Former Missouri defensive end Michael Sam, who in February announced that he was gay, may not be among the 256 men chosen in this year’s NFL draft, which begins Thursday. In fact, based on a historical assessment of players who were rated similarly by media scouting projections, Sam’s chances of being drafted are only about […]
Former Missouri defensive end Michael Sam, who in February announced that he was gay, may not be among the 256 men chosen in this year’s NFL draft, which begins Thursday. In fact, based on a historical assessment of players who were rated similarly by media scouting projections, Sam’s chances of being drafted are only about […]
Sometimes, early in the season, a team will jump out to a division lead despite preseason predictions calling for it to finish in last place. In many of those cases, sabermetrics will poke holes in the team’s record — perhaps its run differential lags far behind its win-loss tally, maybe it’s had an easy schedule, […]
Sometimes, early in the season, a team will jump out to a division lead despite preseason predictions calling for it to finish in last place. In many of those cases, sabermetrics will poke holes in the team’s record — perhaps its run differential lags far behind its win-loss tally, maybe it’s had an easy schedule, […]
A close call in the first round of the NBA playoffs doesn’t always doom a team. In 2008, the Boston Celtics, coming off a 66-16 season, needed seven games to get by an Atlanta Hawks team that had gone 37-45. But they wound up winning the NBA title. Those Celtics, however, may be more the exception […]
