By Daniel Silberwasser Jose Mourinho, one of the most successful soccer managers of all time, onceĀ asked: āHow many countries can you think of where a corner kick is treated with theĀ same applause as a goal?ā The self...
Caroline Wozniackiās victory over Maria Sharapova Sunday at the 2014 U.S. Open capped off the madness of the womenās singles bracket at the U.S. Open. Only two of the top eight seedsāSerena Williams and Eugenie...
By Austin Tymins As a result of the Donald Sterling controversy, the Los Angeles Clippers went up for sale in what quickly descended into a bidding war. Former Microsoft executive Steve Ballmer ended up with the highest bid for...
By Henry Johnson On June 24, The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDE) released its evaluation of the NBA in terms of racial and gender hiring practices for executives, referees, announcers, coaches, and players. The...
Following in the footsteps of rigged lotteries and expelled superstars, the NBA conspiracy theory du jour holds that referees work their magic to help the Miami Heat win games. Paul George has griped about it and The Onion has...
By: DJ Link As its franchises experience a heightened demand for talented players, Major League Baseball has opened its doors to many countries worldwide. One country in particular that is influenced by Major League Baseball is...
By Theo Gerome and Henry Johnson Stan Ross, the egotistical title character of Mr. 3000, claims that he ādeserves to be in the Hall of Fame with the immortals.ā The baseball writers disagree. Hitting total aside, he is denied...
By Ben Blatt ’13 Over four years ago I walked into my first meeting of the Harvard Sports Analysis Collective. In most social settings I may be overly nerdy, overly analytical and overly obsessed with sports. At HSAC, I was...
By Julian Ryan What matters more for winning games in the NBA: offense or defense? This question vastly oversimplifies the game and is somewhat moot as of course they both matter. More interesting, for GMs building rosters on a...
By Austin Tymins The Pythagorean expectation is a predictive win model originally developed for use in baseball that uses a formula similar to the Pythagorean theorem using runs scored and runs allowed to predict winning...