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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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 In the last couple of years, the level of parity in the NBA has diminished with the Golden State Warriors setting a record for regular season wins and the Philadelphia 76ers nearly setting a record for regular...
By Kurt Bullard With last nightâs slate of games in the books, the 2016 NBA season has officially begun. While at the beginning of each season, each fan base is usually filled with some feeling of hope and optimism for the...
By Carlos Pena-Lobel Inspired by the start of the return of European Soccer again, I wanted to fulfill my promise I made almost a year ago in my post, Why Leicester City Shouldnât Be atop the Table: A Historical Look at Parity...
By Brendan Kent A key feature of Major League Soccer that separates it from European leagues is the salary cap. For the 2014 season, that salary cap was $3,100,000 spread over roughly twenty players. There are, of course, several...
by Evan Zepfel Since the advent of free agency in 1975, certain Major League Baseball teams have benefited from the ability to acquire talented players through free agency. This system, however, rewards the teams with the...
By Judson Woods and Henry Johnson The salary structure of the MLS seems to offer a perfect recipe for inequality. Team caps are low, but exceptions can be made for âdesignated playersâ whose salaries arenât fully counted...
By Kurt Bullard After 144 days of college basketball, weâve come to Gonzaga v. UNC. Itâs 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 Kurt Bullard We are less than 24 hours away from the greatest four-day sporting spectacle known to man. While the games themselves are non-stop, exciting action, the hook that brings in the masses is obviously bracket...