by Matt Zemek | Feb 2, 2015
The Super Bowl and — with it — the full run of the live-game football season at all levels of competition (high school, college, and the pros) are over. There are two times of the year when it makes sense to explore the question of how the NFL and college...
by Matt Zemek | Feb 2, 2015
The Super Bowl and — with it — the full run of the live-game football season at all levels of competition (high school, college, and the pros) are over. There are two times of the year when it makes sense to explore the question of how the NFL and college...
by Matt Zemek | Feb 1, 2015
On Friday, our assessment of Novak Djokovic’s semifinal victory over Stan Wawrinka at the 2015 Australian Open contained the central thesis that Wawrinka lost the match more than Djokovic won it. That happens in sports. Sometimes, you win because you excel....
by Matt Zemek | Jan 31, 2015
“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” The above quote is an inscription on the James Farley Post Office in New York City, a proclamation of the mindset postal carriers...
by Matt Zemek | Jan 30, 2015
Remember the end of last March? Heading into the Elite Eight’s four regional finals, three Big Ten basketball teams had a chance to go to the Final Four. Two teams were seeded higher than their opponents (Michigan versus Kentucky in the Midwest, Michigan State...
