Posts tagged "sports"

More than 2,900 athletes from 92 nations and territories are competing in the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The event has 15 different sports (and many events within each).... Read more →

I live in South Korea, where it isn't always easy to watch American baseball (unless you're a fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers or the Texas Rangers). So I'm catching... Read more →

As a kid growing up in Tallahassee, I both cherished and dreaded the Florida State vs. Florida rivalry. As a 'Noles fan, the game too often ended in defeat, occasionally... Read more →

Last week I attended a day-long session with Edward Tufte, the "Leonardo Di Vinci of data," as The New York Times once dubbed him. The session has inspired me to... Read more →

In previewing tonight’s national championship game between LSU and Alabama, USA Today reports that a high-scoring contest isn’t expected:  LSU and Alabama combined for just 15 points in their November matchup... Read more →

Here’s another look at discipline in the Spanish La Liga soccer league, this time focusing on team-by-team totals.  This bubble chart represents yellow card totals by club:  With Many Eyes,... Read more →