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Inside the Flags?: A Data-Driven Investigation of NFL Penalties

September 4, 2025
by harvardsports
6 min read
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Are the referees truly neutral arbiters, or does the context matter?

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Paul Skenes swapping jerseys with Jason Shuger, his former Air Force teammate.
  • Baseball

Pathways to Success: The Role of Transfers in Shaping Elite MLB Careers

January 7, 2025
by harvardsports
13 min read
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Tylor Megill. Bryce Harper. Paul Skenes. These guys didn’t just stick to the script. Instead, they rewrote it.

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  • Basketball
  • NBA Basketball

Playoff Prophecy: Which Regular Season Stats Spell Postseason Glory?

June 14, 2024
by harvardsports
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Can we find the statistic most strongly associated with playoff success in the NBA?

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  • Football
  • NFL Football

Running to the Top: Investigating Running Back Archetypes and Player Trajectories

June 3, 2024
by harvardsports
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What do statistical methods tell us about the different types of running backs in the NFL today? And how do these players morph over time?

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Discovering the NBA Talent in March Madness

May 31, 2024
by harvardsports
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An analysis of how March Madness performances translate to NBA success.

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  • Football
  • NFL Football

Stats for Success: Linebackers and Tight Ends

September 2, 2023
by harvardsports
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By: Evelyn Tjoa, Daniel Bittner, Victor Zeidenfeld, Matt Melucci, Matthew Doctoroff, Jennifer Yu, Andrew Christie, Arthur Macedo, Praveen Kumar, Cyril Leahy

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  • Hockey
  • NHL Hockey

Roaring to Glory 

September 2, 2023
by harvardsports
11 min read
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The 2023 Florida Panthers’ Unprecedented Playoff Surge By Nicholas Lopez and Victor Zeidenfeld Historically Unparalleled SuccessIn a word, the 2023 Florida Panthers’ playoff performance was nothing less than...

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  • NCAA Basketball

What Minute Matters Most? Scoring in College Basketball

August 28, 2023
by harvardsports
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By Elliot Chin Do you ever turn on a game in the fourth quarter, only to see that you’ve caught the tail end of a barely competitive blowout? Alternatively, do you ever watch your team go blow-for-blow for three quarters (or...

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  • Cycling

Has the Tour de France Gotten Easier Over Time?

July 9, 2023
by harvardsports
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By Miller MacDonald Le Tour––the race of the year, a French cultural monument, a celebration of cycling’s simultaneous beauty and punishing ferocity—is widely regarded as one of the most difficult events in sports...

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  • Basketball
  • NBA Basketball

Hot Hands, Cold Slumps: Demystifying NBA Streakiness

June 6, 2023
by harvardsports
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By Elliot Chin Recently, as the Boston Celtics were on the brink of history, attempting to be the first team to come back from a 3-0 series deficit, a friend asked me if streakiness had anything to do with the Celtics’...

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