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. …
Jason Kidd or Steve Nash?
In 2006, Steve Nash won his second consecutive NBA MVP award, further solidifying his place in basketball history as one of the best point guards …
Augusta National Changes: "Buzzkill" or Return to Long Run Form
Yahoo!’s Dan Wetzel writes: The 13th is the end of Amen Corner and these days the golfers don’t have a prayer. It was once a …
NCAA Seeding — A Lot of Noise
The 2013 NCAA tournament has afforded another experiment on whether the seeding process incorporates much more noise than signal. For those following the tournament, it …
Not a Good Performance Evaluation
The AP headline is: “US soccer pres: We failed to meet expectations.” There’s not much else in the story, apart from a statement that Sunil …