Luck vs Skill: Comparing the role of chance in hockey, football, baseball, soccer and basketball

May 19th, 2018|

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There’s an old adage in sports that it’s better to be lucky than good, but how much of a role does chance play in […]

The future of the NFL looks a lot like ‘Minority Report’

April 11th, 2018|

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Think of the movie Minority Report and the scene that immediately comes to mind is Captain John Anderton (Tom Cruise) conducting an investigation by […]

Kings of Instagram: Odell Beckham Jr, Tom Brady, Cam Newton tops in followers among NFL stars

April 1st, 2018|

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Quarterbacks Carson Wentz, Tom Brady and Dak Prescott may have the top-selling NFL jerseys, but it’s Odell Beckham Jr that has far and away […]

‘Game of Thrones’ creator George RR Martin is a huge New York Jets fan

March 8th, 2018|

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Game of Thrones is slated to air its eighth and final season on HBO next year. For those who have never indulged in the […]

Sideline semantics: Bad lip reading with Eagles DE Brandon Graham, Chris Long et al.

February 12th, 2018|

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With almost a year to go before Super Bowl LIII will be contested in Atlanta, Georgia, pro football fans can bide their time enjoying […]

Tailgating food for thought: Most liked football GameDay snack in every state

February 4th, 2018|

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A couple years ago, DIRECTV conducted a wholly unscientific study of 25,000 Instagram posts with the hastag #gameday to produce a chart of the […]

Super-duper Super Bowl history quiz

January 31st, 2018|

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In one week either the Philadelphia Eagles will win their first Super Bowl in three tries, or the New England Patriots, led by forever […]

Tom Brady and Bill Belichick headline AZXD’s awesome claymation football clips

December 27th, 2017|

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When the Tom Brady/Bill Belichick era kicked off in Foxborough, few would have predicted that their partnership would lead to a record seven Super […]

Christmas birthdays: Eric Gordon, Alistair Cook and top sports stars born on December 25th

December 25th, 2017|

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Having your birthday fall on Christmas is something of a double whammy. Not only is your special day overshadowed by the birthday of Jeshua […]

Orchard Park Bills vs Foxborough Patriots? Renaming NFL teams to reflect their home city

December 23rd, 2017|

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Imagine if all National Football League teams were renamed to reflect the city in which they play their home games. Tomorrow’s game between the […]

Aaron Rodgers, Russell Wilson, Tom Brady lead NFL career passer ratings

December 6th, 2017|

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The NFL is enjoying an era of quarterbacking prowess the likes of which has never before been seen. The top three quarterbacks in career […]

Tattoo oracle predicts Patriots to prevail in AFC East based on best fan ink

November 5th, 2017|

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Before the 2013 football season began, Seahawks fan Tim Connors boldly got a tattoo proclaiming Seattle as the Super Bowl champs. As fate would […]