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Archive - 2018

  • Soccer

An Analysis Of Aggression In Major European Soccer Rivalries

March 7, 2018
by harvardsports
8 min read
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By Andrew Puopolo Three years ago, former HSAC Co-President Brendan Kent wrote a piece on aggression in Premier League derbies. In the article, Brendan looked at 8 derbies over a 5 year span and concluded that there is...

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The Importance of Initial Hammer in Olympic Curling

February 26, 2018
by harvardsports
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By Jack Schroeder Around 4:00 am EST Saturday morning, skip John Shuster led Team USA to a 10-7 victory over Sweden in the men’s curling gold medal match in the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. The result appeared near...

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  • NBA Basketball

Do NBA Players Perform Better In Revenge Games?

February 22, 2018
by harvardsports
6 min read
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By Matty Cheng Not just any other game. December 2nd, 2010: new Miami Heat LeBron James’ revenge game against his former team, the Cavaliers. April 13th, 2013: Carmelo Anthony’s homecoming game against the Denver Nuggets he...

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Are Referees Biased Against Certain Teams In The English Premier League?

February 19, 2018
by harvardsports
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By Andrew Puopolo At the end of the December match between Arsenal and West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns, West Brom’s left-back Kieran Gibbs put in a cross that struck Calum Chambers on the hand, and Mike Dean awarded a...

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  • MLB Baseball

How Predictive is the 20-80 Scale in Baseball?

February 13, 2018
by harvardsports
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By Chase Aldridge & PJ Robinson As pitchers and catchers report today in preparation for the 2018 Major League Baseball season, we look forward to the future of baseball – the prospects. Many publications have predicted a...

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  • NHL Hockey

How Much Correlation Between Seasons Is There in Each Major North American Sports League?

January 30, 2018
by harvardsports
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By Andrew Puopolo Last week, I wrote a piece about parity in the NFL. Many of the comments on that article claimed that since 5 out of the 6 NFC playoff teams differed from a year ago, there was plenty of parity in the NFL...

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  • NFL Football

This NFL Season Did Not Have As Much Parity As You Think

January 23, 2018
by harvardsports
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By Andrew Puopolo Over the course of this season, much was made about the parity being exhibited in the NFL. Article after article was written about how this year parity ruled the NFL. This got me wondering, how much parity was...

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  • Hockey
  • NHL Hockey

Do Rivalry Games Lead To More Fights And Penalty Minutes?

January 15, 2018
by harvardsports
3 min read
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By Andrew Puopolo Last December, I attended an NHL game at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ between Metropolitan Division rivals New Jersey Devils and Philadelphia Flyers. The Devils jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead and then in...

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