What I Did on Thanksgiving Vacation
I drove up to Philadelphia on Friday the 23rd to meet some blog-buddies and take in the Philly Classic basketball tournament. Read my ode to the Palestra and the good times at Storming the Floor. And...
View ArticleKansas is 11-1: Hello…. ORANGE BOWL?!?!?!?!?!?
I’m going to simmer down the haters right quick by saying that I think Missouri got hosed. They proved they were a better team than Kansas a week and a half ago, and a second loss to Oklahoma doesn’t...
View ArticleOrange Bowl Breakdown: The Running Game
Last week, I previewed the Orange Bowl by comparing passing stats for the Kansas Jayhawks and the Virginia Tech Hokies. I am doing this to occupy my mind in the lengthy interval between the last game...
View ArticleHigh Ate Us
I’m starting to feel stupid about updating once a week if even that, so I’m going to make it official – the Extrapolater is going on hiatus for a while. I’m currently writing 2-3 posts a day at...
View ArticleOutsourcing Labor for Baseball Season
Quick Content Update: Two of our favorite features from baseball season will live on this season, though I still have no plans to re-start this site any time soon. Voodoo Sabermetrics will now run on...
View ArticleVoodoo Sabermetrics Debuts at Babes Love Baseball
We have our first appearance of Voodoo Sabermetrics over at Babes Love Baseball. It’s in good hands, let me tell you. Our first victim is Miguel Tejada. Also going very strong right now is my...
View ArticleExtra P. Sells Out
I know what you’re thinking… this is news? As you may know by now, we have a few contacts at ESPN: the Magazine HQ. Heck, one of them even writes a conference report for me at Storming the Floor....
View ArticleBest Of: Can you TiVo this and save my leg, doc?
A Baltimore doctor did a three-year study in which he determined that men will put off emergency room visits until the end of a sporting event. At first I scoffed, but then I thought to myself: Suppose...
View ArticleDavid and Goliath and Burnley
Originally posted on NBC SportsWorld: The Stands BURNLEY, England – Start with the stands. Burnley, the smallest town ever to have its own Premier League team, plays in quaint old grounds near the...
View ArticleThe Beatle…
Originally posted on VCU Basketball: It’s simple, really. Shaka Smart won 163 games at VCU in six seasons, shattering the school’s alltime wins mark. It’s the second-most wins for a D1 coach in his...
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