Thiago Alcantara’s Passing Stats Don’t Tell Us Everything About His Game
The temptation is, of course, to connect that tendency to the sport’s growing interest in and reliance on analytics — this is soccer, as the nerds wanted it — or...
The Numbers Tell Only Part of the Story
The temptation is, of course, to connect that tendency to the sport’s growing interest in and reliance on analytics — this is soccer, as the nerds wanted it — or...
Seeking Another Reset, the N.C.A.A. Returns to the ‘Help Wanted’ Route
The N.C.A.A. is looking for a new president. Private jet notwithstanding, it’s not all that great of a gig.
Endgame Nears in Bidding for Chelsea F.C.
English soccer’s biggest soap opera — the bidding war to own Chelsea F.C. — appears to be entering its endgame.The Raine Group, the New York merchant bank appointed to sell...
The Mets Lead MLB in Hit by Pitches. Here’s One Reason Why.
With Mets batters being hit by pitches at a high rate this season, the team is running out of patience and looking for answers. At least one Mets player thinks...
Bob Baffert Could Be Barred From New York Horse Tracks for 2 Years
The horse trainer Bob Baffert should be barred from New York State racetracks for two years for conduct detrimental to thoroughbred racing, according to a recommendation issued Wednesday by a...
Chris Bassitt of Mets Blames Baseballs for Plunkings
With Mets batters being hit by pitches at a high rate this season, the team is running out of patience and looking for answers. At least one Mets player thinks...
What It’s Like to Type 200 Words Per Minute
In the hands of Hunter Shaffer, the sentence you are reading right now would take seven or eight seconds to type. This entire article would be done in just over...
Lauren Bernett: Member of JMU’s improbable run at the 2021 Women’s College World Series dead at 20
The cause of her death nor any other details were announced.A co-statement posted by JMU president Jonathan Alger and director of athletics Jeff Bourne said: "Our hearts are aching, hearing...
NFL Draft: How it works, who’s eligible to be drafted and everything you need to know
Its popularity trumps that of any other major league sports draft in the United States, becoming a signature event for the NFL over the course of its 87-year history by...