The thing to remember about the Sloan conference is right there in the name. Sloan is MIT's graduate school of business, and the goal is not science in the advancement of sport, but R&D in the advancement of competitive commerce.

You can make it look like an academic conference all you like, but it's still a trade… Read more

"OK, I'm not sure this graphic is actually helpful for learning how to hit a baseball, but it's still great." Read more

How'd she succeed in figure skating if she never learned to skate backwards? Read more

The more shots you take*, the tougher it is to be efficient with those shots**. In the three point era, only Karl Malone in 1990 has come close to the combined volume/efficiency combo of KD and LeBron this year. Read more

There was a key statistic missing.

Larry Mendte did not immediately return a request for comment. Read more

Not here. It isn't like he didn't want to come back, problem is we had another NFL quality QB sitting on the bench about to enter his second to last season. It sucks that he didn't finish his college career at NC State but we can still claim him since he actually graduated there. I wish him nothing but the best and… Read more

Just from looking at my Facebook feed (I'm in Colorado), I'd like to see stats on how many people changed their profile pics from ones with Broncos paraphernalia to those with faces that don't yet know how badly the Broncos are going to get worked. Read more

"Fans also weren't allowed to walk, bike, or take a taxi to the stadium" Read more

All Super Bowl prop bets are bad bets. Read more

Vernon Davis Has More Offensive Pass Interference Penalties This Year Than Called in the Entire League the Past Decade Read more

And the recipe for Mission Chinese's wings that utilize sichuan peppercorns to excellent results: http://www.chow.com/recipes/29103-… Read more

I haven't shit on anyone. Read more

8. COMPETITIVE BALANCE: You don't think things are looking up? Since 2001, 28 of the 30 teams have made the postseason (all but Toronto and Kansas City). Read more

Come on. Nobody takes Otterhounds seriously. You're either an Otter or you're a Hound. You can't have it both ways, Mr. Fluffers. Read more

These Hearhawks Fans Tried To Listen To Last Week's Game In Total Darkness, For $5k Read more

Everyone should know that Craggs always makes us take fernet shots and it is the worst. Read more

Alan Henderson's father was a cardiologist and on staff at IU Methodist Hospital. I don't think they came to Indianapolis for Alan's basketball career. Brebeuf Preparatory is a Jesuit school with a very strong focus on academics and not a basketball factory. I think you can claim Alan as one of Indiana's own. His… Read more

Here's the major flaw with this data: If you looked at the states with the most amount of D1 schools per population, the map would look similar. Cliffs Notes version if you don't feel like reading all of this: More schools in state = More D1 players from state. Read more

I don't know where else to recommend this but I think if we are talking about "best you've never seen" it's relevant. The best sports/basketball/recruiting/growing up documentary you've never seen: "Hoop Dreams". Read more