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May 2017

Will We Look Back On All This 100-Day Trump Coverage And Laugh?
Significant Digits For Monday, May 1, 2017
Is It Cool To Complain To A Member Of Congress Who Doesn’t Represent Me?
Before Baseball-Reference, Statheads Relied On The ‘Big Mac’
Politics Podcast: 99 Trial Balloons
It’s Not Chris Paul’s Fault
How Will We Know If Trump Is Succeeding?
Significant Digits For Tuesday, May 2, 2017
The Bugs Of The World Could Squish Us All
Trump’s Health Care Bill Could Cost Him Working-Class Voters
Bryce Harper Is Hitting Like An MVP Again
The Rockets Are Finally Playing Their Game In The Playoffs
Sidney Crosby’s Out, And The Penguins May Be Next
The 4 Big Changes To Health Care In The Latest GOP Bill
What Will Democrats Demand Of Their 2020 Nominee?
Significant Digits For Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Hot Takedown Tackles Race In The NFL, Plus NHL And NBA Playoffs
How Isaiah Thomas, The Shortest Guy In The NBA, Became Unstoppable
The GOP Health Care Bill May Have Found A Better Way To Fail
The Comey Letter Probably Cost Clinton The Election
LeBron Doesn’t Get Better In The Playoffs. He’s Always This Good.
The Identity Politics Of The Trump Administration
Significant Digits For Thursday, May 4, 2017
JaVale McGee Is No Joke
The GOP Health Bill Is Still Far From Law
The Health Care Bill Could Be A Job-Killer For GOP Incumbents
How The Planet Vulcan Changed Science Forever
The Yankees Shouldn’t Be This Good Yet. (Yet!)
Moderate Republicans Are Flexing Their Muscles
Significant Digits For Friday, May 5, 2017
Who Will Win The Lucky Derby?
Washington Is Not Fulfilling Its Campaign Promises (The Hockey Team, That Is)
The U.S. Job Market Is On A Historic Growth Streak
Le Pen Is Just A Gargantuan Polling Error Behind Macron
Our 2017 Goose-Egg Reliever Rankings Are Here
The Four Types Of Vin Diesel Movies
Emergency Politics Podcast: What’s Next For Health Care?
The Kentucky Derby Is Getting Predictable
One Runner Came Tantalizingly Close To A 2-Hour Marathon
The 7 Signs That Someone Might Be Running For President In 2020
Significant Digits For Monday, May 8, 2017
Macron Won, But The French Polls Were Way Off
As U.S. Life Expectancies Climb, People In A Few Places Are Dying Younger
How Good (Or Bad) Does A QB Need To Be To Land A TV Job?
NBA Playoff Defense Can’t Stop The Rise Of The Pull-Up 3
Politics Podcast: Health Care Winners And Losers
Conventional Wisdom May Be Contaminating Polls
Significant Digits For Tuesday, May 9, 2017
How Should I Deal With A Co-Worker Who Harassed Me?
Draymond Green Is Better Than Ever On Defense
How You Think We Should Be Tracking Trump
The Mets Aren’t Even Best At Getting Injured
Emergency Politics Podcast: Trump Fires Comey
Why Did Trump Fire Comey?
Significant Digits For Wednesday, May 10, 2017
The Celtics-Wizards Series Is Tight. The Teams’ Defenses Are Not.
How To Know if The Trump-Russia Story Has Momentum
A Home Playoff Game Is A Big Advantage — Unless You Play Hockey
Just A Quarter Of GOP Senators Have Defended Trump’s Firing Of Comey
What’s Stopping The Rockets
Will An Anti-Trump Message Be Enough For Democrats In 2018?
Significant Digits For Thursday, May 11, 2017
We Converted $100 Into As Many Currencies As Possible
The Tangled Story Behind Trump’s False Claims Of Voter Fraud
Trump Hasn’t Diminished America’s Faith In Elections, But He Has Polarized It
Have The Cubs Forgotten How To Field?
Arsenal Stood Still While Its Rivals Got Better
TrumpBeat: Yes, There Was Non-Comey News This Week
Can You Do Math Without Numbers?
Significant Digits For Friday, May 12, 2017
The Spurs Have Evolved Their Way To Greatness
The Ottawa Senators Are Canada’s Last Stanley Cup Hope
Congress Must Be A Check On Trump To Avoid A Constitutional Crisis
We’re Edging Closer To Nuclear War
Significant Digits For Monday, May 15, 2017
There Are Lots Of Wrestlers In Hollywood, But Only Two Really Matter
Running Backs Are Finally Getting Paid What They’re Worth
The Warriors Don’t Start Trying Until They’re Down 15
We’re Hiring A Senior Editor
Politics Podcast: The Scandal Meter
Even The Biggest Scandals Can’t Kill Party Loyalty
Significant Digits For Tuesday, May 16, 2017
How Animal Rights Activists And Environmentalists Became Unlikely Adversaries
The Fly Ball Revolution Is Hurting As Many Batters As It’s Helped
The Knicks Can’t Even Get The Draft Lottery Right
Have Trump’s Problems Hit A Breaking Point?
Significant Digits For Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Derek Jeter Is Not The Greatest Yankee Of All Time
Should I Snub An Ex-Friend When I See Her At A Wedding?
Emergency Politics Podcast: The Comey Memo
The Best Teams Of Baseball’s 2015 Season Are Bums In 2017
The LeBron James School Of Driving
Why The Special Counsel May Be Good News For Republicans And Bad News For Trump
Significant Digits For Thursday, May 18, 2017
Way More Americans May Be Atheists Than We Thought
Latinos In Three Cities Are Reporting Fewer Crimes Since Trump Took Office
The Orioles Always Win More Than They Should. There’s A Reason For That.
What Would Happen If The English Premier League Had Playoffs?
TrumpBeat: Immigration Arrests Are Swamping The Court System
Significant Digits For Friday, May 19, 2017
The Battle For Riddler Nation, Round 2
How Roger Ailes Polarized TV News
The Obamacare Marketplaces Aren’t In A Death Spiral
The Beautiful Chaos Of The Warriors’ Offense
This Trump-Russia Investigation Could Last For Years
Why The 2018 Senate Elections Are Looking Bad For Both Parties
Significant Digits For Monday, May 22, 2017
Will Donald Trump Be Impeached?
How To Spot A Front-Runner On The ‘Bachelor’ Or ‘Bachelorette’
The Last Stand Of Manu Ginobili, NBA Unicorn
Mike Trout Somehow Found A Way To Get Better
Politics Podcast: Trump’s Path Forward
Democrats Don’t Need Trump’s Voters To Retake The House
Significant Digits For Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Trump’s Budget Is Built On A Fantasy
Obamacare’s Struggles In Iowa Could Be A Preview Of What’s To Come
J.R. Smith’s Defense Is Upside Down
Do You Love NFL Games That No One Wins? You Are In Luck.
Jeff Sessions May Be Tough On Crime, But States Want Fewer Prisoners
We Started With 14 Possible Paths For Trump’s Presidency. Which Are Most Likely Now?
Significant Digits For Wednesday, May 24, 2017
This Season’s Warriors Are As Good As Advertised
Donald Trump’s Base Is Shrinking
Tennessee Has Sneakily Compiled The Next Great Sports Drought
LeBron James Is Indestructible
Some With Pre-Existing Conditions Could Lose Coverage Under The GOP Health Bill
Montana’s Special Election Could Give The GOP Another Reason To Fret
Significant Digits For Thursday, May 25, 2017
Pitchers Are Slowing Down To Speed Up
The Cavs Are Built For LeBron
What Went Down In The Montana Special Election
TrumpBeat: A Budget With Math Errors And A Fraction Of A Wall
Significant Digits For Friday, May 26, 2017
The March Of The Penguins Shouldn’t Be This Difficult
Some Of The GOP’s Institutions Have More Reason To Be Loyal To Trump Than Others
LeBron James Destroyed Our Elo Ratings, But Can He Beat The Warriors Again?
Black Voters Aren’t Turning Out For The Post-Obama Democratic Party
Significant Digits For Tuesday, May 30, 2017
What Makes The Spelling Bee So Hard (Published 2017)
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
Who Needs A DH? The NL Is Outhitting The AL, Somehow
Politics Podcast: Do Democrats Need A Win?
Are Moderate Republicans Really Willing To Kill A Senate Health Care Bill?
Significant Digits For Wednesday, May 31, 2017
In This Year’s NBA Finals, The Reigning Champions Are The Underdogs
How Do I Split A Check With A Bad Check Splitter?
How The Predators Can Avoid Becoming The Prey
After Years Of Tanking, The Astros Are Now The Best In Baseball
How Can The Cavs Beat The Warriors At Basketball? By Playing Football
Help Us Find The Wedding Songs No Couple Wants To Hear