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Pro Football Focus reportedly ‘quietly fired’ exec George Chahrouri earlier this year: ‘It was long overdue.’
"When I got asked what was the last straw [for Chahrouri], I had to laugh. He’s been this way the whole [expletive] time."
MLB work on Negro Leagues stat additions ‘not even close to being done,’ with game-by-game data planned down the road
Josh Gibson set to lead MLB in multiple categories after integration of Negro Leagues statistics Wednesday
Gibson will now be recognized as the MLB single-season leader in batting average, slugging percentage, and OPS.
‘Inconsistent’ NCAA ignoring of women’s basketball history and records bashed: ‘It should not be dismissed.’
White Sox embarrass top prospect with absurd graphic
The White Sox's attempt to hype a top prospect backfired as his underwhelming minor league stats exposed the team's desperation.
ESPN Analytics gives the Celtics high chances of an unprecedented comeback from an 0-3 deficit
One stated version of ESPN Analytics' BPI gives the Celtics a 31 percent chance to come back from a 0-3 series deficit.
ESPN Analytics doubles down on Celtics, claiming a 65 percent chance to beat Heat despite trailing series 0-2
Before the Eastern Conference Finals, ESPN Analytics' Basketball Power Index gave the Celtics a 97 percent chance to beat the Heat. And down 0-2, the model still gives them a 65 percent chance to win.
ESPN’s repeated use of their own analytics for Will Levis got roasted
ESPN's NFL Draft coverage Thursday leaned heavily into their own Draft Day Predictor model, which projected there was less than a 0.1 percent chance Will Levis would still be available at pick No. 25. Levis was not taken in the first round at all, and that had many questioning the analytics here.
David Bearman talks move from ESPN to Pro Football Network chief content officer role: ‘I want to make PFN a destination.’
FOX using Sportradar to enhance Super Bowl LVII broadcast
"I'm able to provide him with nuggets that really support an advanced football tactical point that he wants to make..."
Baseball-Reference actually adds a “fun differential” stat for the Mariners following Scott Servais’ comments
"It's very important to us that we stay on the cutting edge of all the newest developments in baseball statistics."
Right after NBC discussed the Bucs scoring on every goal-to-go situation this year, they failed to score on one
Tampa Bay was 22-for-22 in goal-to-go touchdowns, while New Orleans had allowed touchdowns in all 13 goal-to-go situations they had faced. Both of those stats changed after Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth discussed them.
Real Sports examines Negro Leagues statistics: “It’s kind of like digging for gold.”
"All I’m asking for is fairness, an open mind and an open heart, to accept what is obvious, that black ballplayers were equal. Not because of their skin, but because of their talent. And we can prove that quantitatively."
MLB Network’s Harold Reynolds said home runs aren’t factored into slugging percentage, then claimed they were counted like doubles
FiveThirtyEight sets single-day traffic record around presidential debate
While the first Clinton-Trump presidential debate drew tons of viewers away from ESPN’s Monday Night Football this week,...