There will be no shortage of star power in Dallas for the women’s Final Four this weekend, from South Carolina center Aliyah Boston and Iowa guard Caitlin Clark on the court to South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley and LSU head coach Kim Mulkey on the sidelines. Yet there is a sense of parity as […]
One year after arguably the most blue-blooded Final Four of all time, the 2023 men’s NCAA Tournament national semifinal slate looks uniquely green. The four-team field includes three first-time participants (Florida Atlantic Owls, San Diego State Aztecs and Miami Hurricanes) and a blue blood-lite program (Connecticut Huskies) that is making its first trip to the […]
It wasn’t too long ago that we wrote about the Baltimore Ravens building an unconventional offense around a dual-threat quarterback. With Lamar Jackson under center, the Ravens deviated from the pass-happy spread offenses that most NFL teams use, instead using an offense that largely relied on the run game from heavy formations. And that decision […]
As we look ahead to Opening Day on Thursday, plenty of usual suspects lead the World Series odds in our 2023 MLB forecast interactive. But what you can’t see is how much variance there was around each team’s prediction, between the different component forecasts that go into our preseason model. And surprisingly, no contender comes […]
The 2023 Women’s Final Four is finally set, and it offers a little bit of everything — whether you like powerhouses or are rooting for the upsets in this year’s NCAA Tournament to continue. Regarding the former, one question has loomed over the entire tournament: Can anyone beat South Carolina? There was never much chance […]