Statistics
A conversation with baseball writer Keith Law.
Review study examines why people are suffering heart attacks during high intensity and endurance exercises such as marathons and triathlons.
New research finds that shot type, referees and scorekeepers matter -- and that taking more 3-point shots shrinks it.
A short conversation with circadian rhythms researcher Ravi Allada
How well future pros sprint, jump and lift weights at the NFL Scouting Combine may tell us only a little bit about their career success.
Data science and machine learning are helping basketball players up their game.
Analysis of vessel interactions reveals large potential for illegal activities, researchers say.
Changes in attitudes toward sleep in elite athletes are enhancing their performance.
If the NCAA tournament selection committee focused on the most recent games, it might make seeding more accurate, researchers found.
Skipping regular season games may have little effect on playoff performance and injury prevention.
The numbers suggest that teams tend to both punt and kick field goals too often.
Mathematicians borrow from Google's PageRank algorithm to rank Evander Holyfield the top boxer from the 1990s.