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The post-“The Tennis Racket” literature on match fixing on the men’s professional tennis tour has, among major tennis writers, been quite insightful. The New York Times’ Ben Rothenberg provided a … Continue Reading The Root Of The Tennis Match Fixing Conundrum
On Sunday afternoon, Drew Brees accounted for 42 points (49, including field goals) in the New Orleans Saints thrilling victory over the New York Giants. But for the nearly 75 … Continue Reading Fantasy Sports Have Spoiled Fandom
With my cheesehead squarely (well, triangle-ly) situated on my head, I shriveled into the couch as the news that Aaron Rodgers threw an interception at Lambeau Field flashed on the … Continue Reading Josh McCown Is An Elite Quarterback
The final major of 2015 is upon us, and with it, comes a men’s singles draw that promises riveting matches from the outset. Over the course of two weeks, the … Continue Reading 2015 U.S. Open Men’s Singles Preview
What a (late) night it’s been in Canada! The top half of the draw features two men who bested a combined 9 match points against them, along with coming back … Continue Reading 2015 Rogers Cup Men’s Singles Semifinal Preview
Less than an hour ago, the 2015 French Open began its 8,424-hour break when 8-seed Stanislas Wawrinka bludgeoned his way to the Men’s Singles title over top-seed Novak Djokovic. Throughout … Continue Reading 4 Takeaways from the French Open
Invaluable tennis resource Tennisabstract.com gives eighth-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka a 26.5% chance to win Sunday’s French Open Final versus top-seed Novak Djokovic. The site is rarely wrong, and the all-important eye test also gave Nole the ridiculous edge coming into this year’s Roland Garros. So why should we give Stan a legitimate chance?
And then there were eight. In both draws, history held to form: seven of the men’s eight top seeds are standing, while only two of eight of the top-seeded women … Continue Reading 2015 French Open Quarterfinals Preview
Baseball is a beautifully egalitarian game: between the four major sports leagues, the difference in winning percentages between the best and worst teams explains why the yearly tropes of … Continue Reading Sabermetrics: Why Your Team Will Suck
On Pardon The Interruption yesterday, a universal truth was verbalized on the hallowed airwaves of ESPN: Oklahoma City is making the playoffs. Though our own Daniel Zimmermann conjectured that Phoenix … Continue Reading The Most Dangerous 8-Seed of All Time?: OKC’s Playoff Chances
Mere minutes ago, one of this year’s MacArthur Grants was locked up by one Matthew Pulver. To secure a patent in America, you either have to invent something wholly new, … Continue Reading If You’re Seeing This, It’s Too Late: Enhancing the Curtain of Distraction
Death, taxes, and mindless consumption of mass entertainment. Two of these three cannot be avoided, and I’m not about to advise on the one that can. In two days, you … Continue Reading How to Survive a Super Bowl Party With Non-Football Fans
Fail Mary? In the past. Week 1 of the 2014 Season? The Democrats still held Congress. The past encounters between the Green Bay Packers and the Seattle Seahawks lay the … Continue Reading NFL Playoffs: NFC Conference Championship Prediction
It’s not going to be Ice Bowl cold, and it’s not going to be Ice Bowl close. The Green Bay Packers have been felled by the Dallas Cowboys three times … Continue Reading 2015 NFC Divisional Playoffs: Green Bay Packers vs. Dallas Cowboys Preview & Keys To The Game
Every Sunday, the same ritual holds. I don my years-old Cheesehead, warn my friends to secure their television in the inevitable case of said headgear flying toward their television, … Continue Reading Mark Sanchez Just Had the Most Mark Sanchez Game of All Time
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