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Stuart Scott’s Lazy (Eye) Use of Statistics

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In the pregame show for Monday Night Football, ESPN did a segment on Adrian Peterson that featured the usual assortment of oddly-tinted shots, industrial chains and proclamations about greatness.
In the lead-in to the segment, Stuart Scott mentioned that Adrian Peterson ran for 296 yards in his eighth NFL game.  He followed that up by mentioning [...]

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Vote Punch Brothers for ESPN Battle of the Bands

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ESPN has been running a series called “Battle of the Bands” that celebrates the 100-year anniversary of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame.”  It’s a bit of a silly concept (right up ESPN’s alley), but it has definitely spawned some interesting takes on the song.  They’re down to the three finalists, and the best version [...]

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Dodgers Encouraging Violence, Says ESPN

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It appears that the Dodgers are encouraging violence, at least with this ESPN headline (click link for screencap).  The poorly-worded headline reads: “Report: Dodgers will make Mattingly hit coach.”  Which coach are they going to make him hit?  And will he hit him with his fist?  A baseball bat?  And why?

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