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Rugby: How Analytics Can Reduce Injuries in a Very Tough Sport

Steve Hamm | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Leicester Tigers, Rugby, Moneyball, Smarter Ideas, Ibm, Ibm-Bao, The Matt Hampson Foundation, Big Data Revolution, Data Analytics, Technology News
Steve Hamm

Rugby is one of the world's toughest sports. Professional rugby teams have long used analysis of game play to improve their performance and prepare for the upcoming rivals.

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Mining the Ball Field

Tim Chartier | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Furman Universty, Sports, March Madness, Sabermetrics, Moneyball, Math, Baseball, Science News
Tim Chartier

Grab a mass of data, like the 2011 baseball season's results. How can you glean useful information from all the numbers? This question sits squarely in the field of data mining, which is the science of extracting useful information from large sets of data.

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Why I Love The 2012 New York Mets

Kris LoPresto | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: New York Mets, Moneyball, Entertainment, Ike Davis, RA Dickey, Major League Baseball, David Wright, R.A. Dickey, New York City, Ike Davis Valley Fever, Sports News
Kris LoPresto

The reason why most Mets fans will stay home this summer has nothing to do with the players on the field, but with ownership and that's a real shame.

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One Baseball Team, Cradle to Grave

Justin Cox | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Billy Beane, Moneyball, Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants, Barry Bonds Steroids, Los Angeles Dodgers, A's, Los Angeles Angels, Baseball, Sports News
Justin Cox

I'm of the opinion that a fan should pick one team and ride that train from birth until death. One team per league is fine, but there should be one team that trumps all, without question.

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WATCH: Jonah Hill Gets Cocky

Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Video, Moneyball, Jonah Hill Snl Monologue, Jonah Hill, Funny Videos, Jonah Hill SNL, Oscars, Snl, Saturday Night Live, Jonah Hill Monologue, Jonah Hill Oscars, Comedy News

Jonah Hill may have been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor this year, but he hasn't let the recognition get to his head. In fac...

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The Fight for Second Place: How the Mets Can Be Contenders in 2012

Howard Barbanel | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: New York Mets, Moneyball, Jose Reyes, Bernie Madoff, Mets Spring Training, Met Preview, Mets Season Preview, Nl East Preview, Ny Mets, Mets, Sports News
Howard Barbanel

For Mets fans there has only been dread at the specter of yet another season of manifest mediocrity, but there is a sunrise on the near horizon for those willing to have a little faith.

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Ron Dicker

Botox Costs How Much For Oscar Night?

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 02.26.2012

Read More: Billy Crystal, The Academy Awards, Brad Pitt, Moneyball, The Help, Academy Awards, Economic Recession, Money, Budget, Ryan Gosling, Oscar Fashion, Oscars, George Clooney, Recession, Emma Stone, Video, Business News

Sunday's Academy Awards are all about celebrating art, the highfalutin will tell you. It's about the mastery of a medium that has enthralled us for ge...

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Where Did The Oscar Nominees Go To College?

Posted 02.24.2012

Read More: Descendants, Brad Pitt, Moneyball, Nick Nolte, Academy Awards, Alma Matter, College, Jonah Hill, Oscar Nominations, Award Show, Oscars, George Clooney, Viola Davis, Warrior, Rooney Mara, College News

Before Hollywood actors were nominated for an Academy Award, they were normal people with somewhat normal lives. George Clooney and Brad Pitt both ...

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10 Things You Don't Know About Jonah Hill

CELEBUZZ! | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Jonah Hill Academy Awards, Jonah Hill Trivia, Moneyball, Academy Awards, Jonah Hill Oscars, Academy Award Nominees, Jonah Hill Best Supporting Actor, Jonah Hill Grandma Tattoo, Celebrity News

Comedic actor Jonah Hill took on his first dramatic role in Moneyball last year, and now he’s a first-time Oscar nominee. What a stroke of luck and ...

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Michael Lewis' Coach' To Be Made Into Movie

Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: The Blind Side, Video, Moneyball, Michael Lewis Books, Michael Lewis Coach, Michael Lewis Coach Movie, Coach Book, Michael Lewis, Michael Lewis Movies, Michael Lewis Novels, Coach Movie, Entertainment News

In case you haven't gotten your fill of impassioned sports movies based on books, Disney has just announced plans to adapt another story from "Moneyba...

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Ron Dicker

How Jeremy Lin Proves Everything We Know About Investing Is Wrong

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 02.16.2012

Read More: Billy Beane, Linsanity, Steve Jobs, National Basketball Association, Moneyball, Jeremy Lin Knicks Star, The Knicks, Tom Brady, Bill James, Lin, Baseball Abstract, Ceos, Business News, Sports Business News, Jeremy Lin, New York Knicks, Nba, Business News

NBA teams overlooked Jeremy Lin for the same reason so-called experts first ignore stocks, business pioneers and anything else that defies expectation...

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Jonah Hill Talks About His Oscar Nomination With Oprah

Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Video, Oprah Winfrey, Best Supporting Actor, Moneyball, Academy Awards, Jonah Hill, Oscar Nominations, Tv Replay, Oprah's Oscar Special, Own, Reality-Free, TV News

Since the cancellation of "The Oprah Winfrey Show," the one-time queen of daytime has vowed that she will get out of the studio and meet and talk with...

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Jonah Hill Talks Oscar Nom With Oprah

Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Video, Oprah Winfrey, Best Supporting Actor, Moneyball, Academy Awards, Jonah Hill, Oscar Nominations, Tv Replay, Oprah's Oscar Special, Own, Reality-Free, TV News

Since the cancellation of "The Oprah Winfrey Show," the one-time queen of daytime has vowed that she will get out of the studio and meet and talk with...

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A-List Stars Head To The BAFTAs

AP | JILL LAWLESS | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: The Artist, Moneyball, Martin Scorsese, Nicolas Winding Refn, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Tomas Alfredson, Jean Dujardin, Michelle Williams, Tilda Swinton, War Horse, Margaret Thatcher, Brad Pitt, Video, The Help, Judi Dench. Stephen Fry, Lynne Ramsay, Viola Davis, My Week With Marilyn, Shame, British Film and Television Awards, George Harrison, Royal Opera House, The Iron Lady, Michael Fassbender, Drive, George Clooney, Hugo, The Descendants, Gary Oldman, Awards Season, Michel Hazanavicius, Meryl Streep, Colin Firth, Baftas, We Need to Talk About Kevin, Entertainment News

LONDON — Silent movie "The Artist" had a night to shout about Sunday, winning seven prizes including best picture at the British Academy Film Aw...

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Brad Pitt's Odds

Posted 02.03.2012

Read More: Video, Brad Pitt, Moneyball, Moneyball Movie, Brad Pitt Moneyball, Brad Pitt Oscar Nomination, Entertainment News

Brad Pitt has had quite a year. But if he's learned anything from playing Billy Beane in "Moneyball," it's that he can't count on another Oscar nod fo...

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Jonah Hill To Host 'SNL' On March 10

The Huffington Post | Ross Luippold | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Video, Moneyball, SNL Hosts, Jonah Hill, Jonah Hill SNL, Jonah Hill Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live, 21 Jump Street, Snl 2012, Alec Baldwin, Nbc, Comedy News

A source close to "Saturday Night Live" has told The Huffington Post that Jonah Hill will host the March 10 episode of the NBC show. Previously, Alec ...

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The Oscar Bounce: What's An Oscar Nomination Worth At The Box Office?

The Huffington Post | Gary Susman | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: The Academy Awards, The Artist, Moneyball, Academy Awards, Academy Award Nominations, Box Office, Academy Award Nominees, The Oscars, Best Picture Nominees, Academy Awards 2012, Hugo, War Horse, Oscar Nominees, Best Picture, The Oscars 2012, Video, The Descendants, The Help, Midnight in Paris, The Tree of Life, Oscar Nominations, Oscars, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Entertainment News

The much vaunted Oscar bounce ain't what it used to be. Within the last decade, a movie nominated for Best Picture could expect to see its grosses ...

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In Case You Missed It, Here's a De-Cap: HEADLESS BODY IN TOPLESS BAR!

Charlie Carillo | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Andy Warhol, Ivan Boesky, Moneyball, New York Post, Headless Body in Topless Bar, The Declaration of Independence, Tabloid, Joseph Bonanno, William Shakespeare, New York Headlines, New York News
Charlie Carillo

The man convicted for the crime that inspired the most famous headline in the history of tabloid journalism recently sought parole nearly 29 years after it happened, which put that headline right back in the headlines.

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Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Phil Simms, Moneyball, Jorge Posada, Dennis Allen, Novak Djokovic, Prince Fielder, Petra Kvitova, Tim Linecum, Andy Murray, Maria Sharapova, New York News
Len Berman

Nice to see sports getting its due with the Oscar nominations. Moneyball, the story of how the cash-strapped Oakland As competed with the big boys, got a boatload of nominations.

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Why I Don't Care to Watch the Oscars This Year

Sasha Bronner | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Shame, Moneyball, Christopher Plummer, Michael Fassbender, The Artist, Nicolas Winding Refn, Mike Mills, 2012 Academy Awards, 2012 Oscar Nominations, Drive, A Better Life, The Descendants, Carey Mulligan, Beginners, 2012 Oscars, Bridesmaids, Ryan Gosling, The Oscars, Los Angeles News
Sasha Bronner

I have high standards. I always have a bone or two to pick with the Academy when nominations come out. Why are we nominating good movies? Why aren't we nominating the greatest of the great movies?

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WATCH: Is Divorce Dominating This Year's Oscars?

Posted 01.24.2012

Read More: The Artist, The Descendants, A Separation, Moneyball, Jane Eyre, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Ides of March, Divorce Films, Oscar Nominations, Oscar Nominations 2012, W.E., My Week With Marilyn, Divorce News

From "Kramer vs. Kramer" to the wine-fueled misadventures of divorcee Miles in "Sideways," Oscar voters have long favored films that deal with divorce...

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Better than Twinkies, Madeleines

Miranda Levenstein | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Proust, Brad Pitt, Hostess Brands Bankruptcy, Moneyball, Twinkies, Madeleines, Dorie Greenspan, The Oscars, Food News
Miranda Levenstein

All of the senses can evoke memories. But it's when taste brings my past to the present that I am most profoundly affected. That's what happened with my bite of the Twink. And that's also all it took for me to toss the pack in the trash.

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Are The Oscars Irrelevant? Awards Ignore A New Generation

Jordan Zakarin | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Meryl Streep, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Moneyball, Michael Fassbender, Oscar Nominations, Young Adult, Academy Award Nominees, Oscar Nominations 2012, The Descendants, Academy Awards 2012, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Hugo, Charlize Theron, Ryan Gosling, Rooney Mara, George Clooney, Entertainment News
Jordan Zakarin

I'm going to make an outrageous Oscars prediction, and it has nothing to do with the winners. When the 89th annual Academy Awards air, the most coveted viewership demographic will be watching anything but the Hollywood awards show.

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Brad Pitt Eating In Movies: The Mastercut

Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Fight Club, Brad Pitt Films, Meet Joe Black, Brad Pitt, Video, Moneyball, Brad Pitt Eating Super Cut, Brad Pitt Eating, Brad-Pitt, Brad Pitt Movies, Movies, Entertainment News

Brad Pitt does three things when starring in a movie: dive into his character, look really handsome.. and eat. It's been well documented by now how...

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The Descendants Wins Best Picture Drama At The Golden Globes!

Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: Video, Best Picture Drama Golden Globes 2012, Golden Globes Best Picture Drama, The Descendants, Moneyball, The Help, Award Season, Golden Globes 2012, Golden Globes, The Ides of March, Hugo, Movies, War Horse, Entertainment News

"The Descendants" has won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Drama. The Alexander Payne-directed family drama stars George Clooney as a man s...

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