I don’t usually buy in to Stanley Cup hangovers, but this Capitals team has zero chance of repeating.

I don’t see the response from NHL players being directed at Ramsey as much as it’s directed at ESPN for teasing out that line and running with it. The idea that ESPN doesn't value hockey is nothing new.

The company that comes up with a way to dynamically score each player’s performance in your fantasy team in real-time is going to print money.

That was a preseason gimmick that is wildly unpopular. This is more a way for NBC to differentiate their visual experience and create a more complete brand kit. When FOX started doing the heavy, complex graphics and animations with many different colors and odd shapes on scorebugs, NBC responded with a clean,…

#crapcat

Billy Beane refuses to watch his team play in close and late situations because he doesn’t want to bias his decisions by fleeting moments of heroics. If he can still manage a baseball team, Beadle can follow the bouncing ball for a morning show.

Was he subject to drug testing while he was away from the team?

The ad playing right underneath Franklin’s bruised buttocks features the tagline, “THIS IS HOW WE TRAIN. US Navy."

Let me blow your mind. Almost all “black” colors you see aren’t actually black. Black jerseys aren’t black, black trim isn’t black, black letters aren’t black. Steelers jerseys and Bruins uniforms aren’t black. The All-Blacks don’t play in true black.

That’s some Always Sunny pilot episode stuff right there.

“Did the tweets?”

That Jagr swipe? Hockey is absolutely brutal on your knees. Modern medicine takes some of the edge off wth draining and scoping, but it still does a number. Steve Yzerman played most of his career with zero cartilage in his right knee (to this day, I don’t understand this) and Bobby Orr’s left knee was operated on at…

MBA, Papa John’s University!!!

Pitchers’ arms aren't endlessly fresh. You'd rather use a reliever in a game that's 4-2 than 19-2. It's just smart resource management.

You are missing the point on Hazard. He could have played for France if he had wanted to, so losing to them in the semis is a cruel twist of fate. He's just confirming that he's still glad he made his decision the way he did.

If your moral compass needs calibration: Kevin Clancy cheated on his wife when she was 8 months pregnant.

Yeah, I’m gonna go ahead and say there’s more to this story. Reminds me of how police were investigating the Hernandez-Lloyd murder and the media reported that it was just because it happened to be near his house.

Analytics changing perception works in places where it’s important to measure uncertain outcomes. Because they offer insights on what will help us maximize an outcome.

Forget the man vs. man comparisons of Messi and CR7. Set aside the questions of technique, leadership, character, and legacy. In fact, forget the players altogether. Look at the other 9 outfield players for Portugal and Argentina. Not as players, but tactically: compare how much Argentina relies on Messi vs. Portugal…

Except for Ovechkin and Washington maybe.