This Week's Lineup
How LeBron James Broke An NBA Record That Was Once Considered Unbreakable
He started at an earlier age and is now averaging a few points higher than his career age.
An Analysis of Payroll and Performance in the MLB and NBA
Long-form review if money buys happiness, err, wins. The two sports are different in the result.
The Pros and Cons of a Sidearm Shift
What would happen if every pitcher tried to throw sidearm? While there would be positives for some, not every hurler could feasibly make the change to begin with. Nestor Cortes is the best-in-class career revival example.
A player taking a short corner then finishing off the move — could it catch on? ($)
A player taking a corner and then scoring from it is a rarity, but it is a tactic teams could consider as defenses can be caught napping. Examples included.
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