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MLB

Locked In: The Most Value-Added at-Bat of Opening Week

Upon getting his first up-close look at his new center fielder, new Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa claimed he possessed some “Mike Trout-type talents.”  La Russa wasn’t alone.…

3 years ago Taylor Bechtold

NFL

Are the Cardinals Ready to Make a Big Leap in Year 3 of the Kingsbury-Murray Experience?

Evolution or Revolution is a series that analyzes whether a team needs a few tweaks or a fundamental reboot. It didn’t take long for the Arizona Cardinals to make their…

3 years ago Nicholas McGee

NFL

How the Analytics Movement Has Changed the NFL and Where It Has Fallen Short

Football players often focus on getting bigger, stronger and faster in an effort to dominate whoever lines up across from them on the gridiron. Or, as San Francisco 49ers defensive…

3 years ago Taylor Bechtold

Cricket

Simon Harmer: A Data Dive into the County Championship’s King of Spin

We look at the impact Simon Harmer has made at Chelmsford since joining in 2017.

3 years ago Andy Cooper

Football

Electric Youth: Borussia Dortmund, Ligue 1 Unafraid of Innocence

Borussia Dortmund and a host of Ligue 1 clubs are leading the way with regards to the opportunities given to young players in 2020-21.

3 years ago Matt Furniss

NFL

Will a Reunion With Reich Spark a Wentz Rebirth in Indy?

Evolution or Revolution is a series that analyzes whether a team needs a few tweaks or a fundamental reboot. For a second season running, Frank Reich is turning to a…

3 years ago Ben Spratt

Golf

The Masters, Meet FRACAS: A Projection Unlike Any Other

It’s Masters week – for the second time in 21 weeks.  After the fall Masters, the best golfers in the world head back to Augusta National Golf Course for a…

3 years ago Kyle Cunningham-Rhoads

Cricket

The Biggest Thing to Look out for in IPL 2021? Spinners in the Powerplay

The IPL returns to India and the geographical shift means the thing to look out for this edition is spin, spin and more spin.

3 years ago Ayaktan Roy, Srinivasa Venugopalan

Football

This Week So Far: We All Expect Goals In The Big Games

Our rolling football blog where we look underneath football’s gleaming exterior to try and work out why what happened, happened and why that other thing didn’t.

3 years ago Matt Furniss, Duncan Alexander

Rugby

2021 Lions Squad Selection: Who Goes to South Africa, Part II

With the Six Nations now over, all attention turns to the Lions tour of South Africa. Here's our verdict on who should be on the plane.

3 years ago Ben Mackriell