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According to the Elias Sports Bureau, there have been 200,519 regular-season games in the history if Major League Baseball. After Josh Hamilton's performance on Tuesday, there now have been 16 games in major-league history in which a single player...

Albert Larcada of the ESPN Stats & Information writes that Liverpool's inability to convert scoring chances in the penalty area has been the main reason the team has had a disappointing EPL season.

Story | Conversation | May 04, 2012

Breaking down the numbers behind Real Madrid's 2-1 win over Barcelona in El Clasico

Albert Larcada examines American players who have been excelling abroad, led by sizzling scorer Clint Dempsey.

Story | Conversation | April 13, 2012

A conversation with David Lee, performance analyst for the New York Red Bulls.

Albert Larcada of the ESPN Stats & Information group writes that the key to Manchester City winning a Premier League title is the play of David Silva and the team's continued focus on making the short pass.

Story | Conversation | March 30, 2012

We preview the showdown at Stamford Bridge between Chelsea and Tottenahm.

We analyze the Champions League draw, and using the Soccer Power Index offer predictions on which teams are most likely to reach the final.

Five Aside takes a statistical look at Lionel Messi's five goals against Leverkusen in the Champions League.

We preview the friendly between the U.S. and Italy.

Albert Larcada uses the Soccer Power Index to simulate how the U.S. would fare if it played in Euro 2012.

Blog | Conversation | February 24, 2012

We take a closer look at the numbers behind Landon Donovan's just-concluded loan spell at Everton.

We take a closer look at AC Milan's historic rout of Arsenal in the Champions League.

Albert Larcada looks at Manchester United's midfield and whether it in fact has issues or just needs to wait until players get healthy.

Story | Conversation | February 09, 2012

Chelsea stormed ahead to a 3-0 lead over Manchester United, but the Red Devils fought back -- with a little help from the referee -- to end the score in a draw. Here are five stats to mull over.

(The NFC has won the coin flip at 14 straight Super Bowls. The chances of that happening are .006 percent. The last AFC team to win the coin flip was the Patriots in Super Bowl XXXI.) It's important to note that in 2008, the NFL adopted the colleg...