9 Best Articles in 2020
The New York Times
Meet the Money Whisperer to the Super-Rich N.B.A. Elite
The New York Times
10 min read · 242 saves · 2019-06-06 · Devin Gordon · Who’s the guy Klay Thompson and other N.B.A. stars trust to manage their wealth? One who knows how to rebound with $8,000 stuffed into his underwear.
MIT Technology Review
Machine learning predicts World Cup winner
MIT Technology Review
7 min read · 228 saves · From 2018 · Researchers have predicted the outcome after simulating the entire soccer tournament 100,000 times.
Players' Tribune Football
I've Got Some Things to Say
Players' Tribune Football
~11 min read · 201 saves · From 2018 · People in football love to talk about mental strength. Well, I’m the strongest dude you’re ever going to meet.
M.G. Siegler
The Great Asshole Fallacy
M.G. Siegler
4 min read · 168 saves · May 15th · On Michael Jordan being a jerk to make the Bulls great…
wbur.org
My Dad's Friendship With Charles Barkley
wbur.org
9 min read · 131 saves · From 2018 · Shirley Wang's father, Lin, was on a business trip when he ran into NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley. It was the beginning of a friendship.
The Guardian
World Cup 2018: complete guide to all 736 players
The Guardian
10 min read · 99 saves · From 2018 · Profiles of all 736 players at the World Cup in Russia, including caps, goals, nicknames, hobbies and, once the tournament starts, ratings for every performance
Engadget
These AI-generated tennis matches are both eerie and impressive
Engadget
1 min read · 97 saves · Aug 14th · An new AI allows us to answer the question of what it would look like if Roger Federer played himself.
ESPN
Why grandmasters like Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana lose weight playing chess
ESPN
7 min read · 86 saves · 2019-09-13 · You wouldn't think that chess players, who sit for hours on end and only extend their arms from time to time, would struggle with weight loss. But they do. Inside the very real, very bizarre metabolic…
The New York Times
How Data (and Some Breathtaking Soccer) Brought Liverpool to the Cusp of Glory
The New York Times
20+ min read · 84 saves · 2019-05-22 · Bruce Schoenfeld · The club is finishing a phenomenal season — thanks in part to an unrivaled reliance on analytics.
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TIME
LeBron James Is TIME's 2020 Athlete of the Year
TIME
~11 min read · 21 saves · Dec 10th · The NBA star has established a new paradigm in which commercial clout exists alongside political principle
FiveThirtyEight
What Makes LeBron James So Great
FiveThirtyEight
4 min read · 19 saves · Dec 22nd · FiveThirtyEight is compiling The Greatness Files, a compendium of what makes great athletes great.
The New York Times
Opinion | I Achieved My Wildest Dreams. Then Depression Hit.
The New York Times
19 saves · Dec 7th · Alexi Pappas · I’d spent my life training for the Olympics, but I wasn’t prepared for what came next.
FiveThirtyEight
2020-21 NBA Predictions
FiveThirtyEight
17 saves · Dec 17th · FiveThirtyEight’s NBA forecast projects the winner of each game and predicts each team's chances of advancing to the playoffs and winning the NBA finals.
NBC News
'Long overdue': Negro Leagues now part of Major League Baseball, stats counted in MLB records
NBC News
14 saves · Dec 16th · About 3,400 players were part of these seven leagues that existed from 1920 to 1948.
Longreads
Longreads Best of 2020: Sports and?Games
Longreads
~11 min read · 13 saves · Dec 11th · Krista Stevens · With leagues across the world undergoing cancellations for much of the year, 2020 has been an interesting one in the world of sports. Here are some stories that resonated with us.
FiveThirtyEight
Who’s The Most Chaotic Movie Football Coach?
FiveThirtyEight
~11 min read · 12 saves · Dec 4th · Josh Hermsmeyer · No, it’s not the one who let a dog play.
FiveThirtyEight
What To Watch For In The 2020-21 NBA Season
FiveThirtyEight
7 min read · Dec 17th · Neil Paine · FiveThirtyEight’s RAPTOR projections are back … and we’ve made some adjustments to improve our forecasts.
The Athletic
What's in a name change? The logistics of retiring and creating a team nickname
The Athletic
Dec 14th · From the team and league to beyond, the process of changing a team name and design is
FiveThirtyEight
Placekickers With NFL Dreams Face A Winding, Risky Path
FiveThirtyEight
7 min read · Dec 18th · Marisa Ingemi · The position can be an afterthought -- until a game is on the line.
