sports: a soap opera
A collection of five teams wins the Super Bowl in more than 50 percent of my model’s simulations: the San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens, Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys.
Super Bowl odds, projections: Why our model sees Falcons, Chargers as playoff contenders
Mr. Baffert’s horses have won the Derby six times, and he has been named champion trainer four times. He is third on the career earnings list with more than $355 million in purses. Mr. Baffert also has a lengthy record of rule violations. According to regulators’ records, horses trained by him have failed 30 drug tests over four decades — most nota... See more
As Kentucky Derby Nears, Last Year’s Deaths Cast Long Shadow
With the NCAA Tournament opening this week, college softball has steadily increased in popularity over the past decade. Viewership for the Women’s College World Series finals reached a record 1.85 million viewers in 2021 and notably passed the Men’s CWS championship with 1.6 million viewers in 2022. The WCWS has reached at least 1 million viewers i... See more
Exposure, popularity and stars. Is college softball on the brink of a breakthrough?
“But ...” Foster remembers telling his dad, “what if I am the Michael Jordan of officiating?”
Today, Foster insists he said that in jest. But it is significant to note that more than 30 years later, he remembered that scene, and that line, enough to retell it. And it’s significant to note that more than 30 years later, Foster has ascended to Jordane... See more
Today, Foster insists he said that in jest. But it is significant to note that more than 30 years later, he remembered that scene, and that line, enough to retell it. And it’s significant to note that more than 30 years later, Foster has ascended to Jordane... See more
What do you think of Scott Foster after reading this?
Before Brock Purdy was an NFL star, he ‘transcended’ Iowa State’s football program
David Lombardinytimes.com
Even for a sport that traffics heavily in phenoms and next-big-things, that throws around the anvil of expectation as if it were weightless, Nadal was a next-level prospect. It didn’t hurt that Nadal was more like a fantastical creation than a sports prodigy. Yes, he was torrentially talented. But his game and his backstory were both sui generis , ... See more
Jon Wertheim • Rafael Nadal Was a Different Kind of Superstar, and Changed Tennis Forever
A little more than eight years after debuting in front of 4,000 fans at a sold-out Grayson Stadium in Savannah, the Bananas have sold out every game since. That includes this weekend’s game at Fenway.