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Are Hot and Cold Streaks Real in Baseball?
Are Hot and Cold Streaks Real in Baseball?
I wrote this piece as a DFS analysis project for FantasyPro’s, but what it really does is speak to the question of whether or not hot and…
Jon Anderson
Jun 19, 2020
NFL Film Breakdown: From LA to Indy — What to Expect From the Rivers & Reich Reunion
NFL Film Breakdown: From LA to Indy — What to Expect From the River...
After 15 years with the Chargers, Phillip Rivers is an Indianapolis Colt and he reunites with Frank Reich who worked with the quarterback…
Casey Sully
Jul 29, 2020
The Art of the Grab-And-Go Bucket
The Art of the Grab-And-Go Bucket
A grab-and-go bucket refers to when a player grabs a defensive rebound and proceeds to assist a teammate or score an unassisted bucket in…
Danny Leese
Aug 4, 2020
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Maple Leafs: First Day Free Aent Frenzy
Maple Leafs: First Day Free Aent Frenzy
Toronto Maple Leafs made some splashes in the first day of the free-agent frenzy. They first picked up rugged right-winger Wayne Simmonds…
Randy Workman
Oct 12, 2020
Calgary Flames: Fasten your Seatbelt, it’s Time to Make Some Decisions
Calgary Flames: Fasten your Seatbelt, it’s Time to Make Some Decisions
The Flames have to make some decisions in the locker room as the UFA’S are climbing up, especially on the blue line: Travis Hamonic, Derek…
Randy Workman
Oct 12, 2020
NFL Week 3 Recap
NFL Week 3 Recap
The biggest winners and losers after week 3
Corey
Sep 30, 2020
Who Will Win the 2020 NBA Finals?
Who Will Win the 2020 NBA Finals?
What do quant facts & sports psychology say about the 2020 NBA Finals?
Carlton Chin (now on SubStack)
Sep 29, 2020
Every team could use a Kyle Clifford
Every team could use a Kyle Clifford
Before I get on with the blog, I was sorry to hear about Maple Leafs losing Bob Niven. My sympathy to the Niven family and friends. Bob was…
Randy Workman
Sep 25, 2020
NY Islanders: Sweet Lou
NY Islanders: Sweet Lou
The Islanders GM of the Year is coming off a pretty good year, isn’t he? I am the first to admit that I questioned the trade of bringing…
Randy Workman
Sep 24, 2020
Basketball
When Montrezl Harrell said ‘’it’s over’’ on The Jump
When Montrezl Harrell said ‘’it’s over’’ on The Jump
I understand that sometimes excitement makes us behave in an excessive way and we say things that we don’t cogitate much and this is a…
Stelios K.
Sep 21, 2020
Nuggets advanced to the WCF for the first time since 2009
Nuggets advanced to the WCF for the first time since 2009
The Denver Nuggets made history last night as they made another comeback in the second half to beat 104–89 Los Angeles Clippers and…
Stelios K.
Sep 16, 2020
Branding and Pro Sports: Hits and Misses — Well, Mostly, Misses
Branding and Pro Sports: Hits and Misses — Well, Mostly, Misses
And, so, deciding to write about branding is an interesting exercise, as the internet provides more than 50 different interpretations…
Michael Geczi
Sep 13, 2020
Lakers advance to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2010
Lakers advance to the Western Conference Finals for the first time ...
The Los Angeles Lakers closed out the series 4–1 against Houston and advanced to the Western Conference Finals.
Stelios K.
Sep 13, 2020
Why We Watch: Game 6 of the Celtics-Raptors Playoff Series Was Pure Heart
Why We Watch: Game 6 of the Celtics-Raptors Playoff Series Was Pure...
2020 has been a year of slow-motion catastrophes. The virus that stopped the world. The slow draining of democracy and our institutions…
Jonah Hall
Sep 10, 2020
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