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A Coup Back Home Spurs Burkina Faso Against Defiant Senegal

"The only real thing we do from here in Cameroon is to play for our country and to send a message to the leaders..."

3 years ago Gary Al-Smith

Football

Iker Muniain: The Athletic Bilbao Magician out to Break His Copa del Rey Curse

Iker Muniain carries something of a finals curse with Athletic Bilbao. In perhaps his best season ever, can he lift the Copa del Rey?

3 years ago Joe Wright

NCAA

Alabama’s Wild Ride, Kentucky’s Statement, and Other Developments in This Week’s TRACR Rankings

A tremendous weekend in college basketball was highlighted by Jaden Ivey’s magic, a defensive showdown between Tennessee and Texas, and Alabama proving to be the most confusing team in the…

3 years ago Evan Boyd

NFL

How the Bengals and Rams Turned the Tide on Defense

So what did the both the Bengals and the Rams do to stymie their opponents when it mattered most and punch their tickets to Super Bowl LVI? We explain.

3 years ago Nicholas McGee

Football

Serie A: How Does Each Team Play?

You may think you have a good idea on the style of each Serie A team so far in 2021-22, but do you really know how each team plays? We…

3 years ago Antonio Bini

Football

We Don’t Talk About Bruno: Two Years of Fernandes at United

During his two years at United, Fernandes has become arguably their key man. Yet, the noise around him this season suggests his level has dropped. Is that true?

3 years ago Oliver Hopkins

Football

Turkish Süper Lig: The Big Three’s Big Fail

Reigning champions Beşiktaş, Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe have had poor seasons in the Turkish Süper Lig, but what is going on?

3 years ago Baris Gerceker

Football

The Topsy-Turvy Career of Hatem Ben Arfa

Ben Arfa is on the move again. His transfer to Lille is his 10th different club in his professional career. This is the data-driven story of one of football’s great…

3 years ago Jean-Baptiste Caillet

NBA

More Than a Figurehead: How Tyronn Lue Has the Battered Clippers in the Playoff Hunt

Los Angeles has played half its games without both its stars. Remarkably, the Clips sit at 26-26 and seventh in the West. How are they doing it? On defense.

3 years ago Mat Issa

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What Is the Transfer Portal?

The Transfer Portal predicts a player's future performance if they were to transfer to new club, within the context of the teams and leagues involved.

3 years ago Jonny Whitmore, Danny Dinsdale, Joe Gallagher

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A Coup Back Home Spurs Burkina Faso Against Defiant Senegal

Iker Muniain: The Athletic Bilbao Magician out to Break His Copa del Rey Curse

Alabama’s Wild Ride, Kentucky’s Statement, and Other Developments in This Week’s TRACR Rankings

How the Bengals and Rams Turned the Tide on Defense

Serie A: How Does Each Team Play?

We Don’t Talk About Bruno: Two Years of Fernandes at United

Turkish Süper Lig: The Big Three’s Big Fail

The Topsy-Turvy Career of Hatem Ben Arfa

More Than a Figurehead: How Tyronn Lue Has the Battered Clippers in the Playoff Hunt

What Is the Transfer Portal?