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The Sports World Flocks to MIT: How the Games Are Smartening Up
The MIT Sloan Sports Analytics conference — “dorkapalooza” – is now a must-see event.
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The Wonderful Weirdness of Super Bowl XLVII
A blackout, wild momentum swings, fodder for second guessing: this Super Bowl had it all. How the Baltimore Ravens pulled off the win.
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In the Shadows of the Super Bowl, New Orleans Struggles
On eve of Super Bowl, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says New Orleans is “bigger and better than ever.” The facts say otherwise
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Five Ways To Sound Smart About The Super Bowl
At a party, showing off your knowledge of “the Pistol,” “hump moves,” and right-to-left deficiencies may earn you some cred
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What if There Were No Super Bowl?
A Baltimore Ravens player is predicting the NFL’s extinction. How this Super Bowl is grappling with player safety
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Q&A With New Orleans Saints Quarterback Drew Brees
Brees talks active video gaming, breaking Johnny Unitas’ record, and Roger Goodell
10 Questions For New York Giants Star Victor Cruz
New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz, whose breakout effort last year helped lead his team to a Super Bowl title, has picked up where he left off: against the Cleveland Browns last Sunday, for example, Cruz caught three …
Cheers for Matt Cassel’s Concussion: Why Sports Fans Applaud Injury
American sports fans have plenty of nasty habits. They get into drunken fights in the stands, chant profanities at officials and throw stuffon the field. In Kansas City this weekend, we saw one of the worst: the habit of cheering …
Peyton Who? How Andrew Luck Arrived In Indy
The Saints and Colts come from behind to win while the 49ers and Bears continue to roll
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My Life as a Replacement Ref: Three Unlikely Months Inside the NFL
COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT: Jerry Frump has refereed college football for 40 years. But this summer, when the NFL announced it was looking into casting replacements, he jumped at the chance – putting his college football career in …
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I Was a Replacement Ref: Inside the NFL’s 7 Weirdest Weeks
Jerry Frump, a banker who lives in the Chicago area, has refereed college football for 30 years. But this summer, when the NFL announced it was looking into casting replacements, he jumped at the chance – putting his …
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You Lose, NFL: Why the Referee Lockout Has to End
Confusion and comedy on Monday Night Football is the tipping point: players, coaches and fans can no longer tolerate the NFL lockout.