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The following is excerpted from the team chapters of the always-excellent Football Outsiders Almanac. Buy it here as a PDF, or here in print. AFC North Baltimore Ravens: It’s not like we expect Joe Flacco to play at an MVP level, but we at least have...

NHL Offseason Analysis Metropolitan Division The Metropolitan Division is easily the stronger of two divisions in the Eastern Conference. Five Metropolitan Division teams made the playoffs last year, including the Capitals, Penguins, Rangers, Islanders...

Part IV in an exhaustive four-part series on Battle Red Blog detailing Matt Schaub's time with the Houston Texans. Here is the conclusion to Matt Weston's four-part series detailing Matt Schaub's time with the Houston Texans. The post below is written...

San Francisco’s Brandon Crawford went 9 for 16 in a three-game series, raising his average to .277. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) Associated Press MIAMI – Two days after Brandon Crawford battered Miami with seven hits, he homered in the fourth inning to...

Nyquist has won his seven races, including four prestigious Grade 1s, by a combined 15 lengths - an average of just over two lengths. On the flip side, the same trend erects serious barriers for Republicans trying to grab Senate seats in Oregon, Iowa...