By Andrew Puopolo Traditionally, English Soccer has been dominated by Northern clubs. A potential explanation is that in the Industrial North, soccer was the main leisure activity of the people, whereas in the wealthier South the...
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By Andrew Puopolo In the past couple of years, there has been increased debate over who the greatest NBA player of all time is. Lebronās win over the 73-9 Warriors in 2016 gave him a huge boost in the GOAT debate that had...
By Andrew Puopolo āItās not an easy place to goā is a saying often used by soccer commentators when evaluating a teamās prospects in an upcoming away match. Champions League journeys to Eastern European countries like...
By Andrew Puopolo Rhys Hoskins has been off to quite a tear to start his MLB career. 9 Home Runs in his first 54 at bats, 11 in his first 64 and heās currently at 12 HR in 85 at bats. That got me thinking, how unlikely is it to...
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 Tomorrow night, Arsenal and Leicester City kick off the 25th season of the English Premier League at the Emirates Stadium. Every summer, the vast majority of media attention focuses on the six biggest clubs, and...
By Andrew Puopolo While many have kept their eyes fixated on NCAA March Madness and filling out (and subsequently tearing up) their brackets, another major winter sport has quietly worked its way towards its own Madness. Although...
By Andrew Puopolo Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā This past weekend, Duke and Michigan were somewhat surprising winners of the ACC and Big 10 tournaments as 8 and 5 seeds, respectively. This made me wonder, are teams that win their conference...
This past weekend, theĀ sports industry converged on Boston’s Hynes Convention Center for the 11th annual Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. A few of our members attended and decided to share their thoughts on the...
By Andrew Puopolo and Benedict Brady In sports bars around the country, people are constantly arguing the merits of their respective sports teams. Fans of the New York Yankees and Boston Celtics will often cite their superiority...