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...
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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...
By Henry Johnson The NBA playoffs have arrived at last. With the first round series set, basketball analysts are looking to regular season results for information about postseason matchups. NESN, for instance, points to the Bulls...
By Kurt Bullard After 144 days of college basketball, we’ve come to Gonzaga v. UNC. It’s the mid-major who finally made it over the hump against the conference champion from what people were saying was the best conference of...
By Sidd Finch Sports media’s talking heads have dismissed Tim Tebow’s time with the New York Mets as “unearned” and “an embarrassment.” But the numbers tell a different story. In fact, according to the numbers, the...
By Kurt Bullard It’s perhaps the best and worst weekend of the year. The cream of the crop has risen in the NCAA Tournament, culminating in the three most high-stakes games of the year. There are a lot of interesting story...
By Brendan Kent Home courts aren’t the fortresses they once were in the NBA. In a piece from 2015, ESPN NBA Insider Tom Haberstroh highlighted a general decline in home winning percentage since 1975, and a sharp decline since...
By Andrew Puopolo While many have kept their eyes fixated on NCAA March Madness and filling out (and subsequently tearing up) their brackets, another major winter sport has quietly worked its way towards its own Madness. Although...