Patience is paying off in a big way for the Phoenix Suns. The No. 2 seed in the West snapped its 10-year playoff drought this year, beat the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers in the first round and currently holds a 1-0 lead over the Denver Nuggets. While the Suns’ All-Star backcourt of Chris Paul […]
There was a time when the New York Mets’ young starting rotation was the envy of all of Major League Baseball. Matt Harvey was known to Mets fans as “The Dark Knight,” Jacob deGrom was a budding star, and a couple of guys named Noah Syndergaard and Steven Matz were quickly coming up the pipeline. […]
First, we discuss the big news out of the NFL: Julio Jones is no longer a Falcon, and however weird that might be to fans in Atlanta, it was a long time coming. FiveThirtyEight NFL analyst Josh Hermsmeyer helps us break down the trade that sent Jones to the Tennessee Titans in exchange for a […]
Ever since Rudy Gobert was permanently inserted into their starting lineup midway through the 2014-15 season, the Utah Jazz have routinely had one of the NBA’s top defenses. Making the best shots in the league less profitable for opponents is one of the most surefire ways to build a top defense, and Gobert is better […]
When we first published an interactive checking the accuracy of our various prognostications, back in April 2019, the sports world was relatively normal. The idea of playing in empty stadiums was still novel, game postponements over anything other than weather were rare, and masks were strictly for goalies and catchers (and Rip Hamilton). But a […]