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Carmelo Anthony is the last great American ball hog
Gregg Popovich says there's no beauty in basketball anymore. Melo's fall helps make his case.
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NFL
NFL pass-blocking, pass-rushing leaderboard: PBWR, PRWR rankings
ESPN Analytics created a new way to measure the pass-block and pass-rush performance of individual NFL players. Here's the current leaderboard.
NFL
Projected 2019 NFL draft order: 49ers jump to favorites for top pick
Arizona won on the road, which means San Francisco is now the top contender for the first overall pick. Here are our projections for Picks 1-32.
NBA
NBA Power Rankings: The West is getting weirder
The Western Conference's traffic jam -- with 14 teams separated by five games -- is getting stranger by the day, while Blake Griffin & Co. are making some noise in the East.
76ers
NBA
Should the Sixers trade Markelle Fultz soon?
Where does Fultz fit in Philly's future plans?
NFL
Prime-time Parlay: Straight-up picks for this week's biggest games
Prime-time Parlay is your FPI-based guide that predicts the results of all the biggest NFL games of Week 13.
Clippers
NBA
How the Clippers vaulted to the top of the West
How did the Clippers become this good, and can they keep it up?
NFL
Projected 2019 NFL draft order: 49ers jump to favorites for top pick
Arizona won on the road, which means San Francisco is now the top contender for the first overall pick. Here are our projections for Picks 1-32.
ESPN's College Football Playoff Predictor
ESPN's College Football Playoff Predictor tells you who is most likely to be standing when the field of four is announced on Selection Day.
NFL
Prime-time Parlay: Straight-up picks for this week's biggest games
Prime-time Parlay is your FPI-based guide that predicts the results of all the biggest NFL games of Week 12.
Rams
NFL
The numbers behind Aaron Donald's pass-rush dominance
The Rams defensive tackle dominates despite getting double-teamed far more often than the NFL's other best pass-rushers. Here's his unique path to crushing quarterbacks.
ESPN's College Football Playoff Predictor
ESPN's College Football Playoff Predictor tells you who is most likely to be standing when the field of four is announced on Selection Day.
NFL
Projected 2019 NFL draft order: 49ers jump to favorites for top pick
Arizona won on the road, which means San Francisco is now the top contender for the first overall pick. Here are our projections for Picks 1-32.
76ers
NBA
Why Jimmy Butler may not solve Philly's biggest problem
There are big questions about how Jimmy Butler fits next to Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid in the Sixers' struggling offense.
NCAAF
Divisional races can quietly impact larger CFP landscape
There are still a lot of divisional toss-ups remaining, and they can shake up the College Football Playoff outlook.
NFL
Prime-time Parlay: Straight-up picks for this week's biggest games
Prime-time Parlay is your FPI-based guide that predicts the results of all the biggest NFL games of Week 10.
NFL
NFL pass-blocking, pass-rushing leaderboard: PBWR, PRWR rankings
ESPN Analytics created a new way to measure the pass-block and pass-rush performance of individual NFL players. Here's the current leaderboard.
NBA
NBA mock draft: Top 60 prospects and how to watch them
Here's what NBA scouts will be watching early in the college basketball season.
MLB
Grading out the best defensive players of 2018
Oakland third baseman Matt Chapman combines the "wow" factor with solid metrics, while the numbers for the Rockies' DJ LeMahieu are off the charts.
NCAAM
Preseason BPI rankings: Kansas, UNC lead the way
Duke is noticeably absent from the top 10 of preseason BPI. So where do the Blue Devils fall?
NBA
Answering big NBA draft questions: No. 1 pick race, projections
Who will challenge for No. 1? Who's the next Trae Young? Our experts dive in.
NFL
Prime-time Parlay: Straight-up picks for this week's biggest games
Prime-time Parlay is your FPI-based guide that predicts the results of all the biggest NFL games of Week 8.
NFL
Ranking offensive tackle duos from 32-1: Giants have NFL's worst
The league's lowest-rated offensive tackles by pass blocking both protect Eli Manning. Here's where every teams' duo ranks.
NBA
Answering the big questions about the NBA's wild points binge
What explains this scoring surge, and will it last?
Michigan
NCAAF
Michigan's playoff hopes wouldn't be dead with a second loss
Michigan would be well-advised to run the table in pursuit of a CFP berth, but a loss to Michigan State this week wouldn't be fatal.
MLB
Dodgers, Brewers show how analytics is changing baseball
It's more than just math. Milwaukee and L.A. mix convention with invention to get the most out of their rosters -- making for a thrilling NLCS.
NFL
NFL Week 7 Power Rankings: Playoff chances for all 32 teams
After six weeks, just 11 teams have playoff odds of better than 50 percent. Where does your team sit in the playoff hunt?
NBA
Predicting the on-court impact for every returning NBA player this season
We unveil our real plus-minus projections for the upcoming NBA season.
NCAAF
Imagining an expanded College Football Playoff field
The College Football Playoff may only include four teams, but if it expanded to six or even eight teams, who would make the cut?
NFL
We created better pass-rusher and pass-blocker stats: How they work
ESPN Analytics created a new way to measure the pass-block and pass-rush performance of individual NFL players. Here's what you need to know.
Seahawks
NFL
Seattle's secret offensive line problem: Russell Wilson
The Seahawks having a terrible O-line is a myth, and we have proof. Our new pass-blocking metric shows it's on the quarterback.
ESPN's College Football Fan Happiness Index
ESPN's College Football Fan Happiness Index (FHI) is a measure of program happiness developed by the ESPN Analytics team.
NBA
Sports misery index: Most miserable fan bases in pro sports
The Brewers just made the playoffs, but rooting for them has historically been an ordeal. Where do they, and every other franchise, rate in misery?
Duke
NCAAM
Projecting point totals for 2018-19 freshman stars
With so many talented freshmen in Duke's lineup, how will Mike Krzyzewski share the ball?
NFL
NFL experts predict: Over/unders for each rookie QB starter
Can Darnold eclipse 3,100 yards? Will Baker throw 20 TD passes? Our NFL Insiders predict the future for four rookie QBs.
NHL
Post-regulation power index: NHL teams best set up to win in OT
We rank all 31 teams on their ability to win the game after the end of the third period, with the Lightning coming in at No. 1.
Celtics
NBA
NBArank: Predicting Tatum, Mitchell and more top-30 players
Our annual forecast of the best players in the NBA continues at No. 30, with a group of future and current All-Stars.
NBA
NBA Future Power Rankings: Predicting teams 1-30
How will your team perform over the next three seasons? We forecast the future of the NBA's best and worst squads.
Mavericks
NBA
NBA Future Power Rankings: Full scores by category
How the rankings for all 30 NBA teams were put together by Kevin Pelton and Bobby Marks.
NCAAF
Why the SEC and Pac-12 are on opposite sides of the playoff race
ESPN's Playoff Predictor has several scenarios for as many as two SEC teams (Bama, Georgia or Auburn) reaching his year's CFP. Stanford may be the Pac-12's best hope.
ESPN Analytics
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College Football QBR
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NBA Basketball Power Index (BPI) Playoff Odds
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