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Here's What The Top Prediction Models Say About The World Cup
The World Cup kicks off in a few hours, which means the results of the many, many prediction models that have popped up in the last few weeks will finally be tested. Below are some of the best examples; this is a good time to remind you that betting markets are usually the strongest predictors of al...
Your Ultimate Guide To Streaming Every World Cup Match Live
Want to watch the World Cup? We're here to provide you with the ultimate, comprehensive guide to watching every match of group play—either on a television, computer, or mobile device....
How Russia Evolved Into One Of The World Cup's Most Dangerous Teams
Russia's march to Brazil began at the Euro 2012 tournament in Poland/Ukraine. The Russians, led by Dutch manager Dick Advocaat captured the attention of Europe with a comprehensive 4-1 thrashing of the Czech Republic in their opening game. The free-flowing, explosive Russian attack, a product of Ad...
The Incestuous World Of Rock-Star Collaborations, On One Huge Chart
Pop Chart Lab has put together a new print titled "The Charted Connections of Rock," which shows how over 700 artists have collaborated on over 500 projects as an enormous web diagram. It's pretty dense, but useful for "six degrees of separation" games for the musically inclined....
Here Are Some Fun Ways To Lose Money Betting On The World Cup
The FIFA World Cup is Earth's single greatest sporting event. It also happens to be Earth's best excuse to gamble at noon on a weekday for no reason passing degeneracy. And given that the World Cup is the rest of the world's Super Bowl, and any Super Bowl-level event is at its heart a chance to make...
Storm Damage Greatly Improves Name Of Tennessee Car Wash
Welcome to Asstime Car Wash, where there's always time for ass....
NFL Logos As European Soccer Badges: The Complete Set
We've previous featured the work of Football as Football, a project to reimagine NFL logos in four different European styles. Today marks the release of the fourth and final wave, a few of which are above....
Why A Great General Manager Might Be Worth More Than Mike Trout
Baseball is a strange market, forever correcting itself in strange ways. For a long time, the most obviously central ability for a hitter—getting on base—was overlooked, until suddenly it wasn't, and it occurred to teams that there were probably all sorts of other valuable skills they were neglectin...
All 2,208 World Cup Goals, By Minute Scored
With kickoff on Thursday, The Economist has put together a neat chart showing when all 2,208 World Cup goals have been scored, by minute....
Sportswriter Fired For Calling Louisiana City "Worst Place In America"
Matthew Stevens, formerly the Mississippi State beat guy for The (Columbus, Miss.) Commercial Dispatch, recently got back from Lafayette, La., where was covering an NCAA baseball regional. On his radio show, Stevens had some not-so-kind things to say about the host city:...
The Myth Of The Myth Of The Hot Hand
Adapted from the new book, How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking....
Study: Napoleon Complex Is Real; Shorter NBA Refs Call More Fouls
A new study in the Journal of Sports Economics finds that shorter NBA refs may call more fouls, in an excellent manifestation of the Napoleon Complex. Paul Gift and Ryan Rodenberg looked at 4,463 regular season games from 2008 to 2012, and—controlling for variables like race and experience*—found a ...
Royals Fans In Cat Singlets Give Derek Jeter The Tribute He Deserves
The Derek Jeter Farewell Tour has thus far proven itself to be a breeding ground for fan-made signs that make us want to vomit. So it was refreshing to see two weirdo Royals fans, either knowingly or unknowingly, poking a little fun at the whole spectacle and building a tribute to Jeter around match...
Belgium's World Cup Tune-Up Interrupted By Giant Hail Storm
An international friendly between Belgium and Tunisia was stopped in the first half because golf-ball sized hail stones were raining down on the players. The hail became unmanageable at around the 24 minute mark, with the match still scoreless, and play was halted for approximately 40 minutes. As yo...
Pete Rose To Manage Baseball Team
The Bridgeport Bluefish, a Connecticut-based team in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, has announced that Pete Rose will be a "guest manager" for the team on Monday, June 16th. ...
Weezer's Drummer Catches Frisbee During Song, Keeps Playing
Patrick Wilson, drummer for Weezer, is a pretty smooth operator. Not only can he play drums, but he can play drums, track an incoming frisbee, catch the frisbee with one hand, transfer it to his mouth, and then put it down, all without missing a beat. ...
Maria Sharapova Wins French Open
Maria Sharapova defeated Simona Halep 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4 to win the French Open. In a tremendous match, Halep took an early lead in the third set, lost it, and then battled back to break Sharapova's serve, evening the set at 4-4. But Sharapova returned the favor and broke Halep to take 5-4 lead and w...
Here's Michael Wilbon Telling Jürgen Klinsmann To "Get Out Of America"
Goddammit, Michael Wilbon....
Everything You Know About Cramps Is Wrong, And Gatorade Is Full Of Shit
It looked bad, LeBron getting Paul Pierced off the court, a Finals opener sliding wetly to an uneventful end, Gatorade trolling down from the ramparts of for-profit pseudo-science....