Kansas State at Colorado Big-12 Football – Boulder Daily Camera

Colorado’s Will Sheppard, right, tries to escape from Kansas State’s Justice James at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo., on Oct. 12, 2024.(Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer) Colorado’s Will Sheppard tries to get past Kansas State’s Jordan Riley at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo., on Oct. 12, 2024.(Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer) Colorado’s LaJohntay Wester heads for end zone for…

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The Scourge of ‘Win Probability’ in Sports

To watch baseball or any other sport is to confront the fundamental unpredictability of the universe, its utter refusal to bend to your wishes, no matter how fervent. In recent years, some broadcasters have sought to soothe this existential uncertainty with statistics. This season, ESPN announced that a special graphic would appear on all of…

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Football documentaries: players own narrative but what do we actually learn? | Jude Bellingham

Jude Bellingham is perhaps the most well-documented footballer in history. Well, at his age at least. Sky Sports, Deutsche Welle, Copa90, Borussia Dortmund and Birmingham City all produced documentaries about him before his 21st birthday. And it’s clear to see why. His transformation from Birmingham City’s youngest ever player to a world beating galáctico in…

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