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The Kingdom of Broyles
ESPN.com's Pat Forde writes an informative column about Arkansas AD and former football coach Frank Broyles. Because Arkansas sits in the media backwater, Broyles' influence (for good and bad) isn't ... -
MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference
Watching NBA highlights last night on NBATV, I stumbled across this video story on the 2010 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. Daryl Morey, GM of the Houston Rockets, helped establish ... -
Realignment-Mania, Who Let the Genie Out?
Phil Miller's recent posts (Death Throws and More Death Throws) covered Texas A&M's likely move to the SEC and the possible implications for the Big 12 and for the "other" ... -
Canonizing NCAA Rules
In September 14th's Wall Street Journal Life & Style section, Mark Yost writes a provocative piece about Reggie Bush, USC, and college athletics. Mr. Yost recently authored Varsity Green: A ... -
Tom Watson, Where Are You?
With a memorable Players yesterday and the U.S. Open one month out, I wanted to pose a question that has been on my mind for a while -- where have ... -
Pitch Til You Lose
Game 1 of the ALCS between the Tigers and Yankees once again spotlighted the flaws in the use of MLB "closers." I've written about the topic in How Much v. ... -
Racism Behind Lack of NBA Interest?
The NBA's popularity vaulted during the 1980s and 1990s with Bird as MVP but also with Moses, Magic, Michael, Charles, David, Hakeem, and Karl -- all African American. -
Home Plate Collisions -- Baseball or Rugby?
Warning: Readers who think about sports rules and practices solely as "that's the way it has been so that's the way it should be" probably won't like this post. The ... -
Farewell to Bad Calls or Just Less Complaining?
Maybe I just enjoy defending the dead horse that keeps getting kicked or the indefensible (like Monday's Nights call against the Packers), but here goes one last post as the ... -
Cycles in Conference Dominance
A recent USA Today column tackled the question, why is AFC dominating the NFC? This year, the AFC won an unprecedented 70% of the inter-conference games with the NFC. Beyond ... -
Vick, Peer Effects & Self-Destruction
Yahoo! Sports Michael Silver lets former NFL running back and ex-con Bam Morris offer some strong advice to Michael Vick: “I hope Mike sees that when you go to prison, ... -
What if Nobody Scores?
In the 1982 ACC Championship Game between UNC and UVA, Dean Smith shifts to his "four corners" attack with 13 minutes to go and leading 40-39. The teams score 7 ...