By Kurt Bullard In March, the NFL instituted a new rule that would move touchbacks on kickoffs to the 25-yard line, a move that received a good amount of backlash from media and fans alike. I wrote an earlier article discussing...
By Kurt Bullard This morning, a trade was announced between the Rams and Titans in which Tennessee sent the rights to the first overall pick to Los Angeles for a boat-load of picks, including the Rams’ 2016 and 2017...
By Adam Gilfix Tonight, the Kansas City Royals and New York Mets will play their first game of the 2016 season at Kauffman Stadium. Just over five months ago, these two teams squared off at Citi Field when the Royals captured a...
By Mikeal Joseph Parsons Since Henry Chadwick created the box score at the turn of the twentieth century, baseball, perhaps more than any other sport, has been the subject of statistical analysis as a basis to improve...
By Daniel Alpert Round one of March Madness 2016 is in the books. From 15-seeded Middle Tennessee taking down Michigan St. to UNI hitting a half-court buzzer-beater to sink Texas, this year’s first round was full of upsets...
By Dylan McDonough It’s the ACC’s tournament, we’re all just living in it. Through the first two rounds, one of the biggest stories of the 2016 NCAA Basketball Tournament – besides record-setting upsets, unprecedented...
By Benedict Brady As we get deeper into the March Madness tournament, it is tough to weight the importance of a team’s seed with its performance in previous tournament games this year. While most people would not initially pick...
By Kurt Bullard The NFL is months away from starting, but even in the midst of March Madness, the league managed to grab headlines. Yesterday, the NFL announced that it would move the touchback to the 25-yard line, inciting a lot...
By William Ezekowitz Here’s a dirty little secret about March Madness. The difference between a bad bracket and a good bracket is skill, but the difference between a good bracket and a great bracket is luck. Anyone who has won...
by William Ezekowitz Preseason rankings. Irrelevant in professional sports, weirdly important in college basketball. I have shown in the past that they overvalue previous year’s tournament success, so they clearly aren’t...