QB gaffe loses a Utah high school play-in game
An unbelievable final play in a Utah high school playoff game shows it can be important to be as smart on the field as in...
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IHSA a no-show at hearing
The IHSA didn't show up to a hearing set by a committee in the Illinois House that wants to look into how the IHSA runs...
Hooky for 12:07 O's game
We celebrate the Baltimore Orioles as they conclude a season for the books and encourage schoolchildren to take part in the celebration. [...]Read More... from...
Phelps arrested for DUI, take 2
Swimmer Michael Phelps has been arrested in Baltimore for DUI, again. Action may be needed to prevent the accidental death of innocent people. [...]Read More......
Football teams likely to clinch playoff berth in Week 6
Our mathematical algorithm for IL HS football games has been chomping data. We're calling comfortable playoff berths for at least 29 teams this weekend. [...]Read...
IL football's turnaround teams
These are the IL football teams that finished last year 0-9 or 1-8 and have started the 2014 looking a lot better. [...]Read More... from...
School discovers a new football injury: chemical burn
More than a dozen football players in Silver Spring, Md., were burned when practicing in equipment that had been disinfected with a caustic agent. [...]Read...
Fantasy football makes a math class in Decatur
Two 6th-grade math teachers at an IL school are using fantasy football to teach students about algebra and arithmetic. What a contest! [...]Read More... from...
Ad hoc report for football prediction performance
IL football predictions have been turned on, based on a mathematical model for team strength. About 18% of games played were "upsets" under the model....
Weather again delays the game
Severe storms moved through Central Illinois on a Friday night, just like last week, and caused the suspension or postponement of several football games. [...]Read...