The First Two Data Points Say “…mmm, I’m Not Sure Yet”
The new NFL overtime rule, see page 111 (introduced last season for playoff games only) finally became binding in the current playoff series two weeks ago, and then for a …
Struggles of the Irish
LSU’s 41-14 drubbing of Notre Dame makes the 9th straight bowl game dropped by the Irish, creating a little media frenzy. As a fan, I’m …
The Indianapolis Colts Don’t Want You, Patriot Fan
From the Boston Globe: The Indianapolis Colts, like the San Diego Chargers before them, made it impossible yesterday for New England Patriots fans to buy …
Turning Backs on the Grapefruit League
From the New York Times (free membership required): Here by the shores of Lake Lulu is the training camp of the Cleveland Indians, a 1960’s …
South African World Cup tourist arrivals part 2
The South African statistical service fooled me into thinking the July figures would appear in another month, when in fact they published them today, having …
NFL Even MORE Competitively Balanced (Yet Again)
Further to an earlier post one year ago to the day, the same result occurred upon conclusion of the 2011 NFL season as in EVERY previous season since …
Tiger in the House
In a recent paper, Jennifer Brown of Cal-Berkeley finds that when Tiger is player, the average score in tournaments increases by almost a stroke (0.8) …
Copyright decision threatens value of Australian internet media rights
Yesterday (1 Feb 2012), Federal Court of Australia Justice Rares ruled in favour of Optus (SingTel), Australia’s second-largest telecommunications company, in a case that upholds …
Who’s Number One?
Sam Walker has devised a different way to measure the best college football program ($$$) in the land, and it does not account for wins …
Accounting for NASCAR Tastes
NASCAR’s Daytona 500 ratings point toward another year upward year for the sport. Although I follow NASCAR a bit, I’m not much of a fan. …