s Final Four
Significant Digits For Monday, April 3, 2017
6 Things You Should Know About Monday’s NCAA Championship Game
UNC Played Ugly Enough To Win
The Case For Kawhi Leonard, MVP
Will Canada End Its Stanley Cup Drought? Well, It’s Not Impossible.
Baseball’s New Leadoff Hitters Don’t Need To Be Speed Demons
Why Can’t The Rockies Hit Outside The Rockies?
The NFL Likes Running Backs Again. Kinda, Sorta.
Sidney Crosby’s Out, And The Penguins May Be Next
LeBron Doesn’t Get Better In The Playoffs. He’s Always This Good.
The Yankees Shouldn’t Be This Good Yet. (Yet!)
How Good (Or Bad) Does A QB Need To Be To Land A TV Job?
A Home Playoff Game Is A Big Advantage — Unless You Play Hockey
Have The Cubs Forgotten How To Field?
The Best Teams Of Baseball’s 2015 Season Are Bums In 2017
The Orioles Always Win More Than They Should. There’s A Reason For That.
Mike Trout Somehow Found A Way To Get Better
Tennessee Has Sneakily Compiled The Next Great Sports Drought
The March Of The Penguins Shouldn’t Be This Difficult
Last Year’s Warriors Weren’t The Best Ever, But This Year’s Might Be
Losing Mike Trout For 7 Weeks Is Like Losing A Normal Star For A Full Season
The Diamondbacks Are Turning Back The Clock
This Is How Scary The Warriors Are With Kevin Durant
The Mets Pitching Staff Went From Great To Garbage In The Blink Of An Eye
Scooter Gennett Is Somehow Not The Most Random Player To Hit Four HRs
The Blue Jays Are Getting Hot, But It May Already Be Too Late
If The Warriors Sweep, Are They The Best NBA Team Ever?
If The Warriors Sweep, Are They The Best NBA Team Ever? [video]
Moneyball’s Draft Advice Has Outlived Its Usefulness
The Warriors Are In The GOAT Debate, But They Blew Their Chance To End It
The Warriors Are Not Necessarily The Greatest NBA Team Of All Time [video]
The Warriors Are Great, But Are They Better Than The 1939 Yankees?
Lee Westwood Inherits Sergio’s Title: Best Golfer Without A Major
Aaron Judge Is The Most Out-Of-Nowhere MVP Candidate Since Ichiro
Each NHL Team’s Trash Is Vegas’s Treasure
Chances Are Your Team Is Not Picking The Best Player In The NBA Draft
Chances Are Your Team Is Not Picking The Best Player In The NBA Draft [video]
To Beat The Warriors, You Gotta Draft Like The Warriors. (Good Luck With That.)
Clayton Kershaw Might (Might!) Not Be The Best Pitcher In Baseball Anymore
Few Teams Have Done Less With More Than The Clippers
Can Chris Paul And James Harden Play Together?
Chris Paul And James Harden Are A Rare Duo [video]
Phil Jackson’s Legacy With The Knicks Isn’t All Bad [video]
Anthony Young Pitched Like A Winner, Even When He Lost
The Jagrsaurus Is Not Extinct
Andre Iguodala Is Not An Afterthought
The NBA’s Best Are All Out West
This Year’s Indians Are Secretly Better Than Last Year’s
Is Gordon Hayward Good Enough To Get The Celtics Past The Cavs?
Is Gordon Hayward Good Enough To Get The Celtics Past The Cavs? [video]
The All-Time Leaders In Undeserved All-Star Appearances
Think The 1927 Yankees Were Great? Meet The 2017 Dodgers And Astros
Is Aaron Judge The Next Babe Ruth … Or The Next Jeremy Lin?
Here’s What 56,785 Homers Look Like On A Map
A Buyer’s (And Seller’s) Guide To The MLB Trade Deadline
Britain Is The Home Of Golf. The Old Folks’ Home, That Is.
Baseball’s Best Teams Are Too Damn Good
Hall-Of-Fame Careers That Cooperstown Never Gave The Time Of Day
Who Will Join The 3,000-Hit Club After Adrian Beltre?
Why Everyone Should Love Adrian Beltre
The Dodgers Have A Real Chance To Break The All-Time Wins Record
How Gender, Age And Race Shape Our View Of What Makes A Great Black Athlete
Giancarlo Stanton Will Need To Slug Like Barry Bonds To Beat Roger Maris
The Unlikely Resurgence Of Baseball’s Aces
Joey Votto’s Greatness Is Wasted On The Reds
Baseball Is Overrun By Adam Dunns
Which College Football Teams Do The Most With The Least Talent? (And Vice Versa)
The Texas Rangers Got Better, But Their Record Got Way Worse
Albert Pujols Is The Worst Player In Baseball
Michigan’s Lineup Was Gutted. How Much Will It Matter?
Justin Verlander Needs The Astros As Much As They Need Him
The Red Sox-Yankees Rivalry Hasn’t Mattered This Much In A Decade
J.D. Martinez’s Path From Slap-Hitter To Four-Homer Sensation
A College Football Team’s Season Isn’t Over At 0-1
How Our 2017 NFL Predictions Work
We Should Have Seen Federer-Nadal At The U.S. Open By Now
David Wright’s Career Wasn’t Supposed To Go This Way
Everyone Needs To Calm Down About The Indians And Dodgers
The Chiefs Are In An Unfamiliar Place — No. 1 In Our NFL Rankings
Amazingly, The Indians Are Even Better Than They Seem
Who Hates The Patriots The Most?
The Indians’ Win Streak Wasn’t MLB’s Longest — But It Might Be The Most Impressive
The Patriots Steal Back The Top Ranking
The Minnesota Twins Are Not Supposed To Be Here
Week 3 Is Pivotal For The Cardinals And Cowboys [video]
Aaron Judge Was Amazing. Aaron Judge Was A Bum. Now He’s Amazing Again.
How Every NFL Team’s Fans Lean Politically
Deshaun Watson Left. Clemson Evolved.
Kansas City And Washington Have Equally Good QBs Who Are Polar Opposites [video]
The Pats Have Gotten By With Bad Defenses, But This Is Ridiculous
Each AL Playoff Team’s Biggest Strength — And Weakness
Most College Football Dreams Have Yet To Be Crushed
Each NL Playoff Team’s Biggest Strength — And Weakness
Starters Are Getting Shelled — And Getting Pulled Early — This Postseason
The Worst Loss In The History Of U.S. Men’s Soccer
How Oklahoma Gets Into The College Football Playoff
Even The Indians Can’t Escape Baseball’s Postseason Buzz Saw
What Happened To DeMarco Murray? [video]
How Clemson And Washington Can Still Make The College Football Playoff
This Is The Greatest Sports Day Of The Year
The Dodgers Dominated Like Few Pennant Winners In Recent History
This World Series Just Might Have The Two Best Teams
This World Series Could Be An All-Time Classic [video]
Notre Dame Isn’t In Control Of Its Playoff Destiny
Game 2 Was A Lesson In How Not To Manage A Bullpen
Coaches Mostly Don’t Matter, Unless You Suck As Much As The Suns
The Dodgers’ Best Bats Heat Up At Just The Right Time
Of Course This World Series Needs A Game 7
How Penn State Can Still Make The College Football Playoff
The Astros Tanked Their Way To The Top
Blake Griffin And Kristaps Porzingis Are Taking Off
How The Falcons Can Win This Weekend [video]
The Pistons Might Actually Be Good
What Happened To The Seahawks’ Rushing Game? [video]
Here Are The Week 11 Games That Will Most Affect The College Football Playoff
The Sixers Could Be Dominant Soon. Yes, Those Sixers.
Tyreke Evans Is Back
Can The Celtics Keep On Winning?
The College Football Playoff’s Doomsday Scenarios
Wentz And Prescott Are The Best Second-Year QBs We’ve Seen In A While [video]
Somebody Break Up The NBA’s Eastern Conference
This Could Be The Biggest Alabama-Auburn Matchup Ever
Detroit And Minnesota Are Saving Thanksgiving Football This Year [video]
How The Thunder Can Become A Dream Team
Can James Harden’s MVP Campaign Survive Chris Paul?
Which NBA Coach Is Next On The Chopping Block?
How Alabama, Ohio State Or Someone Else Can Crash The Playoff
The Bills’ Season Hinges On Beating The Patriots [video]
Should Alabama’s Résumé Have Trumped Ohio State’s Conference Crown?
This Might Be James Harden’s Year
Shohei Ohtani’s Value Has No Precedent
Has Kareem Hunt Hit A Wall? [video]
How Much Should We Fear Giancarlo Stanton In Pinstripes?
Want To Win A Heisman? Follow These 8 Simple Steps
The Raptors Changed Their Whole Offense. Is It Good Enough To Beat LeBron?
This Season’s Bowl Games Are Less Terrible Than Usual
The Sixers Still Have Growing Pains To Work Out
How The 6-8 Raiders Can Still Make The Playoffs
How The 6-8 Raiders Can Still Make The Playoffs [video]
What If College Football Hadn’t Wasted Decades On Polls And Just Used A Stinking Playoff?
College Football Playoff Preview: This Is Not Last Year’s Clemson-Alabama Matchup
You Asked, We Answer: A Holiday Mail Bag From The Lab
College Football Playoff Preview: Georgia’s Balance vs. Oklahoma’s Offense
How The SEC Won Another National Championship
What Happened To All Those Absurd NBA Stat Lines?
Alabama And Georgia Are Mirror Images Of Each Other
Nick Saban’s Alabama Has Reached A New Stratosphere
The Timberwolves Might Be For Real
Do The Eagles Stand A Chance Without Carson Wentz?
Do The Eagles Stand A Chance Without Carson Wentz? [video]
Vegas Has The Best Expansion Team In The History Of Pro Sports, And It’s Not Close
The Patriots’ Super Bowl Path Is The Easiest In Modern NFL History
The Wizards Aren’t As Good As They Think They Are
This MLB Offseason Has Been Eerily Quiet
There’s No Such Thing As Super Bowl Momentum
Vladimir Guerrero’s Best Games Were In Montreal — And No One Saw Them
Where Did Jason Kidd Go Wrong?
Nick Foles Is Not Carson Wentz. And The Eagles Adjusted Accordingly.
Is Anyone In The NBA Not Injured?
This Is How The Eagles Coaching Staff Brought Nick Foles To The Super Bowl [video]
James Harden’s 60-Point Triple-Double Pushed The Boxscore To Its Limit
Why Almost No Lead Feels Safe Against Tom Brady [video]
No City Needs A Championship As Badly As Philadelphia
How The Eagles Went From Catastrophe To Champion In Two Years
Why The Cavaliers Blew It All Up At The Trade Deadline
Yu Darvish Makes The Cubs A Top-Tier Team Again
St. John’s Is On The Most Unlikely Hot Streak In College Basketball History
Can The NBA All-Star Game Be Fixed?
The U.S. Is On Pace For A Lousy Olympics
The Disappointment Continues For Team USA
Would Adam Silver’s Playoff Proposal Be Good For The NBA?
America Loves Curling — Until It Forgets About It For Four Years
A Decent Second Week Saved The U.S. From Olympic Catastrophe
The Race To The Bottom Of The NBA
Which NBA Team Is Wronged By The Refs The Most?
We Talk Curling And Stats With The Guys Who Won The Gold
The Raptors’ Bench Is Destroying The NBA
The Raptors’ Bench Is Destroying The NBA [video]
The Ridiculousness Of Conference Tournament Locations, In 6 Maps
The NBA’s Wild, Wild Western Conference Playoffs Race
The Phillies Rebuilt Like The Cubs And Astros. Can They Win Like Them?
How To Build A Bracket For This Wide-Open NCAA Tournament
This May Be The Best UConn Team Ever
Penn Is History’s Best No. 16 Seed. Can It Pull Off The NCAA Tournament’s Greatest Upset?
Ben Simmons Only Shoots From Way Uptown [video]
What The Former Cavs GM Thinks About These New-Look Cavs
Can Anyone Knock UConn Out This Year? [video]
How UMBC Did The Unthinkable — And The Inevitable
This Year’s Sweet 16 Is Downright Odd
James Harden Is Still Drawing 3-Point Fouls Better Than Entire NBA Teams [video]
The Utah Jazz Might Just Be For Real
Who’s The Best At Coaching In The NCAA Men’s Tournament?
Everything You Need To Know About The Final Four
Beside The Points For Monday, March 26, 2018
Your Guide To The 2018 American League
Carmelo Anthony Is Having His Worst Season, But The Thunder Don’t Seem To Mind [video]
Your Guide To The 2018 National League
Which Injury Will Affect The NBA Playoffs Most?
The Only Opponent Villanova Has Left Is History
Does It Matter That The Sixers’ Best Players Have No Playoff Experience? [video]
Tiger’s Back. But He’s Not The Same.
Are The Toronto Raptors Finally Eastern Conference Favorites?
Should The Devils’ One-Man Machine Be The NHL MVP?
How Losing Kyrie Irving Affects The Celtics’ Playoff Run
Shohei Ohtani’s Splitter Is What Makes Him Truly Great
Yankees vs. Red Sox Is Going To Be Epic This Season
The NBA Playoffs’ Sleepers, Favorites And Best First-Round Matchups
The Rockets Lead The Way In The West
Are The Toronto Raptors The True No. 1 Team In The East?
How The Timberwolves Broke Their Playoff Drought
How The Timberwolves Broke Their Playoff Drought [video]
OK, Should The Cavs Start To Worry Now?
Can The Mets Possibly Be This Good?
Mike Trout Finally Has Some Help
Something’s Gotta Give In The NBA’s 1-1 Playoff Series
The Eastern Conference Playoffs Are All About Grudge Matches
The Nationals, Yankees, Dodgers And Cubs Can’t Possibly Be This Mediocre … Right?
What To Watch As The Bucks-Celtics Matchup Goes Down To The Wire
How The Pelicans Swept Through Round 1 Of The Playoffs [video]
Can The Thunder Keep Their Comeback Rolling?
Ovechkin Is The Best Player To Never Make A Conference Final
There Is Absolutely, Positively, No Way LeBron Can Keep This Up …
This Year’s MLB Tankfest Is Epic (And Maybe Pointless)
Could The 76ers Actually Make The Finals?
That Raptors Meltdown Was Mind-Boggling
Can Donovan Mitchell Lead The Jazz Past The Rockets?
The Braves Got Hot Fast, And They Might Stay That Way
Albert Pujols Mashed His Way To 3,000 Hits
Brad Stevens Makes The Celtics Better Than They Have Any Right To Be
The Conference Finals Are Exciting — And Weird
The National League Finally Is Getting Some Interleague Revenge
What We Learned From The First Games Of The NBA Conference Finals
Say Goodbye To The Old NBA Draft Lottery — But Probably Not To Tanking
The Cavs Live And Die By The Three
Is The Vegas Golden Knights’ Run As Amazing As Leicester City’s?
Searching For Meaning In All These NBA Blowouts
The Cavs Are Back. And No One Should Be Surprised.
J.D. Martinez Doesn’t Need The Green Monster
Not Even LeBron Could Overcome The Celtics’ Home-Court Magic
LeBron Is Tired. The Rockets May Soon Be Too.
Who’s The Best Formula One Driver Of All Time?
LeBron’s Legend Didn’t Need Reinforcing, But He Did It Anyway
This Eastern Conference Crown Is Truly LeBron’s Masterpiece
Here We Go Again: The Cavaliers And Warriors, Part IV
Six Key Stats On The Warriors vs. Cavs Re-Re-Rematch
The Caps And Knights Might Have The Least Experienced Stanley Cup Final Rosters Ever
What Else Does LeBron Need To Do?
The Cavs Aren’t Even Playing That Badly
The 2018 Brewers Sure Look A Lot Like The 2015 Royals
Would You Rather Be An Outfielder For The A’s Or A Quarterback For The Sooners?
Alex Ovechkin Is Finally Getting Help
Is Kevin Durant The Finals MVP?
How Much Should LeBron’s Finals Record Hurt His Legacy?
Are The Warriors Now The NBA’s Greatest Dynasty?
How The NBA Finals Solidified The Warriors’ Legacy — And LeBron’s
The 2018 World Cup: Favorites, Sleepers And Most Pivotal Games
The Next Phase Of NBA Superteam Technology: Creating One From Scratch
If The NBA Is Going Small, Why Are This Year’s Prospects Tall?
Germany Flamed Out In Spectacular, Historic Fashion
The LeBron James Decision-Making Machine
LeBron May Already Be The Greatest Laker Of All-Time
The Warriors Are Making A Mockery Of The NBA Salary Cap
The World Cup Players Who Step Up Most For Their Countries
The Angels Want Ohtani On The Field This Year. Will That Cost Them Later?
Manny Machado Picked A Great Time To Have His Best Season
This Might Be Serena Williams’s Easiest Grand Slam Path Ever (Not That She Needed The Help)
France Is Only Going To Get Better
Who Needs A World Series? The Indians Are Dominating The All-Star Game
Is Manny Machado Enough To Bring A Title To L.A.?
Can The Mariners Finally End Their Playoff Drought?
The Most Consistent Hitter In Baseball History
The Cubs Aren’t Just The Bryant-Rizzo Show Anymore
Oh, You Won Your Ring On A Superteam? Big Deal 🙄
The Best Formula One Driver Might Be A Guy Who Hasn’t Won Since 2013
How MLB’s Tankathon Is Skewing The Trade Market
Alex Bregman Is The Star The Astros Didn’t Know They’d Need
Jimmy Garoppolo Is The NFL’s Most Expensive Lottery Ticket
Mike Trout Is The God Of WAR
Mike Trout Is The God Of WAR [video]
Dave Dombrowski Fixed The Red Sox — But He Didn’t Do It Alone
Do Retread Coaches Like Jon Gruden Ever Work Out?
All Brooks Koepka Does Is Win Majors
What Our Early NBA Projections Can Tell Us About Next Season
Jacob DeGrom Is Breaking The Cy Young Formula
The Browns’ Suckiness Defies Math And Reason
The Chiefs’ New Quarterback Is Walking Into An Ideal Situation
If Le’Veon Bell Can’t Get Quarterback Money, What Running Back Can?
Don’t Expect College Football’s Elite Programs To Stop Hogging All The Playoff Spots
NFL 2018: The Good, The Bad And The Browns
The Rams And Bears Spent Big On Non-Quarterbacks. Will They Regret It?
Old-School Stats Or Fancy-Pants Analytics? The Red Sox Have An MVP Candidate For Each.
Bengals-Ravens — On A Thursday Night! — Is The Most Important Game Of Week 2
Was Jalen Ramsey Right About Gronk?
The Best College Football Programs Of The 1990s Are Suddenly Terrible
The Orioles And Royals Could At Least Still Beat Triple-A Teams … Right?
Patrick Mahomes And The Chiefs Are Red-Hot. For Once, They Might Stay That Way.
Vegas Doesn’t Usually Set Huge Underdogs In Week 3. For The Bills, They’ll Make An Exception.
NFL Coaches Are Going For Two More Than Ever. (It Took Them Long Enough.)
The Falcons’ Offense Is Back. Too Bad Their Defense Isn’t.
Our College Football Playoff Predictions Sure Look Familiar
NFL Parity Is Creating Excitement — And, Um, Ties
How LSU And Oklahoma Can Still Make The College Football Playoff
From The Warriors To The Knicks, How We’re Predicting The 2018-19 NBA
Philip Rivers Has The Supporting Cast He Deserves Again
Here Are College Football’s Most Important Week 8 Games
This Might Be The Best Red Sox World Series Team Yet
The Toronto Maple Leafs Needed An American To Become Stanley Cup Contenders Again
The Eagles Have A Call-In-Sick-To-Work-Level Super Bowl Hangover
College Football Chaos Could Be Lurking Below The Top 3 Teams
The Dodgers Have Triggered The Super Sports Equinox In LA
The 2018 Red Sox Are Baseball’s Best Champions Since The 1998 Yankees
The Browns Are Still A Nightmare. But Maybe Not For Long.
Patrick Mahomes Is Proving That QBs From Gimmicky College Offenses Can Succeed In The NFL
The Saints’ Big Three Can’t Be Stopped
Each Contender’s Path To The College Football Playoff
Few Stars Have Ever Fallen As Fast As Carmelo Anthony
Is Chiefs-Rams A Super Bowl Preview? Meh, Probably Not.
The Detroit Lions Are Stuck In The NFL’s Weirdest Purgatory
Are The Browns Actually Decent Now That They’ve Changed Coaches?
What Happens If Alabama Loses? What If Every Favorite Wins? We Have Answers.
The Patriots Aren’t Quite Their Usual Dominant Selves This Year
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How Our NBA Predictions Work [methodology]
How Our NBA Predictions Work [methodology]
How Our NBA Predictions Work [methodology]
How Our NBA Predictions Work [methodology]
How Our NBA Predictions Work [methodology]
How Our NBA Predictions Work [methodology]
How Our NBA Predictions Work [methodology]
How Our NBA Predictions Work [methodology]
How Our NBA Predictions Work [methodology]
How Our NBA Predictions Work [methodology]
How Our NBA Predictions Work [methodology]
How Our NBA Predictions Work [methodology]
How Our NBA Predictions Work [methodology]
How Our NBA Predictions Work [methodology]
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Is It A Clown Question To Ask Why Bryce Harper’s Stats Are Down?
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The Mets Picked A Bad Year To Try To Win The NL East
The 2019 Orioles Are One Of The Most Anonymous Teams In MLB History
The Jets’ Deal For Le’Veon Bell Makes Sense. We’re Surprised, Too.
Mike Trout Should Have Won A Playoff Game By Now
Your Guide To The 2019 NCAA Men’s Tournament
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Are Any Of MLB’s Breakout Teams For Real?
Is This The Year The St. Louis Blues Stop Disappointing Their Fans?
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Bryce Harper Is Not Mike Trout. Good Thing The Phillies Don’t Need Him To Be.
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How The Anthony Davis Trade Reshapes The West
Turns Out The NL East Didn’t Have Four Good Teams
The Top 50 NBA Draft Prospects, According To Our CARMELO Projections
The Top 5 NBA Draft Prospects, According To The Careers We Think They’ll Have
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NBA Free Agency Diary: Fine. Let’s Pretend Kawhi Is On The Lakers.
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7 Burning Questions For The MLB Stretch Run
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The Red Sox Were The Toast Of Baseball Last Year. Now They’re Just Toast.
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Baseball’s 20-Something Sluggers Are Saving The Sport
Are Tight Ends As Valuable As They Used To Be?
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Should Colin Kaepernick Be On A NFL Roster?
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The NFL Got Weird All Of A Sudden
College Teams Are Still Punting In Opponent Territory — Though Not Quite As Often
Deshaun Watson Knew He Had Problems. He Fixed Them In Week 5.
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Winners And Losers In Our Updated NBA Season Predictions
It Was Always Going To Be Astros-Yankees, Wasn’t It?
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Kemba Walker Or Kyrie Irving? [video]
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Trae Young Or Luka Dončić
Trae Young Or Luka Dončić [video]
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Who’s Up And Who’s Down In Our NBA Player Ratings
If Alabama Loses To LSU, Will It Actually Miss The Playoff?
Russell Westbrook Or Chris Paul?
Russell Westbrook Or Chris Paul? [video]
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The Bears Are Stumbling After a Playoff Run. Yes, Again.
Is Dak Prescott The MVP?
Can Alabama Still Win The Title? Can Tua Still Win The Heisman?
Mitchell Robinson Is The Knicks’ Best Player. If Only He Could Stay On The Court.
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Welcome To The College Football Playoff Committee’s Nightmare Scenario
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Anthony Rendon Is Instantly Mike Trout’s Best Teammate
The Colorado Avalanche Went From Worst To First In No Time Flat
LeBron And AD Aren’t Just Good Together. They’re Historically Great.
The Seahawks Keep It Close. Is That Any Way To Win A Super Bowl?
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The Best — And Worst — Of Pro Sports In The 2010s
Our Guide To The NFL’s Wild-Card Weekend
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Our Guide To The NFL’s Divisional Round
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The Rooney Rule Isn’t Working Anymore
Our Guide To The NFL’s Conference Championships
The Penguins’ Injuries Would Break Most Teams. Good Thing They’re Not Most Teams.
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Our Guide To Super Bowl LIV
Is Super Bowl History Repeating Itself?
Is Super Bowl History Repeating Itself? [video]
Kobe Made Us Rethink The Numbers. The Numbers Made Us Rethink Him.
Can The Tampa Bay Lightning Shake Off Last Year’s Playoff Debacle?
How Our New NFL Model Did This Season
Do Great Regular Seasons Matter Anymore In The NBA? (Asking For A Friend In Milwaukee.)
The Maple Leafs Are Too Talented To Be Fighting For Their Playoff Lives
This Is Jimmie Johnson’s Last Daytona 500. Will NASCAR Finally Appreciate His Greatness?
NHL Coaches Have Been On Thin Ice All Season
The Astros’ Scandal Isn’t Going Away. Neither Are The Astros.
The New York Rangers Are Exciting. That’s Hurting Their Playoff Chances.
This Year’s NCAA Men’s Contenders Are Weirdly Weak. Will That Mean More Tourney Upsets?
Luka Dončić And The Mavs Are Pushing The Limits Of Offensive Efficiency
The Coronavirus’s Economic Effect On Sports Could Be Staggering
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What Might Have Happened In The First Round Of The NCAA Tournament
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How Many Athletes Just Lost Their Shot At Olympic Glory?
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The NBA Questions That Will Never Get Answered
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Why Michael Jordan Was The Best
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Brady With Gronk Is The Best Brady
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Who’s Asking For Sports To Come Back Right Away? Republicans, Mostly.
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Four Years After Colin Kaepernick Kneeled, NFL Quarterbacks Are Starting To Speak Out
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What Economists Fear Most During This Recovery
60 Games Aren’t Enough To Crown The Best MLB Team. But Neither Are 162 Games.
The Best Damn Receiver Who Won’t Make The Hall Of Fame
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The Winners And Losers In Our Updated NBA Forecast
The Unemployment Rate Is Falling, But More People Are Losing Their Jobs Permanently
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Economists Think Congress Could Create An Economic Disaster This Summer
Bernie Williams Deserves More Credit For Making The Yankees A Dynasty
How The Experts Are Measuring The Economic Recovery
Baseball Will Be Weird This Year. But The Astros And Yankees Are Favorites In The American League … Again.
Economists Think Congress Should Keep Paying Unemployed Workers $600 A Week — Or Even More
The Winners And Losers In MLB’s New Playoff Format
How The Pandemic Could Force A Generation Of Mothers Out Of The Workforce
Nomar Garciaparra’s Full Career Wasn’t Enough For Cooperstown — But It Was Still Damn Good
How The NHL’s New Format Changed The Stanley Cup Race
The Players To Watch On The NBA Teams Just Trying To Hang Around
The Yankees Finally Have The Dynamic Duo They Wanted
The Best Players Opting Out Of The NFL, NBA, WNBA, NHL And MLB In 2020
Bad Teams May Be Posing As Good Teams In A 60-Game Baseball Season
Yes, Unemployment Fell. But The Recovery Seems To Be Slowing Down.
Who Made The Most Of The NBA Restart?
Mookie Betts Is Playing Like An MVP — And The Dodgers Have Needed It
The NBA’s Unluckiest Lottery Team Finally Got A Good Bounce
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Why A Strike For Racial Justice Started With The Milwaukee Bucks And The NBA
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Mike Trout Finally Got An MVP-Level Teammate. So Why Aren’t The Angels Winning?
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The Easy Part Of The Economic Recovery Might Be Over
What To Watch For In An Abnormally Normal 2020 NFL Season
Economists’ Best- And Worst-Case Scenarios For The Recovery Haven’t Changed Very Much
The Nationals Are Running Out Of Time
The Miami Heat Act Like They’ve Been Here Before. They (Mostly) Haven’t.
Aaron Rodgers Is Playing Like Aaron Rodgers Again
Experts Think The Economy Would Be Stronger If COVID-19 Lockdowns Had Been More Aggressive
Russell Wilson Is Finally Throwing Early And Often
The Most Surprising Teams Of This Short MLB Season
What To Watch For In The Wildest MLB Playoffs Ever
The New-Look Patriots Are Still Finding Ways To Win
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This Rotation Isn’t ‘Vintage Braves,’ But Atlanta Is Making It Work
The L.A. Rams Are Running Their Way Back Into Contention
The 2020 Rays Are Doing More With Less, Even More Than Usual
If Billy Beane Is Done With Baseball, He’s Left An Indelible Mark
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What To Watch For In One Of The Most Intriguing World Series Ever
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The Dodgers’ Championship Machine Took A Decade — And A Lot Of Money — To Build
The Bills Haven’t Been AFC East Champs In Josh Allen’s Lifetime. Odds Are, That Changes This Year.
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Which NFL Teams Have Been The Luckiest — And The Unluckiest — This Season?
Kim Ng’s Hiring Could Be The Start Of Something Special In Miami
Charles Johnson Was Damn Good Behind (And At) The Plate
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What To Watch For In The 2020-21 NBA Season
What Makes LeBron James The GOAT
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The Most Important NFL Games Of Week 17
Our Guide To The NFL’s Wide-Open Wild-Card Weekend
Who’s Making A Splash So Far In Our NBA Player Ratings?
Can The Lightning Repeat? Are The Avs For Real? What To Watch In The 2020-21 NHL Season.
Our Guide To The NFL’s Divisional Round
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What Makes Patrick Mahomes So Great
James Harden’s Rockets Changed The NBA Forever
The Clippers’ Stars Are Carrying Them. Will Their Bench Bring Them Down?
Our Guide To The NFL’s Conference Championships
Nobody — And We Mean Nobody — Was Consistently Great Like Hank Aaron
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Our Guide To Super Bowl LV
Which Of The NHL’s Best Teams So Far Are For Real?
All The Ways That Tom Brady Is Football’s GOAT
Can The Pittsburgh Penguins Save Their Season?
Dustin Pedroia Led Some Damn Good Red Sox Teams
Why The Eagles Had To Get Rid Of Wentz — And The Colts Had To Take A Chance On Him
The Utah Jazz Ran It Back — And Got Way Better
The Florida Panthers Haven’t Made A Real Playoff Run In Decades. That Could Change This Year.
The Maple Leafs Are Making Their Most Persuasive Stanley Cup Case In Years
Which NBA Teams’ Schedules Get Tougher (Or Easier) From Here?
How Baseball’s Extra-Weird 2020 Season Makes Projecting 2021 More Difficult
Every Baseball Fan Should Know These Negro League Stars [video]
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2021 MLB Preview: Our Guide To The American League
2021 MLB Preview: Our Guide To The National League
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This Is The Byron Buxton We Were Promised
In Formula One, Does The Driver Or Car Matter More?
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What We’re Watching In The NHL’s Playoff Races
These 25 Players Opted Out Of MLB In 2020. How Are They Doing In 2021?
Corbin Burnes Went From Bad To Elite, And He’s Taking The Brewers’ Rotation With Him
There’s No Consensus On These QBs
Jacob DeGrom Is Outdoing Even Jacob DeGrom
Sorry, But NFL Draft Grades Can’t Tell You Who Had A Good Draft
The Yankees Have A Fundamental Problem: Their Fundamentals
Who’s Good And Bad In MLB This Year? We Don’t Really Know.
The San Francisco Giants’ 2010s Dynasty Didn’t Follow The Rules. Neither Has Their Rebuild.
The Most Disappointing Teams In MLB So Far
Shohei Ohtani Was Billed As The Next Babe Ruth. This Year, He’s Pulling It Off.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Is Living Up To The Hype
The Marlins Are Learning That It’s Better To Be Lucky Than Good
The Astros Are Good Again. That’s Complicating Their Story.
Why The Mets Might Actually Be Good
How Well Did Our Sports Predictions Hold Up During A Year Of Chaos?
The Yankees Are ‘Trusting The Process.’ That’s Been Hard This Season.
Kawhi Leonard Was Putting Up A Postseason For The Ages
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The MLB Contender Nobody Saw Coming
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This Year’s NBA Champion Will Bring A Title To A Cursed Sports City
The Rockies Have Their Worst Coors Field Hangover Yet
These MLB Players Are All-Stars On Bad Teams
The Bucks And Suns Didn’t Build Like Recent NBA Finalists
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How We’re Projecting Each Country’s Medal Count In Tokyo
Hideo Nomo Paved The Way For A Generation Of Damn Good Japanese Ballplayers
What If ‘Field Of Dreams’ Got A Do-Over? Our Picks For An Updated Lineup.
The NL East Is Suddenly Very Interesting
Boo The Astros All You Want, But Cheer For Zack Greinke
The Milwaukee Brewers Wheeled, Dealed And Fielded Their Way Into World Series Contention
What Happened To This Once-Promising Padres Season?
Have The Yankees Gotten Better Or Luckier?
The Best, Worst And Weirdest Stats Of The 2021 MLB Season
Our 2021 NFL Projections Like The Bucs And Chiefs (Again)
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The Dodgers Are So Deep That They Don’t Need All Their Stars
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The Great Home Run Chase Of 2021
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The Burning Questions Each World Series Contender Needs To Answer
What Are The Odds Of Each World Series Matchup?
How Our NHL Predictions Work [methodology]
What Our New NHL Forecast Says About This Season
Can The Lightning Three-Peat? How Good Will The Kraken Be? The Storylines To Follow This NHL Season.
The Cowboys Are Putting It All Together. Is This Their Year?
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Astros Or Braves? Flip A Coin For This World Series.
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Defenses Are Slowing Down Great Passing Attacks. Your Move, Chiefs (And Bills).
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It’s Early, But The Carolina Hurricanes Are Playing Like Stanley Cup Favorites
The Hawks’ Encore Is Off To An Uninspired Start
The Seattle Kraken Haven’t Found Vegas’s Expansion-Year Magic … Yet
How The Warriors Are Wrecking The Rest Of The NBA — And Our Forecast Model
We Found The Perfect Recipe For College Football Chaos
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Why Canada’s Stanley Cup Drought Can (But Probably Won’t) End This Season
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How Omicron Has Reshaped Sports
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What To Watch For In The NFL’s Wild-Card Weekend
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Our Guide To The NFL’s Conference Championships
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Our Guide To The Super Bowl No One Saw Coming
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The Rams And Bengals Took Opposite Paths To The Super Bowl
Good Luck Copying The Rams’ Championship Blueprint
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The Top-Seeded Men’s Teams That Could Bust Your Bracket
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How Our MLB Forecast Is Changing For 2022
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This Is The Season Aaron Judge Has Long Promised The Yankees
Hockey’s Battle Of Alberta Is Back And As Entertaining As Ever
So You Just Crushed A Baseball. Sorry, Your Odds Of A Home Run Are Worse This Year.
The Panthers’ Offense Was Flying High. Then The Lightning Struck It Down.
What 50 Years Of Title IX Has — And Hasn’t — Accomplished
We Might Be Overrating The Celtics, But You’re Probably Underrating Them
The New York Rangers Have Thrived Under Pressure. Can They Keep It Up?
Mookie Betts Isn’t Done Being Baseball’s Best Player
The Colorado Avalanche Have Been As Dominant As Advertised
Start Spreading The News, We Could Get Another Subway Series
We’ve Been Waiting 33 Years For A Stanley Cup Matchup This Good
José Ramírez Is Baseball’s Least-Appreciated Superstar
The Lightning Struck Back In The Stanley Cup Final — But The Avalanche Still Have The Edge
The Yankees Are Partying Like It’s 1998
The Colorado Avalanche Reached Hockey’s Summit — And Took Down A Dynasty In The Process
The Toronto Blue Jays’ Stars Haven’t Delivered — But An Unsung Hero Is Picking Up The Slack
Shohei Ohtani Found A New Way To Shine As A Two-Way All Star
Three-Quarters Of Baseball’s Playoff Spots Are Up For Grabs
Maybe The Phillies Never Needed Defense After All
MLB’s Expanded Postseason Changed The Trade Deadline — And Maybe Not For The Better
Bill Russell’s Trailblazing Legacy Is Secure (Even If Stats Can’t Measure It)
Winning Baseball In 2022 Is All About The ‘Big 3’
NASCAR’s Playoff System Is Obsessed With Winning — To A Fault
Albert Pujols Is Having A Send-Off For The Ages
Forget Last Year’s Finish. Formula One Is Drama-Free Again.
1 In 5 Pitchers Are Frequently Violating MLB’s Future Pitch Clock
The Dodgers Are Big Favorites In Our MLB Forecast — But Anything Can Happen In October
How Each Underdog In MLB’s Divisional Round Could Spring An Upset
Denny Hamlin Is NASCAR’s Best Driver Without A Title. That Could Change Soon.
How We’re Improving Our NBA Forecast For 2022-23
MLB’s Postseason Is A Tale Of Two Leagues
Where FiveThirtyEight And ESPN’s 2022-23 NBA Forecasts Agree — And Disagree
The Phillies Wanted To Be The Astros. Now They’ll Have To Beat Them For A World Series.
The Astros Are Chasing History. But The Phillies Know How To Pull A Historic Upset.
How LIV Golf Is Tearing The Sport Apart, In 3 Charts
The Astros And Phillies Have Showed Off Their Championship DNA In This World Series
Dusty Baker’s Astros Didn’t Need An Asterisk
The New Jersey Devils Are Scorching The NHL Again
It Took A Year, But The Seattle Kraken Have Been Released
The Best Teams Of 2022 Weren’t Always Champions
The Bruins Are Unbeatable, The Panthers Are Floundering, And Ageless Ovechkin Can’t Stop Scoring
Are The Defending Stanley Cup Champs Going To Drift Out Of The Playoffs?
Patrick Mahomes And The Chiefs Are Still Improving On Excellence
How LeBron James Broke An NBA Record That Was Once Considered Unbreakable
The Chiefs And Eagles Don’t Look Like Their Previous Super Bowl-Winning Iterations
Why One Floundering Company Might Change The Economics Of Baseball Forever
How MLB’s New Rules Could Change Baseball In 2023
How Mario Lemieux Beat Cancer — And Started A Comeback For The Ages
Why Valentina Shevchenko Is A Huge Favorite — And Jon Jones Isn’t — At UFC 285
The Winners And Losers From MLB’s New Rules
Who’s The Team To Beat At The World Baseball Classic?
The Stats Told Us To Pick Utah State. Were They Wrong?
The Dodgers Lead Our 2023 MLB Forecast — But They’re The Weakest Favorite In Years
LSU Played The Perfect Game To Take Down Caitlin Clark And Iowa
Your MLB Team Just Started Hot (Or Cold). How Much Does That Matter?
Can Anyone Stop The Big, Bad Bruins?
The Rays’ Dominance Goes Even Deeper Than Their 13-0 Start