By Craig Mascarenhas In tennis (and often other sports) debates, a champion’s path to victory is often subjectively debated upon – whether they were lucky based on the quality of opposition, or vice versa. With arguably the...
By Andrew Puopolo A new season of European soccer is upon us. The Premier League kicked off this past weekend with some exciting matches and a major upset as Burnley defeated defending champions Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Over...
By Andrew Puopolo Tomorrow night, Arsenal and Leicester City kick off the 25th season of the English Premier League at the Emirates Stadium. Every summer, the vast majority of media attention focuses on the six biggest clubs, and...
By Craig Mascarenhas Every sports fan knows the importance of averages. Cricket is no different, with the batting average being the primary yardstick most batsmen are gauged by. A hallmark of a great Test batsman has always been...
By Austin Tymins On April 9, Russell Westbrook broke Oscar Robertson’s purportedly-unbreakable regular season record of 41 triple doubles against the Denver Nuggets. Some have called the feat arbitrary while others say it is...
By Mitchell Pleasure This past Sunday, the NHL released the available players for the 2017 expansion draft for the newly minted Las Vegas Golden Knights. In honor of the first expansion draft since 2000, I decided to try to...
By Robert Feinberg The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus once said that change is the only constant in life. While his teaching is from thousands of years ago, it can easily be applied to the rules of modern day sports. Rules...
By Nicholas Heath In the 2013 NBA Finals, right before Ray Allen hit what will inevitably go down as one of the greatest shots of all time, hundreds of Heat fans were already filing out of the American Airlines Arena, cementing...
By Noah Reimers Editor’s note: This analysis was initially conducted as a final project for the Harvard Economics Sophomore Tutorial (Economics 970: Firm Strategy and Purpose in the Online Economy) and has been abbreviated...
By Noah Reimers Every February, the NFL hosts its annual scouting combine. This event welcomes approximately 300 college football players who are looking to take the next step and join the NFL. It has been described as a...