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By Frank Zhu It’s time for March Madness. Every year since 1985, tens of millions of brackets attempting to predict the results of 63 college basketball games are submitted, and every year, none has stayed perfect. According...
By Danny Blumenthal March is upon us, which means that it’s time for HSAC’s annual article surveying the field of 68 to help you fill out your bracket. Here are the facts and figures that make this year’s teams...
By Erik Johnsson In just a few days, some of the best teams in college basketball will compete in one of the country’s most storied annual sporting events: March Madness. From humble beginnings, the “Big Dance” grew from...
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2018: A (Somewhat) Statistical Year in Review
By Danny Blumenthal and Andrew Puopolo As 2018 comes to a close, take a look back at the moments that made this sports year unforgettable. What were your favorite sports memories from 2018? Let us know in the comments. NFL...
By Chase Aldridge When people think of March Madness, they often focus on the men’s tournament because of its history of Cinderella’s making deep runs into the tournament (ie. Loyola-Chicago this year). There seems to always...
By Daniel Blumenthal and Brendan Connolly As March Madness approaches, HSAC is back (with brand new authors) to provide some last-minute statistical nuggets that could help you fill out your bracket. Overall: 1.) Besides UCONN...
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2017: A (Somewhat) Statistical Review
By Danny Blumenthal and Andrew Puopolo As 2017 comes to an end, we look back at the milestones and moments that made this sports year memorable, and also some weird moments that made it unique. NFL Football 1.) The New England...
By Kurt Bullard After 144 days of college basketball, we’ve come to Gonzaga v. UNC. It’s 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 It’s perhaps the best and worst weekend of the year. The cream of the crop has risen in the NCAA Tournament, culminating in the three most high-stakes games of the year. There are a lot of interesting story...