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In ESPN The Magazine, Peter Keating uses statistical analysis to determine the most dominant athletes and teams in each sport over the past 15 years, then compared the winners across sports to name the single best performer in the Mag's lifespan.

Story | Conversation | May 01, 2013

In ESPN The Magazine, Peter Keating writes that just like the rest of us, NBA GMs go crazy over breakout stars of the NCAA tournament. But they're not wrong to lose their minds.

Story | Conversation | March 21, 2013

In ESPN The Magazine, Peter Keating explains that if the Lakers miss the playoffs, the primary blame won't lie with clashing egos or injuries but with the man who sets the lineup.

Story | Conversation | March 06, 2013

Why are some NBA teams greater than the sum of their parts? In ESPN The Magazine, Peter Keating looks at team chemistry, one of the league's great mysteries.

Story | Conversation | November 15, 2012

Peter Keating explains why the NHL's current collective bargaining woes won't be alleviated until the league permanently addresses its revenue sharing system.

Story | Conversation | October 31, 2012

This is ESPN The Magazine's 2012 Franchise Rankings entry for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

A winning team with likeable players, a supportive owner a great game experience and cheap tickets -- is that too much to ask? Not if you're rooting for the Oklahoma City Thunder, who top ESPN The Magazine's 10th annual ranking of pro franchises.

Sue Bird, Katie Smith, Ann Wauters -- these are just a few names from the Seattle Storm's star-studded lineup. Peter Keating writes about how the WNBA team is gaming the system by stacking their roster with one legend after another.

To fix the scourge of the one-and-done rule, basketball should borrow a page from the NHL and let freedom reign, writes Peter Keating in ESPN The Magazine.

Story | Conversation | May 01, 2012

Peter Keating says even though athlete salaries continue to rise, so do the value of sports teams. In comparison to that, athletes are rather underpaid.

Story | Conversation | May 01, 2012

In ESPN The Magazine, Peter Keating writes about new research showing that getting enough sleep boosts athletic achievement.

In ESPN The Magazine, Peter Keating writes that with some help from psychology, physics and Rick Barry, even the worst shooters at the line can start making their throws count

Story | Conversation | March 06, 2012

BOSTON -- "Performance Analytics," an MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference panel of John Brenkus, Mike McCann, Kevin Pritchard, Angela Ruggiero, Mark Verstegen, and moderator Peter Keating, says that while our understanding of the athletic body is f...

In ESPN The Magazine, Peter Keating investigates the efficacy of the plus/minus statistic and its utility in the NBA.

If the players were the owners, lockouts wouldn't be a problem. For ESPN The Magazine, Peter Keating writes about the plausibility of a players' league and consults financial experts to create a possible business model.

Story | Conversation | October 19, 2011

For ESPN The Magazine, Peter Keating writes how -- with seven titles in 10 years, packed stadiums and franchise values skyrocketing -- Boston is not only the most successful city in sports but also the smartest.