RWC2011 ALL 48 GAMES STAT GRAPHICS. When I tweeted that I was going to do this, to prepare infographic style summaries of every bloody game in this World Cup, I wasn’t really thinking right.
I did not consider how long it might take me, especially when there were 3-4 games a day in the first week or so. However, I got there and I hope you found them easy to reference and somehow useful. Once again, I have to thank ruckingoodstats.com for his work in generating the data for field position & territory. Espn Stats & Information News. What I Learned From A Year Of Watching SportsCenter. Your point is entirely valid for the NFL, but it is worth pointing out that basketball is the second-most popular sport in almost all of Europe except Russia and Scandinavia, and Baseball is the most popular sport in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, the DR, Puerto Rico, and Cuba, and the second most popular sport in Canada, Venezuela, Mexico, Panama, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and (I think) The Netherlands.
Granted, in many of these places it's a long way behind soccer (or Hockey, in Canada) but that doesn't mean it isn't popular. not to mention the lack of coverage given to NASCAR, which is more singularly American than any other sport. I get where you're coming from, and it makes sense if we're talking about football (NFL). Football Freakonomics Nominated for a Sports Emmy. I had a blast working with the NFL Network/NFL.com on our Football Freakonomics series this season, and now we’ve been nominated for a Sports Emmy in “Outstanding New Approaches, Sports Programming.”
I know it’s a cliché to say that it’s a thrill just to be nominated but holy cow, it really is! Especially when you see the other nominees in our category: CBS Sports, ESPN, NBC Sports, and another NFL Network entry. One reason I had such a good time is that I love football, and I love getting to poke beneath its surface. False Positive Science: Why We Can’t Predict the Future.