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Copa America Knockout Stage Update

June 16, 2016
by harvardsports
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By Thomas Negron The Copa America quarterfinals are set after quite an eventful group stage. Brazil were knocked out by Peru and Ecuador after only being able to score against Haiti. Uruguay forgot to mention to Luis Suarez that...

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Are Final Four Stars Overvalued in the NBA Draft?

May 26, 2016
by harvardsports
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By Kurt Bullard One of the lasting images from this year’s rendition of March Madness was Malachi Richardson of No. 10 Syracuse ā€œ going madā€ against No. 1 Virginia in the Elite Eight. The freshman put up 21 second-half...

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This is One of the Most Upset-Heavy NCAA Tournaments Ever

March 24, 2016
by harvardsports
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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...

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The Sweet 16: The Chalkiest Round of March Madness

March 24, 2016
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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...

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HSAC’s 68 Facts: March Madness 2016

March 16, 2016
by harvardsports
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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...

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Don’t Trust Teams That Have Outperformed Expectations

March 15, 2016
by harvardsports
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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...

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Is Tom Izzo The God of March or Has MSU Just Been Underseeded?

March 15, 2016
by harvardsports
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By Kurt Bullard Come March Madness, there are few things that one should undoubtedly expect to unfold. But over the last decade or so, one thing that people have grown accustomed to is Michigan State outperforming its seed. The...

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Who Will Win the Ivy League?

November 18, 2015
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By Kurt Bullard Tens of thousands of people will travel to New Haven this Saturday to Harvard will take on Yale this weekend in what is the 132th rendition of The Game. Last year, the stakes of the rivalry game were clear: a...

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The Seven Tiers of NFL Teams

November 5, 2015
by harvardsports
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By Harrison Chase and Austin Tymins Over the past two weeks, we have been putting out articles with our POWER rankings for the 2015 NFL season, which are based on average win expectancy over the course of the game. While we have...

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Which Teams got the Most Unlucky with Interceptions?

October 19, 2015
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By Kurt Bullard Not all turnovers are created equal. Just ask Utah wideout Kaelin Clay, who last year had just torched the Oregon defense for what appeared to be a 78-yard score before he Desean Jackson’d the ball at the...

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