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August 2022

How Far Right Will Republican Primary Voters Go In Arizona And Missouri?
Age? Injury? Nothing Can Stop Justin Verlander.
Bill Russell’s Trailblazing Legacy Is Secure (Even If Stats Can’t Measure It)
All The Political News You Missed Last Week
Politics Podcast: All The Political News You Missed Last Week
Han Xu Is Unlike Any Player The WNBA Has Seen
Will 3 Pro-Impeachment House Republicans Survive Tuesday’s Primaries?
Bipartisan Legislation Has An Unexpected Comeback In Congress
A Majority Of Americans Think We Are In A Recession
Kansas Upheld Abortion Rights And Other Key Updates From The Aug. 2 Elections
How Successful Would A New Third Party Be?
What’s Behind Senate Republicans’ Hesitancy Toward Same-Sex Marriage?
The Padres Won The Juan Soto Sweepstakes. Will The World Series Follow?
The Datasets We’re Looking At This Week
Why Abortion May Be A Winning Issue For Democrats
Why Kansas Voted To Keep Its Right To Abortion
Politics Podcast: Why Kansas Voted To Keep Its Right To Abortion
The Justice Department Is Investigating Trump’s Connection To Jan. 6
No Mané. No Sterling. No Problem.
When Republicans Talk About Immigration, They Don’t Just Mean Illegal Immigration
The Browns’ Bet On Deshaun Watson Was Doomed From The Start
Why Most Americans Aren’t Paying Attention To The Monkeypox Outbreak
What The Pro-Abortion Rights Win In Kansas Means For Other Elections
Can You Knock Down The Last Bowling Pin?
Why The Same Temperature Can Feel Different Somewhere Else
The Supreme Court Is Unpopular. But Do Americans Want Change?
It’s Hard To Win A Senate Race When You’ve Never Won An Election Before
3 Republican Primaries — And A Special Election — To Watch In Minnesota And Wisconsin
The NBA Is Turning To Wearable Sensors To Prevent Player Injuries
Wisconsin Spent Months Investigating The 2020 Election. These Candidates Still Believe It Was Fraudulent.
Could The 'Inflation Reduction Act' Save Biden's Approval Rating?
Politics Podcast: Could The Inflation Reduction Act Save Biden’s Approval Rating?
Can Progressive Candidates In Minnesota, Vermont And Wisconsin Win Their Primaries?
The NFL Teams That Made Their Own Luck — And Misfortune — In 2021
Democrats Have A Lot Riding On The Inflation Reduction Act
Americans View ‘Crime’ and ‘Gun Violence’ As Different Issues
Why Some Red States Are Passing New Abortion Laws And Some Aren’t
What Went Down In Elections In Minnesota, Wisconsin, Vermont And Connecticut
How Democrats And Republicans Think Differently About Crime And Gun Violence
Winning Baseball In 2022 Is All About The ‘Big 3’
The Datasets We’re Looking At This Week
Republican Outsiders Have Made Their Mark This Cycle
Politics Podcast: Democrats Over-Perform Again In Wake Of The Dobbs Decision
Can The Connecticut Sun Win Their First-Ever Title?
Waiting Rooms With Bulletproof Windows
What Happened On Aug. 9
What You Need To Know About Hawaii’s Primary
Where Americans Stand On Trump’s Legal Jeopardy
Can You Escape The Casino?
Will This Be An Asterisk* Election?
The Mystics Are Finally Ready To Run Back Their 2019 Title
Are Democrats Really Going To Win In Ohio And Wisconsin?
Will Cheney And Murkowski Survive Their Trump-Backed Primary Challenges?
The Mariners Will Go As Far As Their Young Talent Takes Them
Mandela Barnes May Be Democrats’ Best Hope For Flipping A Senate Seat
Are Democrats Really Going To Win In Ohio And Wisconsin?
Politics Podcast: Why Have Democrats’ Odds Of Winning The Senate Improved?
Liz Cheney And Lisa Murkowski Could Lose To Election Deniers
Edwin Díaz And Francisco Lindor Aren’t Busts Anymore — And Neither Are The Mets
Why Ilhan Omar Almost Lost Her Primary
Breaking Down The High-Stakes Elections In Wyoming And Alaska
What Went Down In Alaska And Wyoming’s Elections
With Cheney’s Loss, Just 2 House Republicans Who Voted To Impeach Trump Are On The Ballot In November
4 Stats That Could Decide The First Round Of The WNBA Playoffs
The Datasets We’re Looking At This Week
What Liz Cheney Might Do Next
Politics Podcast: Early Returns In The Alaska Primary Were Bad For Trump
Can We Expect Anything Other Than Biden vs. Trump In 2024?
Why Daniel Jones Might Make A Leap — And Why Trey Lance Might Not
What Liz Cheney Might Do Next
NASCAR’s Playoff System Is Obsessed With Winning — To A Fault
Americans Are Well Aware Of Climate Change — But Not About The Government’s Efforts To Fight It
International Players Are Making Their Mark On The WNBA Again
Can You Find Your Pills?
Can Tim Ryan Really Win Ohio’s Senate Race?
College Football Looks Even More Top-Heavy Than Usual This Year
New York Is Holding Another Primary. Here’s Everything You Need To Know.
Do You Buy That … Democrats Have A Chance Of Winning Senate Races In Ohio And North Carolina?
The Election Deniers Running In Florida And New York
The Trump Investigations And What Americans Think About Them
Politics Podcast: The Trump Investigations And What Americans Think About Them
13 Races To Watch In Florida And Oklahoma
Albert Pujols Is Having A Send-Off For The Ages
Why Do Americans’ Political Opinions Change?
The Many Ongoing Investigations Into Donald Trump
How Key Issues Like Abortion Rights Could Affect The Primaries And Midterms
What Went Down In New York, Florida And Oklahoma’s Elections
The NFL Preseason Is Not Predictive — But It Can Often Seem That Way
Who Should Get Tested For A New Disease?
How The Latest Trump Investigations May Impact The Midterms
The Datasets We’re Looking At This Week
Yes, Special Elections Really Are Signaling A Better-Than-Expected Midterm For Democrats
If The Midterms Were Tomorrow, Republicans Might Be In Trouble
Politics Podcast: If The Midterms Were Tomorrow, Republicans Might Be In Trouble
It’s Official: Democrats Are Performing Better After The Abortion Ruling
Where Should The Big Ten Expand Next? We Crunched The Numbers.
Does Spending Big Save Newly Promoted Premier League Teams From Relegation?
Election Denying Primary Candidates Are Crying Fraud, Win Or Lose
Americans Don’t Want Books Banned, But They’re Divided Over What Schools Teach
Can You Escape The Traffic Jam (Again)?
What To Watch For In Each WNBA Semifinals Matchup
Serena Williams’s Once-In-A-Lifetime Serve
Trump’s Endorsees Have Started Losing More. But Don’t Read Into That For 2024.
Is Student Debt Relief Good Politics?
Politics Podcast: What’s Behind Biden’s Rising Approval
More Democrats Are Leaving The House — And That Could Help Republicans Win
Why Republican Voters Support Ballot Initiatives Their Red States Do Not
A’ja Wilson Has Always Done It All For The Aces. This Year, She Did Even More.
Dylan Cease Fixed His Fastball — And Turned His Slider Into MLB’s Best Pitch
Meet 6 Democrats Of Color Who Want To See Their Party Change
Is Student Debt Relief Good Politics?
Are More Women Really Registering To Vote Post-Dobbs?
What Biden’s Rising Approval Could Mean For The Midterms
The Datasets We’re Looking At This Week