Football and Social Media Dominate Rapidly Growing NIL Market: Data Viz
College athletes have been able to profit off of their name, image and likeness (NIL) for a year now, yet public NIL data remains limited and fragmented. A few…
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Aaron Donald’s $31.6M Salary an Outlier in QB-Focused NFL: Data Viz
Fourteen of the past 15 NFL Most Valuable Player Award winners, and 10 of the past 15 Super Bowl MVPs, have been quarterbacks. Although the Los Angeles Rams’ quarterback…
How the Warriors’ Kevin Durant Gift Keeps on Giving in the 2022 Finals
The Golden State Warriors were in trouble. The Boston Celtics had taken a 71-67 lead in the third quarter of Game 5 of the 2022 NBA Finals, and Stephen Curry was in the…
Honey, I Shrunk the Bigs: NBA Finals Lineups Shortest Since Merger
In 2019, the NBA instituted some semblance of a standard for measuring players’ heights, after which many players magically became an inch shorter. Boston Celtics…
LIV Golf Prize Money Doubles That of Major Championships: Data Viz
ESPN reported on Wednesday that 2020 U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau and 2018 Masters champion Patrick Reed will play in the LIV Golf Invitational Series. They join…
Trae Young Nets $35 Million as All-NBA Media Votes Mean Dollars: Data Viz
Contract incentives are common in professional sports. Most are small relative to the size of the overall salary: Catch 45 passes in an NFL season, earn an extra couple…
SEC, Big Ten Pandemic Policies Create Financial Gap: Data Viz
Last Wednesday, the University of Georgia, which took more than three months to release its expense and revenue report for FY 2021 despite repeated inquiries from…
NBA’s Most Underpaid Players Shine in First Round: Data Viz
The NBA playoffs typically showcase superstar players making the big bucks, but this year several underpaid, up-and-coming stars are making an impression. Using 2021-22…
MLB Franchise Buys Beat Market Returns in Long Run: Data Viz
With a total worth of $7.01 billion, the New York Yankees are MLB’s most valuable franchise, and the most valuable sports franchise in the world, according to Sportico‘s…
The NBA Playoff Race Is as Wide Open as It’s Been Since 2005: Data Viz
Last year’s NBA Finals was a breath of fresh air for many fans. The Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns, neither of which had won a title in 50 years, entered the playoffs…
All Bets Are on Tiger Woods at the 2022 Masters: Data Viz
Who do you think has better odds to win the 2022 Masters: the defending champion and 12th-ranked golfer in the world, or a 46-year-old who hasn’t played since undergoing…
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