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Football, NFL December 13, 2020

Home-Field Advantage: What Difference Do Fans Make?

Author: Ben Caterine (bencaterine2023@u.northwestern.edu), McCormick There are few sounds more ubiquitous in sports than the roar of a home crowd. From the Cameron Crazies to Borussia Dortmund’s Yellow Wall, fans give sporting events the energy and…

Soccer December 4, 2020

The Numbers behind Penalty Shootout in World Cup

Author: Bannasorn Paspanthong (bannasornpaspanthong2023@u.northwestern.edu), McCormick There is a saying that, in soccer, a penalty shootout cannot be practiced at the training ground because it can only be practiced in the real stadium in front of…