2020 Fantasy Football Draft Guide
Author: Henry Faversham (Weinberg ’22) It’s that time of the year again. We’re less than one week away from the start of the opener of the 2020 NFL season between the Texans and Chiefs. Nevertheless,…
Five Underrated U-21 Youngsters
Author: Taehyung Kim (Weinberg ’21) As the coronavirus put a major halt to all normal life, fans of European professional soccer have never been more desperate for the return of the sport. This friendly article…
Beginner’s Guide to Advanced Hockey Statistics
Author: Dan DeMonte (Weinberg ’20) Even though the NHL season has been suspended indefinitely, there’s still plenty to talk about to keep the game alive, especially when it comes to hockey analytics. Moments of pause like…
The NHL’s “Russian Factor”
Author: Harrison Rubin (Weinberg ’23) NHL teams select players from many different countries around the world (USA, Canada, Sweden, Finland, etc.) and place certain weight on the competitive level of each country’s amateur leagues —…
Coaching Swaps in the NHL: Is Goaltending to Blame?
Author: Trevor Hintz (Weinberg ’23) Up until the recent suspension of play in the 2019-20 NHL season, there have been a whopping eight coaching changes in not even a full 82 game season. At one…
What Matters More for True Shooting Percentage: Free Throw Attempt Rate or Free Throw Percentage?
Author: Rohan Balakrishna (Weinberg ’22) True Shooting Percentage (TS%) has become a widely measured metric to describe a player’s shooting efficiency. The stat is calculated similarly to traditional FG%, but it accounts for differences in…
One Fantasy Sleeper for Every NFL Team’s 2019-20 Season – NFC
Author: Wes Harrell (McCormick ’21) Through my seven years of fantasy football experience, I’ve learned that winning your league doesn’t always come down to your star players, but rather from your depth and finding diamonds in…
One Fantasy Sleeper for Every NFL Team’s 2019-20 Season – AFC
Author: Wes Harrell (McCormick ’21) Through my seven years of fantasy football experience, I’ve learned that winning your league doesn’t always come down to your star players, but rather from your depth and finding diamonds in…
There’s More to a Good Fastball than Just Being ‘Fast’
Author: Wyatt DeYoung (Weinberg ’22) Anyone who’s played baseball knows that the harder the pitch is thrown, the harder it is to make contact. This process manifests itself in higher strikeout numbers for pitchers who…
Racial Prejudice in the NFL
Author: Sam Mestel (Weinberg ’20) Introduction According to a 2018 US Census Bureau report, only 13.4% of the United States population can trace their ancestry to sub-Saharan Africa. So how is it that almost 75%…