• Mon, March 17, 2025

by: FanSided

KenPom explained: How to use advanced stats to build a better bracket

Here's an explainer on the brains behind KenPom rankings, what they are and how you could use them to win your March Madness bracket pool.

by: KPCW

U.S. skiers claim overall titles over the weekend

Cross country skier Jessie Diggins clinched her third overall win while Alex Hall claimed his first overall victory in World Cup events over the weekend.
  • Tue, March 18, 2025

by: Firstpost

Exclusive | 'Many Indian shooters were not mentally strong as their opponents at Paris Olympics': Ex-India shooter

India won three bronze medals in shotting at Paris Olympics 2024 but it had also sent its largest-ever contingent of 21 shooters. In this exclusive interview with Firstpost, former India shooter Shimon Sharif talks about the various areas that need to priortised in Indian shooting including mental health.

by: Reuters

Factbox-Olympics-Candidates for IOC president on transgender athletes in women's sport

The increasingly polarising debate over transgender athletes in women's sport has become a key issue for candidates vying to become the next president of the International Olympic Committee. This is what the contenders said on the issue in their official bids for the top job in world sport.

by: Bloomberg

Novak Djokovic's PTPA Claims Tennis Tours Unfairly Limit Player Pay

by: WTMJ

Spinning the State: Oshkosh, Lake Mills

Local woman wins gold at Special Olympics Winter Games in Italy. The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

by: Racer

Sebring victory kicks off independent era for Inter Europol

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by: Newsweek

Former World Champion Says CM Punk And Cody Rhodes Are Bigger Stars Because Of AEW

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by: 247Sports

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The NCAA Tournament selection committee stirred the pot on Sunday when it put North Carolina in the 68-team March Madness field. The Tar Heels ranked well in the predictive metrics but finished conference tournament play with a 1-12 mark against Quad 1 competition, the worst-ever mark for an at-large team.

by: CINEMABLEND

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by: ESPN

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by: Insider

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by: ClutchPoints

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by: WGME

Trump administration gives Maine 10 days to bar trans athletes from girls sports

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by: MSN

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"The International Ice Hockey Federation just voted to keep Russia out of competitions, as have many of sports, and we're going to have ... have a thirst for their athletes to return to global competition — time will tell what ultimately comes of it ...

by: FanSided

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by: AOL

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by: Sportcal

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by: Heavy

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by: Yardbarker

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by: Fortune

A free trip to Mars, free burgers for life, and $1 million: what a perfect March Madness bracket could win you as Warren Buffett and Elon Musk chip in

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by: Complex

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by: On3

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by: Sportcal

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by: Yardbarker

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by: ESPN

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by: On3

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  • Wed, March 19, 2025

by: MSN

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by: 21Ninety

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by: EssentiallySports

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by: RotoBaller

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by: KREM

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by: Newsweek

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by: People

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by: ESPN

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by: Yardbarker

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by: BBC

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by: BBC

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by: ESPN

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by: ESPN

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KenPom explained: How to use advanced stats to build a better bracket

Here's an explainer on the brains behind KenPom rankings, what they are and how you could use them to win your March Madness bracket pool.
The article from MSN Sports discusses how to use advanced statistics, specifically Ken Pomeroy's KenPom ratings, to enhance bracket predictions for the NCAA basketball tournament. KenPom's system evaluates teams based on adjusted efficiency margins, which consider both offensive and defensive efficiency while adjusting for the strength of schedule. The article explains that KenPom's metrics provide a more nuanced view of team performance beyond simple win-loss records, focusing on how teams perform per possession. It highlights the importance of understanding metrics like adjusted offensive and defensive efficiency, luck, and strength of schedule. The piece also touches on how these stats can help identify undervalued teams or potential Cinderella stories by looking at factors like effective field goal percentage, turnover rates, and offensive rebounding. By integrating these advanced stats, fans and analysts can make more informed predictions about which teams might advance in the tournament, potentially leading to better bracket outcomes.

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