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May 2018

Democrats’ Horrible 2018 Senate Map Couldn’t Have Come At A Better Time
Significant Digits For Tuesday, May 1, 2018
Damn, We Wish We’d Done These 6 Stories Last Month
Liverpool Can End English Soccer’s Cycle Of Embarrassment
Should Trump Answer Mueller’s Questions?
That Raptors Meltdown Was Mind-Boggling
Significant Digits For Wednesday, May 2, 2018
Does Medicaid Expansion Have A Shot In A State As Red As Idaho?
West Virginia’s Joe Manchin Is Vulnerable. But Will The GOP Blow Its Chance?
Significant Digits For Thursday, May 3, 2018
You Can’t Opt Out Of Sharing Your Data, Even If You Didn’t Opt In
Age Played A Bigger Role In The NFL Draft. It’s About Time.
Can Donovan Mitchell Lead The Jazz Past The Rockets?
The Braves Got Hot Fast, And They Might Stay That Way
Beside The Points For Thursday, May 3, 2018
Support For Same-Sex Marriage Isn’t Unanimous
Significant Digits For Friday, May 4, 2018
Pirates, Monkeys And Coconuts — Oh My
Nearly Half The Kentucky Derby Field Is Racing Against A Half-Brother
Politics Podcast: The Rudy Giuliani Rampage
Albert Pujols Mashed His Way To 3,000 Hits
What’s At Stake In The First Big Primary Day Of 2018
Significant Digits For Monday, May 7, 2018
Beside The Points For Monday, May 7, 2018
Trump Isn’t Playing 3D Chess — He’s Playing Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe
Somehow Rafael Nadal Got Better On Clay
We’re Hiring An MLB Writer
Internal Polls Are Usually Bunk
Politics Podcast: Primary Season Gets Into Full Swing
President Trump’s Approval Rating Has Been Steady. Richard Nixon’s Once Was Too.
Significant Digits For Tuesday, May 8, 2018
We’re Hiring A Politics Editor
We’re Hiring An Elections Writer/Analyst
Trump’s Move On Iran Could Unravel A Signature Obama Achievement
These Aren’t Your Regular-Season Cavs
What Went Down In The May 8 Primary Elections
Significant Digits For Wednesday, May 9, 2018
More Than 300,000 People From Disaster-Struck Countries Will Soon Lose Temporary Protection In The U.S.
Marc-Andre Fleury Is Having One Of The Best Playoffs In NHL History
Will Impeachment Talk Affect The Midterms?
We’re Hiring An NFL Writer
Pardoning Michael Cohen This Early In The Mueller Investigation Could Be Trouble For Trump
Significant Digits For Thursday, May 10, 2018
Is Winning The Players Championship As Hard As Winning A Major?
Brad Stevens Makes The Celtics Better Than They Have Any Right To Be
Politics Podcast: NYT’s Amy Chozick On How The Media Covered Hillary Clinton
The Conference Finals Are Exciting — And Weird
Beside The Points For Thursday, May 10, 2018
Why Obama vs. Trump Is Such A Blowout
How Hard Is It To Find A Running Buddy?
Significant Digits For Friday, May 11, 2018
Why Is Water Slippery?
Missouri’s Claire McCaskill Has Been Savvy And Lucky — Can She Do It Again?
Significant Digits For Monday, May 14, 2018
I Faced Off Against The World’s Best Chess Player. You Will Totally Believe What Happened Next.
The Warriors And Rockets Have Reinvented Modern NBA Defense. Yes, Defense.
Beside The Points For Monday, May 14, 2018
Politics Podcast: Partisanship Is A Hell Of A Drug
This Week’s Primary Briefing: Pennsylvania, Nebraska, Idaho And Oregon
Significant Digits For Tuesday, May 15, 2018
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
How Shoddy Statistics Found A Home In Sports Research
The #Resistance Had A Very Good Night
Significant Digits For Wednesday, May 16, 2018
It’s Time For A New 2020 Democratic Primary Draft!
The NBA Playoffs Are Finally Getting Faster
The Midwest Is Getting Drenched, And It’s Causing Big Problems
Significant Digits For Thursday, May 17, 2018
How Mueller’s First Year Compares To Watergate, Iran-Contra And Whitewater
The Cavs Live And Die By The Three
Politics Podcast: A Democratic Squabble In Texas
Beside The Points For Thursday, May 17, 2018
Significant Digits For Friday, May 18, 2018
Very Few Voters Actually Read Trump’s Tweets
Humans Are Dumb At Figuring Out How Smart Animals Are
The Supreme Court Made It Easier For More People To Place Bad Sports Bets
Why The NBA Abandoned Roy Hibbert
Primary Briefing: Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky And Texas
Significant Digits For Monday, May 21, 2018
Beside The Points For Monday, May 21, 2018
Is The Vegas Golden Knights’ Run As Amazing As Leicester City’s?
Searching For Meaning In All These NBA Blowouts
Politics Podcast: A Year Of Mueller
How Harmful — Or Helpful — Are E-Cigarettes, Anyway?
The Cavs Are Back. And No One Should Be Surprised.
Significant Digits For Tuesday, May 22, 2018
What Happens If Republicans Keep Control Of The House And Senate?
Should The GOP Force Paul Ryan Out Early?
What Went Down In Tuesday’s Southern Primaries
Houston Took The Warriors’ Best Punch — And Survived
Significant Digits For Wednesday, May 23, 2018
J.D. Martinez Doesn’t Need The Green Monster
Forget Norms. Our Democracy Depends On Values.
Not Even LeBron Could Overcome The Celtics’ Home-Court Magic
Significant Digits For Thursday, May 24, 2018
Trump’s Handling Of North Korea Has Been One Of The Few Things Americans Liked About His Presidency
How Liverpool Built A Potential Champion
LeBron Is Tired. The Rockets May Soon Be Too.
When Trump Should Start Worrying About A 2020 Primary Challenger
Significant Digits For Friday, May 25, 2018
Can Stacey Abrams Really Turn Georgia Blue?
The Warriors’ Worst Habits Are Coming Back To Haunt Them
Who’s The Best Formula One Driver Of All Time?
LeBron’s Legend Didn’t Need Reinforcing, But He Did It Anyway
How The Warriors Unleashed Klay Thompson
This Eastern Conference Crown Is Truly LeBron’s Masterpiece
A Half-Day Of Diversity Training Won’t Change Much For Starbucks
Significant Digits For Tuesday, May 29, 2018
The Supreme Court Is Stubbornly Analog — By Design
The Odds Of The Rockets Missing That Many Threes? 1 In 72,000.
Here We Go Again: The Cavaliers And Warriors, Part IV
Politics Podcast: Things Are Looking Worse For The Democrats
What Would Happen If Trump Fired Rosenstein?
Why Kevin Durant’s Shoes Keep Falling Off
Significant Digits For Wednesday, May 30, 2018
The Polls Are All Right
Women’s Tennis Has Never Been This Wide Open
Six Key Stats On The Warriors vs. Cavs Re-Re-Rematch
Which Pollsters To Trust In 2018
Significant Digits For Thursday, May 31, 2018
Politics Podcast: A Conversation About Our Pollster Ratings
State Websites Are Hackable — And That Could Compromise Election Security
The Caps And Knights Might Have The Least Experienced Stanley Cup Final Rosters Ever