An American Footballer in Parma: Greetings from the Marine Corps!
Corey Mazza[Ed.'s Note: In 2008, former Harvard wide receiver Corey Mazza chronicled his journey as a member of the Parma Panthers of the Italian (American) Foot...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 03, 2009The Sports Guy
Bill Simmons, ESPN The MagazineWhen great ones go, it might hurt us more than it does them.
Story | June 02, 2009The ultimate Ultimate Race
Luke Cyphers...Warming wasn't going to be outdone, and was actually more impressive, when you look inside the numbers, which is the way we live now. This winter may have seemed cold, if you were a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 02, 2009In This Issue
Magazine Staff...want to find a feature you heard about from the recent issue. (That's just how the numbers tend to shake out.) Well, here ya go: if you want to find a feature in the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 01, 2009MMA Submission: Who is the most unbeatable UFC champ right now?
Ryan Hockensmith...theory: The UFC has never had a more unbeatable group of champions. Is that theory true? The numbers bear it out. The five belt-holders have won 26 straight UFC fights at their respective weight...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 28, 2009In This Issue: Lionel Messi
Mag.com...down Messi, and you can even read how soccer can improve itself with a hard look at numbers. Should be enough to get you to the big game. "WHAT I DO IS PLAY SOCCER" LIONEL...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 27, 2009Lunch Links
Max Klinger and Paul KixDaily Rec.'s: The New Yorker cover was made with an iPhone; (2) The Numbers Guy looks at the influence of popularity lists; (3) If you're a tourist do not mess...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 27, 2009Fantasy World: The Dude Abides
Rick Paulas...batting average (.298) stolen bases (9), and HRs (11). His average is fine, but those second two numbers are what to look at: There's no better speed/power combo in the majors, and don...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 21, 2009Action Sports Report
Chris Palmer...the ASR's Chris Palmer go to twitter.com/thechrispalmer. Tony Hawk Twittering Since: February 25, 2009 Number of Followers: 685,361 Following: 75 people; Eliza Dushku, Jon Favreau, Artie Lange Style: Serial tweeter, playful...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 21, 2009The Gamer Blog: Brian Orakpo and Michael Crabtree on NCAA Football 10
Jon RobinsonWhen Redskins rookie Brian Orakpo hears about the new "fumble pile" feature in Madden where players battle at the bottom of body mountain for the ball...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 19, 2009Bring Back Double Duty
Ryan McGee...miles in a matter of hours? That's Memorial Day perfection. But sadly, because a very small number of people can't seem to grasp the big picture, no one will have the chance to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 19, 2009Lunch Links
Ethan Trex and Max Klinger...Manning is a generous fella. Could we be getting a rookie wage scale in the NFL? The numbers say A-Rod didn't tip pitches. The SF Giants are doing dynamic pricing with their tickets...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 18, 2009Twitter enters recruiting fold
Ryan Corazza...top-flight players received several texts a day, because the NCAA had no limit on how the number of messages coaches could send, and recruits were often stuck with huge cell phone bills. The NCAA...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 15, 2009Fantasy World: Substitute Bats
Rick Paulas...up against others. And even with that information available, there are plenty of players with substandard PR numbers yet high ownership percentages. So let's take a look, position-by-position, at some folks you...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 13, 2009The Drive to Darlington
Ryan McGeeTravelling is a pain in the butt. Planes, rental cars, racetrack traffic, layovers, bad hotels, worse food … we all know the drill. But there i...
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