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April 2017

Mississippi State Earned Every Bit Of That Upset Over UConn
Six Degrees Of Trump Opposition
Significant Digits For Monday, April 3, 2017
6 Things You Should Know About Monday’s NCAA Championship Game
Gonzaga Has The Numbers, But UNC Has The Pedigree
New York Now Has More Mets Fans Than Yankees Fans
Politics Podcast: The Political Calculus Of A Filibuster
The Gorsuch Filibuster Shows The Liberal Base’s Clout
What The Special Election In Georgia Can — And Can’t — Tell Us About The Midterms
UNC Played Ugly Enough To Win
Significant Digits For Tuesday, April 4, 2017
A Weaker EPA May Not Mean The Environment Goes To Hell
The Gorsuch Vote Shows The Old Senate Is Dead
We Rated Every Rotation In MLB. How Does Your Team’s Stack Up?
Is Filibustering Gorsuch A Smart Strategy For Democrats?
Significant Digits For Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Did The Referees Ruin The Men’s NCAA Championship?
The Democrats Found The Votes On Gorsuch. Now Can The GOP?
This Is How You Master The Masters
We Could Probably Predict Zika Outbreaks If Humans Weren’t So Unpredictable
The GOP’s New Health Care Plan Is Doomed Without Moderate Republicans
Tony Romo Was A Good QB In An Era Of Great Ones
To Ease The Student Debt Crisis, Hold Colleges Responsible
Significant Digits For Thursday, April 6, 2017
An Excavation Of One Of The World’s Greatest Art Collections
Nuking The Filibuster May Hurt Republicans In The Long Run
Why U.S. Health Care Costs So Damn Much
The Suns Get Whistled More Than A High School Gym Class
TrumpBeat: The Art Of The Less-Ambitious Deal
Significant Digits For Friday, April 7, 2017
Can You Outsmart Our Elementary School Math Problems?
The Syria Strike Is Trump’s First Big Break From His Campaign Rhetoric
One Slow Month Doesn’t Change The Strong Trend On Jobs
Mike Trout Is Outrageously Consistent At Being Outrageously Great
Most Senators Support Trump’s Syria Airstrike
Will Trump Benefit From A ‘Rally Around The Flag’ Effect After The Syria Airstrike?
America’s Fickle Relationship With Humanitarian Intervention
NASA Is Digging In The Snow To Help The West Manage Its Water
Significant Digits For Monday, April 10, 2017
Some Doctors Are Giving Mammogram Advice That Could Hurt Women
The Case For James Harden, MVP
Politics Podcast: Trump’s Non-Doctrine Doctrine
Are The Cavs Overrated Or Underrated?
The Alabama Governor Meets The Limits Of Partisanship
Trump Is Just The Latest President To Follow The Path From Isolationist To Hawk
Significant Digits For Tuesday, April 11, 2017
The Case For Kawhi Leonard, MVP
The Champions League Is Unusually Up For Grabs
Why Republicans Are Worried About Kansas
The Sublime Moves Of America’s New Chess Champion
What Do We Know About The 2018 Midterms Right Now?
Significant Digits For Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Hot Takedown’s NBA MVP Smackdown
Can The Minnesota Wild Recover From Their Late-Season Swoon?
The Case For LeBron James, MVP
It Doesn’t Matter If Bannon Stays Or Goes. It Matters Whether Bannonism Does.
Is Trump Or Brownback To Blame For The Surprisingly Close Race In Kansas 4?
Maxine Waters Isn’t Afraid To Talk Impeachment
Significant Digits For Thursday, April 13, 2017
Will Canada End Its Stanley Cup Drought? Well, It’s Not Impossible.
Can Science Help Runners Break The Marathon’s 2-Hour Barrier?
The Case For Stephen Curry, MVP
Virginia’s Democratic Primary Is Suddenly Close-ish
TrumpBeat: ‘I Realized It’s Not So Easy’
Significant Digits For Friday, April 14, 2017
How Many Bingo Cards Are There In The World?
What You Need To Know About France’s Far Right
The Case For Russell Westbrook, MVP
Handicapping The Georgia 6 Special Election
Significant Digits For Monday, April 17, 2017
We Are A Nation Of Tax-Day Procrastinators
The Save Ruined Relief Pitching. The Goose Egg Can Fix It.
Marching Scientists Will Have A Lot In Common With Angry ’70s Farmers
Politics Podcast: Trump’s Paths, Revisited
Everything You Need To Know About The Georgia 6 Special Election
Significant Digits For Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Do MLB Teams Undervalue Defense — Or Just Value It Differently?
‘Reluctant’ Trump Voters Swung The Election. Here’s How They Think He’s Doing.
The Grizzlies Foul So Damn Much
The U.K. Snap Election Is Riskier Than It Seems
5 Takeaways From The Georgia 6 Special Election
Significant Digits For Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Why Relief Pitchers Need A Better Stat Than The Save
How ‘Qi’ And ‘Za’ Changed Scrabble
Politics Podcast: Elections In Georgia, France And The U.K. — Live From New York
Trump Probably Won’t Defy Midterm Gravity
The NBA Players Who Are Too Busy Complaining To Get Back On D
Don’t Bet On The Emergence Of A ‘Religious Left’
35 Years Of American Death
Significant Digits For Thursday, April 20, 2017
How Tightly Should Congressional Republicans Embrace Trump?
Patterns Of Death In The South Still Show The Outlines Of Slavery
Connor McDavid Is Off To A Legendary Start
Baseball’s New Leadoff Hitters Don’t Need To Be Speed Demons
Trump Isn’t A Do-Nothing President
Significant Digits For Friday, April 21, 2017
Pick A Card, Any Card!
Your Guide To 35 Years Of American Death
When Scientists Donate To Politicians, It’s Usually To Democrats
The French Election Is Way Too Close To Call
The Utah Jazz Got Good While You Weren’t Watching
Rajon Rondo Got Hurt Just When He Was Starting To Matter
Marine Le Pen Is In A Much Deeper Hole Than Trump Ever Was
Some States Are Making It Easier To Get Birth Control
Significant Digits For Monday, April 24, 2017
‘But It’s Tradition!’ Is No Reason To Ban Tie Games In MLB
Can Trump Avoid A Government Shutdown On His 100th Day?
Politics Podcast: Trump’s First 100 Days
Significant Digits For Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Don’t Just Look At Trump’s Approval Rating To Judge His First 100 Days
Buy, Sell, Hold: What Comes After Trump’s First 100 Days?
The Blazers Are The Real-Life Version Of NBA Jam
The 3 Questions That Will Decide If Trump’s Tax Plan Works
Significant Digits For Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Why Are The Browns Hoarding Draft Picks?
Trump’s Wall Won’t Stop The Drugs
The Predators’ Goalie Is Unbeatable — For Now
Trump Dropped His Demand To Fund The Wall — That’s Smart Politics
Manchester United Is Too Unlucky To Be Great
Trump’s Health Care Bill Won Over The Freedom Caucus — But Risks Losing Everyone Else
Significant Digits For Thursday, April 27, 2017
Trump Might Be The First President To Scrap A National Monument
Why Can’t The Rockies Hit Outside The Rockies?
The Thunder Weren’t Built For The Modern NBA
TrumpBeat: 10 Lessons From The First 100 Days
Significant Digits For Friday, April 28, 2017
Can You Solve These Colorful Puzzles?
What Trump Has Done
Baseball’s New Pitch-Tracking System Is Just A Bit Outside
The NFL Likes Running Backs Again. Kinda, Sorta.
The Browns Need A Great QB, Which Is Why They Didn’t Draft One