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Predictors of PGA Tour Scoring Average: Does the Driver Matter?

November 19, 2009
by harvardsports
4 min read
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By John Ezekowitz The beauty of golf lies in its apparent simplicity: the goal is to get the ball in the hole in as few strokes as possible. So many factors go into getting the ball into that hole, however, that scoring is the...

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Television and the Potential NFL Lockout

November 18, 2009
by harvardsports
7 min read
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By Jake Fisher The Washington Post reported two weeks ago that NFL television ratings are the highest they’ve been in 20 years. Obviously, this is good news for business. The National Football League, as a business, is the...

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  • MLB Baseball

Moneyball: Dead, Alive, or on Life Support?

November 17, 2009
by harvardsports
5 min read
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By Daniel Adler The following article also appears on Huffington Post. This summer, much was made of the end of Moneyball. The teams with the five highest win totals—the Yankees, Angels, Dodgers, Red Sox, Phillies—rank 1st...

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  • NFL Football

Checking up on Monday Night Football

November 17, 2009
by harvardsports
2 min read
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By Jonathan Adler On Monday Night Football this week, while the mighty Browns were humbled (for the 14th time in 15 games) against the Ravens, commentators Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden, and Mike Tirico did their best to keep the...

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  • MLB Baseball

HSAC in the Wall Street Journal

November 17, 2009
by harvardsports
2 min read
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By Daniel Adler We’ve hit the big-time…an article in the Wall Street Journal (the real deal–print edition!).  The article looks at whether increasing payroll leads to more wins.  The short answer: no. The...

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  • NFL Football

Belichick’s Decision: Flip a Coin, or Trust your Team?

November 16, 2009
by harvardsports
4 min read
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By David Roher If you write, talk, or scream about football for a living, you probably had something to say about Bill Belichick’s decision last night. In short, the Patriots had the ball with just over 2 minutes to go on...

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The ‘SAC Scours the Web: This Week’s Links

November 13, 2009
by harvardsports
1 min read
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Compiled by John Ezekowitz A very interesting expected points analysis of whether to accept a 5-yard penalty for 1st and 5 or to decline and take 2nd and short. [Advanced NFL Statistics] A satirical look at trends in college...

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  • NFL Football

Pythagoras Weighs in on Patriots-Colts

November 12, 2009
by harvardsports
5 min read
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By Daniel Adler Did you know the Patriots are playing the Colts this week?  Peter King sure does.  As the Monday Morning QB has pointed out, this marks the seventh straight year the teams have played and fifth straight time it...

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The Curvature of the (Sports) Universe

November 8, 2009
by harvardsports
5 min read
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  • MLB Baseball

A History of MLB Parity, Part 2: Labor Relations

November 7, 2009
by harvardsports
2 min read
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By David Roher Click here for the original post on parity. Share this:TwitterFacebookRedditLinkedInGoogleLike this:Like Loading...

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