parity - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

The new NBA CBA does nothing for the entertainment value of the gameThe NBA this season is arguably more competitive than it has ever been. The Western Conference is up for grabs and the Eastern Conference has three heavyweights at the top, each capable of knocking out the other with a mighty blow. While there is no single dominant roster that the rest of the league...

A 12-team playoff won’t change the fact that the same schools win every yearWell, ladies and gentlemen, it looks like a 12-team college football playoff format could be on the horizon. ...

Behold! The NFL's Circle Of Parity

It took 12 weeks, but we've reached that point in the season. It's now possible to visualize the NFL's circle of life, where every team has lost to the team preceding it. Any Given Sunday, indeed....

Jaguars-Broncos Could Have The Largest Point Spread In NFL History

Four games are plenty of evidence to make these sweeping statements: the Broncos are very, very good, and the Jaguars are very, very bad. In Week 6, Jacksonville travels to Denver, and oddsmakers are expecting the matchup to challenge the all-time record for largest point spread....

It Happened Again: The NFL's Parity In One Striking Graphic

Two years ago, we were taken by the NFL's ouroboros: a visual representation of the league's parity, where any team can beat anyone else. In the graphic, each team has a victory over the team next to it, going clockwise, until it circles back....

Andrew Luck Is More Of A Sure Thing Than Peyton Manning

We're doing a season-long NFL roundtable with our friends at Slate. Check back here each week as a rotating cast of football watchers discusses the weekend's key plays, coaching decisions, and traumatic brain injuries....

Don't Worry, The Eagles Will Look Terrible Again Soon

We're doing a season-long NFL roundtable with our friends at Slate. Check back here each week as a rotating cast of football watchers discusses the weekend's key plays, coaching decisions, and traumatic brain injuries....