Hi Friends! Hope you're doing well. I'm 13 today and what better time to preview the 2026-2027 NBA season. The season begins October 20th with a triple-header where Joe Mazzulla’s Celtics travel to Detroit to play against a reigning Eastern Conference #1 seed Pistons at 12pm PDT, the most hyped offseason team 76ers with newly added LeBron James and Jaylen Brown head to the Garden to play Jalen Brunson’s reigning champ NY Knicks at 4pm PDT, and a Western Conference Finals reve

Hi Friends! The final five rounds (Rounds 7–11) turned both sections into real medal races: Uzbekistan recovered from its only Open loss to win at home, while China built and then protected a narrow lead to take the Women’s title, as predicted in Chess Olympiad Part I. For our #TLDR readers, the final podiums were Open: Uzbekistan, India, Germany; Women: China, Kazakhstan, India. There were tons of great stories from the second half of the tournament, and we'll share a few of

Hi Friends! Hope you're doing well. You might recall my Ed Sheeran Loop Tour Review from early August. As a fellow music innovator, singer, guitarist, pianist, percussionist, and producer, who's learning and growing musically every day, Ed's definitely a hero of mine. I know his music well, he's my favorite artist, and I hope this piece inspires you to listen to some of his work. Photo created with help from ChatGPT #8: Autumn Variations (2023) Autumn Variations is Ed’s first

Hi Friends! The 2026-2027 NFL season opens this evening at 5:20 pacific time at Lumen Field, and my Dad (Seahawks fan) is going with my Uncle (Patriots fan)! It's a Super Bowl rematch between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots. In case you forgot, the Seahawks beat the Patriots 29-13 in Super Bowl LX led by the historic Dark Side Defense (see DVOA and the 2025 Seahawks). For my #TLDR readers, here is a quick summary of my 2026-2027 NFL predictions before I dive

Hey Friends! This is a long one filled with sports, math, and history, so grab some popcorn and let's get to it! Data is a huge part of sports today and advanced analytics help players and teams understand their strengths and challenges even better. Defense-adjusted Value Over Average or DVOA is an amazing metric used in the NFL. Here’s a breakdown of how it works. The specific details are more involved and proprietary so even if we wanted to we couldn’t share them. What is