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Dan Szymborski looks at what each AL East team needs to do to make the playoffs in 2013.

Story | Conversation | November 08, 2012

Joe Lunardi goes "Behind the Bracket" for the 1/10/11 Bracketology -- ups and downs, bid thieves and more. If you're a fan of Kentucky or Missouri, you'll want to read this.

Blog | Conversation | January 10, 2011

The Giant Killers team takes a look at how its upset picks panned out and then examines where the model can improve going forward. And with Cornell and Saint Mary's still alive, the work isn't finished yet.

Blog | Conversation | March 22, 2010

The Giant Killers guys have been patting themselves on the back after Thursday's rash of upsets and near-misses (which included six of seven "Best Bets" covering the point spread). Now they're back with analysis of Saturday's four GK games.

Blog | Conversation | March 19, 2010

Jordan Brenner and Peter Keating help you plan for your pool by looking ahead to possible second-round Giant Killer matchups. A couple of double-digit seeds could find themselves in the Sweet 16, while one popular first-round pick might be in trouble.

Blog | Conversation | March 17, 2010

Jordan Brenner and Peter Keating open up the Giant Killers mailbag to answer readers' burning questions, including Purdue's vulnerability without Robbie Hummel, whether Murray State is too good to be true and why a program's history doesn't matter.

Blog | Conversation | March 16, 2010

The Giant Killers series examines all the NCAA first-round matchups with giant-killing upset potential plus ratings for each low seed's chance of pulling an upset and each high seed's chance of falling. The numbers say this could be a wild year.

Blog | Conversation | March 15, 2010

The Giant Killers series examines all the NCAA first-round matchups with giant-killing upset potential, plus ratings for each low seed's chance of pulling an upset and each high seed's chance of falling. The numbers say this could be a wild year.

Blog | Conversation | March 14, 2010

The Giant Killers series updates the ratings of both the potential Cinderellas and the likely high seeds in the NCAA tournament.

Blog | Conversation | March 13, 2010

The Giant Killers series takes a look at the top potential Goliaths to fall during the tournament. Who knew Goliath was a Spartan?

Blog | Conversation | March 12, 2010

Insider's Giant Killers blog examines the 10 teams with the best chances of becoming Cinderellas in this year's NCAA tournament, in advance of Selection Sunday. Some, like Cornell, are already in the field. Others, like Rhode Island, bear watching.

Blog | Conversation | March 11, 2010

FanGraphs.com explains why Wins Above Replacement is the best statistic for comparing players. Who topped the list in 2009? It may surprise you.

Story | Conversation | January 26, 2010

With the Big Unit's 300th win in the books, we look at the numbers -- was he the last one who will reach that pitching milestone? Baseball Prospectus has the formulas and the final word.

Story | Conversation | June 05, 2009

Each of the past two years, J.P. Ricciardi thought the Blue Jays had a chance to be a very good team and win 90 or more games, if some things fell their way. And while the Jays won 87 games and finished ahead of the Red Sox in 2006, they were hammere...

Blog | Conversation | February 29, 2008

Media from all over the globe are covering the World Championship, and many of them got their initial first-hand look Sunday at the team in red, white and blue. With only a few exceptions, writes Chris Sheridan, they're expecting Team USA to win the gold medal.

Story | Conversation | August 27, 2006

A daily glance inside the numbers from the world of sports.

Story | Conversation | September 14, 2005