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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Introduction
Whistle Swallowing Why fans and leagues want officials to miss calls
Go for It Why coaches make decisions that reduce their team’s chances of winning
How Competitive Are Competitive Sports? Why are the Pittsburgh Steelers so successful and the Pittsburgh Pirates so unsuccessful?
Tiger Woods Is Human (and Not for the Reason You Think) How Tiger Woods is just like the rest of us, even when it comes to playing golf
Offense Wins Championships, Too Is defense really more important than offense?
The Value of a Blocked Shot Why Dwight Howard’s 232 blocked shots are worth less than Tim Duncan’s 149
Rounding First Why .299 hitters are so much more rare (and maybe more valuable) than .300 hitters
Thanks, Mr. Rooney Why black NFL coaches are doing worse than ever—and why this is a good thing
Comforts of Home How do conventional explanations for the home field advantage stack up?
So, What Is Driving the Home Field Advantage? Hint: Vocal fans matter, but not in the way you might think
There’s No I in Team But there is an m and an e
Off the Chart How Mike McCoy came to dominate the NFL draft
How a Coin Toss Trumps All Why American Idol is a fairer contest than an NFL overtime
What Isn’t in the Mitchell Report? Why Dominican baseball players are more likely to use steroids—and American players are more likely to smoke weed
Do Athletes Really Melt When Iced? Does calling a time-out before a play actually work?
The Myth of the Hot Hand Do players and teams ride the wave of momentum? Or are we (and they) fooled into thinking they do?
Damned Statistics Why “four out of his last five” almost surely means four of six
Are the Chicago Cubs Cursed? If not, then why are the Cubs so futile?
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
About the Authors
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