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On the Road: Wilmington, North Carolina
Obama Joint Session Speech Preview
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?
Which Positions Teams Valued Most in the 2014 NFL Draft
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 Midseason Acquisitions Who Are Making Major Strides in the NHL Postseason
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
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 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 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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
Where Amar’e Stoudemire Ranks Among The Worst NBA Offseason Acquisitions
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
NBA Power Ratings And Playoff Odds: Waiting On Durant
How Optimism May Have Led The Nuggets To Fire Coach Brian Shaw
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
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?
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
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
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 Sunday’s Games
NBA Power Ratings And Playoff Odds: Eight Teams, Three Playoff Spots
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
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