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How Randall Cunningham Taught NFL Quarterbacks To Fly
Scan a list of the NFL’s best quarterbacks nowadays, and you’ll find names such as Russell Wilson, Cam Newton, Tyrod Taylor and even that of rookie…
Nov 17, 2016 • Neil Paine
How One Man’s Bad Math Helped Ruin Decades Of English Soccer
(co-byline: Joe Sykes / FiveThirtyEight)
Oct 27, 2016 • Neil Paine
Meet The Man Behind The NHL’s Russian Revolution
In the 1970s and ’80s, the NHL looked a lot different than it does today.
Oct 20, 2016 • Neil Paine
Why Baseball Revived A 60-Year-Old Strategy Designed To Stop Ted Williams
Around the middle of the 20th century, there was no more fearsome hitter in baseball than Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox.
Oct 13, 2016 • Neil Paine
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