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The Pep Problem
What 12 Years of Premier League Data Says About Possession Soccer Ahead of the 2026 World CupÂ
The 2026 USMNT Is the Best American Soccer Team in History. It Still Isn't Good Enough.
In Manhattan, USMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino unveiled the 26-man roster that will represent the United States at a home World Cup for the first time in 32 years. The question every American fan should be asking now that this roster is set is also the question this article exists to answer: is this team good enough? Â
It’s All on the Line: The Final Weekend Bundesliga Relegation Battle
Going into the final weekend of the 2025/2026 Bundesliga season, three teams sit on exactly 26 points: Wolfsburg, Heidenheim, and St Pauli. Goal differential puts Wolfsburg in 16th place and goals scored puts Heidenheim in 17th ahead of St. Pauli. Relegation from the Bundesliga is a bit different than what you might be used to if you follow English football leagues. In the Bundesliga, the 16th place team plays a relegation playoff against the 3rd place finisher from the Bundesliga 2. The 17th and 18th placed teams are directly relegated to the second division. Two matches on the final day of the season will decide which teams will be directly relegated and which team will have a chance to survive via the relegation playoff.Â
Applying Sabermetrics to NCAA Softball
Should all statistics be interpreted equally? Can we assume that the highest batting average, highest OPS, and lowest ERA are always the best? In the sabermetrics world of baseball, the answer to these questions is a firm no. This is due to factors that differ for each team, specifically ballpark run environment (park factor) and league-wide averages. Accounting for these factors has led to the advanced statistics OPS+ and ERA+, which demonstrate that surface-level stats do not tell the full story.Â
What Batting Average Is Missing — And How We Built Something Better
In today’s era of college baseball, nearly every pitch and every swing is tracked. Exit velocity, launch angle, and swing decisions are tracked with staggering precision, offering deeper insight into how offense is generated. And yet, despite this unprecedented level of analytic opportunity, lineup decisions are usually still made by the same familiar statistics. Â
Flag Football on the Rise: The Growth of Flag Football in Alabama
In the 2028 Summer Olympics, the sport of flag football will make its first appearance on the Olympic stage. This is a clear signal that flag football is growing as a sport on the global stage.Â