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Bill Connelly @espnbillc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I was agonizing over whether Jeremiah Smith or Colin Simmons should win Heisman of the Week, and then I remembered: I make the rules around here! They both win it! On Smith, Simmons, Kamario's lead in the horse race and JERRY KAMINSKI as Lockbaum of the Week: www.espn.com/college-foot...

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Heisman of Week 4: Jeremiah Smith or Colin Simmons a tough call

Week 4 brought some eye-popping performances, with Ohio State's star WR drawing particular attention.

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Amstat-American Statistical Association @amstatnews.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Read how data is revealing a new side of athletic performance. From measuring defensive pressure in football to understanding the mechanics behind a baseball swing, #STATSSKY stattrak.amstat.org/2026/09/01/g...

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Bill Connelly @espnbillc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I used SP+ to project what SHOULD happen (conference/CFP/title odds), then I grabbed random simulations to tell you what WILL happen. (Can't wait for "NDSU beats SEC champion Tennessee in the CFP.") One million sims = one million (increasingly wild) realities. www.espn.com/college-foot...

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2026 college football simulations: CFP, conference title odds

Using SP+ projections, we ran 1 million simulations of the 2026 season, so we found something for everyone.

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Carnegie Mellon University @cmu.edu · 17/08/2026

Research from the Carnegie Mellon Sports Analytics Center is powering "Heisman Hopefuls," a first-of-its-kind data, storytelling and fan voting platform. 🏈📈 CMU data scientists are providing fans with deeper insight into the race for the @heismantrophy.bsky.social. 🏆 #DataScience #SportsAnalytics

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New Heisman platform allows college football fans to cast votes

The new team at Heisman has launched Heisman Hopefuls -- a data, storytelling and fan voting platform aimed at expanding the conversation about the award.

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Bill Connelly @espnbillc.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The @heismantrophy.bsky.social wants to be part of the conversation year-round and wants fans to have a louder say, so it created the Heisman Hopefuls platform. It'll have updated stats and EA CFB ratings throughout the season. Honestly a pretty cool setup. www.espn.com/college-foot...

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New Heisman platform allows college football fans to cast votes

The new team at Heisman has launched Heisman Hopefuls -- a data, storytelling and fan voting platform aimed at expanding the conversation about the award.

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Game on Paper @gameonpaper.com · 12/08/2026

🚨INTRODUCING GAME ON PAPER 2.0 🚨 Matchup builder Thousands of custom chart possibilities Data back to 2004 Better EPA models More team specific charts Smoother site experience gameonpaper.com

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College Football | Game on Paper

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Aaron Schatz @aaronschatz.com · 12/08/2026

Hey, I did Wharton Moneyball podcast this week. More preseason projections and discussion of how the whole system works. Good inside nitty gritty stuff. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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The NFL's Biggest 2026 Questions

Podcast Episode · Wharton Moneyball · August 12 · 1h 9m

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American Soccer Insights Summit @americansoccerinsights.com · 11/08/2026

The American Soccer Insights Summit is back for 2027. The Summit will be held at Rice University on March 26th and 27th, during a FIFA men's international break window. Registration is now open: americansoccerinsights.com/registration/

Save the date: March 26-27. Rice University | Houston, TX. American Soccer Insights Summit 2027.

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yimmy @yimmymcbill.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Does anyone (buzzing in the same circles as me) want to team up for a stats project? Just trying to break out of a funk, maybe try something new, nothing ambitious...

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Ron Yurko @stat-ron.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Enter this year's Carnegie Mellon #SportsAnalytics Conference (Oct 23-24) #ReproducibleResearch Competition! forms.gle/GUXbxGbkkoiq... NEW: Winning authors receive an exclusive invitation to submit to the Journal of Statistics and Data Science in Sports jsds-sports.github.io

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Reproducible Research Competition

Submit an abstract to present your sports analytics work in the Reproducible Research Competition at the annual Carnegie Mellon Sports Analytics Conference on Oct 23-24 2026! In this year's competit...

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Ron Yurko @stat-ron.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

It's a privilege and honor to be able to work w/ #Heisman - I consider the #HeismanTrophy to be the most prestigious award in American sports, and I'm beyond excited for #CMSAC to play a role in its rich history! #CollegeFootball #sportsanalytics

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Carnegie Mellon University @cmu.edu · 08/07/2026

CMU x #Heisman 🏈📊🏆 @heismantrophy.bsky.social has partnered with Carnegie Mellon and the Sports Analytics Center to develop metrics and tools to make it easier for fans to access and evaluate performance data for all positions.

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Ben Alamar @benalamar.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

If you like sports data, be sure to check out espnanalytics.com @deanolytics.bsky.social @sethwalder.bsky.social and the entire ESPN Analytics team have put together some very cool and insightful data products.

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ESPN Analytics

Models and data visualization from ESPN Analytics. NBA & NFL Draft, schedule analysis, receiver scores and more.

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Ron Yurko @stat-ron.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Strongly recommend checking out a new #sportsanalytics book by (one of the best in the field) Stephanie Kovalchik called - 'Out of Left Field: Improbable stories in sports analytics' leftfieldanalytics.com Order it now! sellercentral.amazon.com/nms/redirect...

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Nick Wan @nickwan.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Yo this is the last week (last days!) for abstracts! I just submitted mine today :) All baseball teams are represented at this conference. Most (all?) doing informational interviews for job seekers or the curious. May 15 is the deadline for abstracts. See y’all there in a few months

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Carnegie Mellon University Libraries @library.cmu.edu · 07/05/2026

This year marks 50 years since Pittsburgh's most beloved neighbor stopped by our commencement. 🎓 In 1976, @cmu.edu awarded Fred Rogers an honorary doctorate in fine arts. At #CMU, our hearts remain in the work that #MrRogers championed for all of us. 🫶 Congrats to all graduates!

Mr. Rogers commencement speech. May 8, 1976.

"So, at the root of all art and all science, there exists a gap - a gap between what the world is like and what the human creator wishes and hopes for it to be like." - Fred Rogers

"When people help us to feel good about who we are, they are really helping us to love the meaning of what we create in this life." - Fred Rogers

Home to CMU History. My Heart is in the Work. Materials courtesy of Carnegie Mellon University Archives.

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Carnegie Mellon University @cmu.edu · 21/04/2026

CMU's sports analytics education produces big league talent. Shravan Ramamurthy and Toby Junker both have professions in research and development for #NFL teams. Today's sports analysts have access to more data than ever. CMU equips students with the skills to turn data into actionable insights. 📊

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Carnegie Mellon University @cmu.edu · 23/04/2026

What is the value of a pick in the #NFLDraft? 📈 Carnegie Mellon researchers are tackling the question. A joint project from the NFL and CMU researchers Quang Nguyen and Ron Yurko explores the math behind how Draft value charts are built and which teams have the best track record for picks. #Data

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Building An NFL Draft Value Chart | NFL Football Operations

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Carnegie Mellon University @cmu.edu · 12/04/2026

Data is powering the future of sports. 📊 “Every tenth of a second, the NFL’s Next Gen data chips provide information for where every single player is positioned on the field — the direction they’re moving, the speed they’re moving." CMU researchers are tackling how to use the data at our disposal.

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Sports Generate More Data Than Ever. CMU's Sports Analytics Center Asks What It Means

Carnegie Mellon University experts are turning that data into insight, using statistics and data science to help professional teams gain a competitive edge.

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Carnegie Mellon University @cmu.edu · 14/04/2026

Carnegie Mellon research is helping #NFL teams see what game film can’t. Smarter #data means smarter draft picks. By measuring traits that aren't always obvious, from shiftiness to arm angle, we can study their impact on the game. Analyzing this data is shaping the way teams draft. @cbsnews.com

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Carnegie Mellon analytics helping shape NFL draft decisions

With technology used in just about every facet of everyday life, it's also changing how NFL teams look at athletes.

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Michael "Shapes Dude" Betancourt @betanalpha.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

People responding to statistical computation diagnostic warnings.

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Ron Yurko @stat-ron.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Many thanks to @realfrankbrank.bsky.social for getting this started! #CMSAC is excited to work with FTN data - with multiple student #sportsanalytics projects already underway!

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frank brank @realfrankbrank.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

FTN is partnering with the Carnegie Mellon Sports Analytics Center to provide advanced charted data to students to help prepare them for a career in sports data and analysis. Special thanks to @stat-ron.bsky.social for being a leader in this partnership.

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Hadley Wickham @hadley.nz · 20/03/2026

We have summer internships y'all! Come work at Posit on the PyData, tidymodels, shiny, or Connect teams: grnh.se/tigz810a3us. You will have an awesome time, learn a ton, and help advance our open source and pro tools 🧰 #rstats #pydata

Kermit the frog screaming with excitement

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qntkhvn @qntkhvn.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

This framework enables comparison of observed movement against a distribution of hypotheticals at each frame within a play We focus on evaluating RB movement after handoff in run plays, and present examples of play valuation breakdown & player performance metrics

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qntkhvn @qntkhvn.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Simulation details: Given an observed path, at each frame along this path, generate a local distribution of hypothetical next steps (only simulate the immediate next movement, 1 frame ahead) (work in progress: full path sim by repeatedly drawing posterior predictive steps & turns)

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qntkhvn @qntkhvn.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Full framework: 1. Movement characterization with tracking data features (step length & turn angle, inspired by animal movement literature) 2. Bayesian multilevel step-and-turn models 3. Posterior predictive simulation of player movement 4. Ghosting/hypothetical evaluation

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Mine Doğucu @minedogucu.com · 09/03/2026

🔔 New preprint w/ Catalina Medina ❓ We ran a quasi-experiment in an introductory stats course to see if giving students a choice of real data context on homework actually has impact 📄 Engaging students with statistics through choice of real data context on homework 🔗 arxiv.org/abs/2603.04541

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Engaging students with statistics through choice of real data context on homework

Statistics educators recommend teaching with real data with relevant contexts, but defining relevancy is challenging and varies by student. We investigated whether providing student choice of data con...

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Mine Doğucu @minedogucu.com · 09/03/2026

👍 Our recs based on our findings are 1️⃣ use real data with authentic contexts, 2️⃣ select contexts students care about 3️⃣ incorporate variety across data contexts 4️⃣ consider choice as a pedagogical tool.

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Simon P. Couch @simonpcouch.com · 05/03/2026

Today we're releasing AI for RStudio. It's really, really good—I'd encourage you to point it at the messiest data sources you have and see what it can do. www.simonpcouch.com/blog/2026-03...

A screenshot of an RStudio window. On the left-hand side is a new pain called Posit Assistant. The Posit Assistant had recently run code making a lat-lon plot of Washington state, colored by whether the point had been marked as forested or not.

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A.J. Perez @byajperez.com · 25/02/2026

Teamworks—which calls itself as "The Operating System for Sports"—is closing in on acquiring Pro Football Focus per @arif.bsky.social . PFF's valuation in the deal is between $130M-$140M. Cris Collinsworth purchased PFF for $6M in 2014. www.wideleft.football/p/breaking-t...

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BREAKING: Teamworks to Acquire Pro Football Focus

Wide Left has learned that Teamworks will acquire football charting firm Pro Football Focus.

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Patrick Stotz @patrickstotz.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

The list of why I should switch to Positron keeps getting longer.

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Alan Nathan @pobguy.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Summary: Peak BBCOR same for all 3 bats but shifted to inside for Torpedos. Simple shift for Torpedo-1 but wider sweet spot for Torpedo-2. See baseball.physics.illinois.edu/ppt/Nathan-T... for my @saberseminar.bsky.social talk. This is an on-going study with additional research in progress.

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Alan Nathan @pobguy.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

ICYMI 🧵1st results of the Torpedo bat study by Lloyd Smith, @drussellpsu.bsky.social, and me. Measurements done at WSU Sports Science Lab and PSU. Will be presented at ISEA Conference in June. BBCOR, a surrogate for exit velocity, measured for 1 Standard and 2 Torpedo bats via high-speed impact.

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Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 23/02/2026

So far, overturned ABS Challenges...

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Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 23/02/2026

ABS Challenge report so far: - Fielders challenging 113 to 56 for batters (or only 33% challenges are by batters) - Fielders got 61-113 overturned (54%), earning 0.15 runs per overturn, 0.08 per challenge - Batters 27-56 (48%), earning 0.20 runs per overturn, 0.10 per challenge

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Journal of Open Source Software @joss-openjournals.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Just published in JOSS: 'SC2Tools: StarCraft II Toolset and Dataset API' doi.org/10.21105/joss.08889

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Ben Alamar @benalamar.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Got to join the Wharton Moneyball podcast yesterday to talk about the state of the NBA and why @deanolytics.bsky.social belongs in the basketball hall of fame. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

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NBA Analytics, Tanking, and the Future of Team Building

Podcast Episode · Wharton Moneyball · 02/18/2026 · 1h 4m

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Seth Walder @sethwalder.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Cade is the best, you always want to hear him on the draft. Ron is at least medium.

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Ron Yurko @stat-ron.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Very excited to host Cade Massy when the #NFLDraft is in Pittsburgh this year! If you're able to make it to Pittsburgh that week, then join us for FREE to see Cade's talk on the 'The Loser's Curse'! w/ virtual option for students #sportsanalytics

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Dean Oliver @deanolytics.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

This came out. Visual storytelling using Net Points.

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