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Our ESPN Stats & Info crew put together 100 numbers you should know with 100 days left before the season starts, and plenty of them are taking up residence in the Big 12. Colleague Mark Schlabach also has a fun column about the inevitable, brutal,...

The three pitchers with the best ERAs in baseball took the mound on Monday night, and the one who was most dominant was neither Clayton Kershaw nor Shelby Miller, but Arizona Diamondbacks starter Patrick Corbin. Let's run through some of the highl...

AP Photo/Carlos OsorioWhy hasn't a significant decrease in fastball velocity hurt CC Sabathia in 2013?With 10 wins in 15 starts, CC Sabathia has the second-most victories at Camden Yards among visiting pitchers -- only teammate Andy Pettitte (16-4) h...

The 2013 college football season could showcase one of the best college quarterback classes ever. Here are five reasons why: 1. BEST TEAMS IN 2012 RETURN THEIR QUARTERBACKS Each of the top six teams in last season's final AP poll returns its lead...

Our weekly review of interesting and notable stats you might have missed. Give Me Five Billy Butler of the Kansas City Royals went 5-for-5, with 5 RBI, in Monday's 11-4 victory against the Los Angeles Angels. And he had that big game without goi...

Stephen Dunn/Getty Images The Spurs made a franchise-record 14 three-pointers and limited Zach Randolph to two points. The San Antonio Spurs didn't yield a point to Zach Randolph until there was 9:26 left on the clock in the fourth quarter. By th...

AP photo/Jae HongDerek Holland has been very sharp this season, with the help of a nifty slider. Sunday's matchup between the Texas Rangers and Detroit Tigers features a pair of starting pitchers with a common bond. Rangers starter Derek Holland ...

If a pitcher decides to pitch the Arizona Diamondbacks' Paul Goldschmidt up in the strike zone, he's doing so at a high risk. The image above shows the two pitches on which Goldschmidt homered on Friday. The image at the bottom of this story shows...

Five storylines to watch going into Saturday's 138th Preakness Stakes. 1. One down, two to go If Kentucky Derby winner Orb wins the Preakness, he would become the 13th horse to win the first two legs of the Triple Crown since 1978, when Affirmed...

AP Photo/Marcio Jose SanchezStephen Curry (right) has struggled off the dribble in his last four games. The Golden State Warriors host the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday in Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals (10:30 ET on ESPN). San Antonio t...

Jon Lester goes for his sixth win of the season on Wednesday when the Boston Red Sox play the Tampa Bay Rays (7 ET on ESPN and WatchESPN). In 2012, Lester didn't earn his sixth win until Aug. 12 -- 24 starts into the season. Lester's return to ...

Jason Miller/Getty ImagesAfter losing a career-high 14 games in 2012, Jon Lester is unbeaten in eight starts this season.Jon Lester goes for his sixth win of the season on Wednesday when the Boston Red Sox play the Tampa Bay Rays (7 ET on ESPN and Wa...

AP Photo/Nam Y. HuhIn the first two rounds, injuries have slowed down Dwyane Wade, but not his teammates.A litany of injuries have derailed Dwyane Wade this postseason, which has been one of the least-productive playoffs of his career. A bone bruise ...

Steve Babineau/Getty ImagesThe Bruins had many reasons to celebrate late Monday night.How amazing was that Boston Bruins come-from-behind Game 7 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday night? The Elias Sports Bureau provided us with this perspe...

Along the lines of pictures being valued at a thousand words, the shot chart above makes up most of what you need to know from a statistical perspective about the Miami Heat's win over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night. Read the entire article....

Focus on Sport/Getty Images The first "Battle of the Sexes" set up opportunities for other significant women-versus-men competitions, such as Billie Jean King's defeat of Bobby Riggs in 1973. On May 13, 1973 (Mother's Day), 55-year-old Bobby Rigg...