Living Up To The Contract

Author: Mike Pastuovic (michaelpastuovic2023@u.northwestern.edu), Weinberg ’23 Intelligent spending in free agency is crucial for constructing rosters that are built for sustained success. Knowing that championship-caliber teams are rarely built through solely internal player development and…


UFC 266 Breakdown and Predictions

Author: Drew Miller UFC 266 While not the best PPV in the world, this should be a fun offering with a couple of titles on the line. Below I break down the best fights on the…


Recipe for Success at The Masters

Author: Kevin Li (kevinli2024@u.northwestern.edu) Throughout golfing history, one of the coveted tournaments of the year is The Masters. Whether it is Tiger Woods’ signature hole-out in 2005 or Bubba Watson’s clutch approach on the 10th…




Is the Bunt Dying?

Author: Mike Pastuovic (michaelpastuovic2023@u.northwestern.edu), Weinberg ’23 You do not have to watch 162 games a year to understand that baseball’s analytics revolution has changed the on-field product pretty dramatically over the 21st century. Baseball is…


Forecasting Nolan Arenado Outside of Coors Field

Author: Mike Pastuovic (michaelpastuovic2023@u.northwestern.edu), Weinberg ’23 Coors Field is considered the most unique ballpark in Major League Baseball, with respect to its impact on gameplay. The high altitude (and consequently thinner air) in Denver causes…


The NFL Running Back Age Cliff

Author: Michael Diersen (michaeldiersen2023@u.northwestern.edu), McCormick To many NFL GMs and all fantasy football managers, workhorse running backs are hot commodities. While an elite running back can carry NFL and fantasy teams to championships, they can…



Going For Two Down Eight

Author: Mike Pastuovic (michaelpastuovic2023@u.northwestern.edu), Weinberg ’23 Nowadays, it is rare to get through a weekend of football without hearing announcers vaguely refer to “the numbers” in regards to teams deciding to go for two or…