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Mark Warkentien's play-in tournament

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...conference's eight laggards. If we have learned one thing from the NCAA tournament or the NFL playoffs, it's that single elimination tournaments are thrill-rides. They're not as good at deciding...

Blog | October 29, 2009

Insta-Elimination Lottery Tournament

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...which is at the core of the appeal of mega-successful TV sporting events like the NFL playoffs and the NCAA tournament. TrueHoop reader Justin took a long look at those two problems and...

Blog | April 16, 2008

NellieBall isn't built for the long haul

...to squander winnable games against good teams. It's not much different than succeeding in the NFL playoffs, when you need to succeed in specific categories to give yourself the best chance to win...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 10, 2007

This is the Big Weekend--UPDATED with Schedule

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...It's so rare in sports, but it's amazing. The first couple weekends of the NFL playoffs get like that. The World Cup gets like that. But NBA players almost never get ...

Blog | August 24, 2006

Winless, but not witless ...

Bill Simmons, Page 2

Bill can't explain his 0-4 effort in Round 2, but he can explain why he's big in Pakistan and how Eli Manning is like the "Karate Kid." And, of course, he offers his kiss of death to two of the NFL's final four.

Story | January 16, 2009

Thank goodness college hoops decides its champion on the court and not in the polls

Jay Bilas

Nothing generates more discussion, frustration and anger than a Top 25 poll. Everybody with a pen has a power ranking or poll, but there is very littl...