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“He’s the best player that’s ever walked this earth” – that’s what teammate Will Smith said of Shohei Ohtani this season.
We turned to some data experts to determine if it's true.
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- Endrick played the full 90 minutes and completed one pass. Can you guess which one it was? #URUBRA #CopaAmerica
- The Big 12 is so, so tight going into the 2025 season, with – surprise, surprise – Kansas first in our regular-season wins predictor. Big 12 Preview: theanalyst.com/articles/big-1…
- The #USMNT have one win in their last seven matches against teams going to the 2022 World Cup. They haven’t scored in the other six: 0-0 vs. Saudi Arabia 0-2 vs. Japan 0-0 vs. Uruguay 3-0 vs. Morocco 0-2 vs. Costa Rica 0-0 vs. Mexico 0-2 vs. Canada
- What are "late and close" situations? They are defined as the last 2 minutes of the final quarter when the game is within 4 points. And this season, nobody is better in "late and close" situations than #Timberwolves PG D'Angelo Russell (min. 20 FGA).
- 𝐓𝐢𝐦 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 🇺🇸 60 touches 54/57 passes 95% passing accuracy 7 passes in the final third 2/3 duels won
- James Rodríguez's is the first player on record (since 2011) with six assists in a single edition of a Copa America, surpassing Lionel Messi (five assists in 2021). #URUCOL #CopaAmerica
- 🏀 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 👑 The NBA has a new #scoringking. Find out more about LeBron James' history-making, record-breaking career with thanks to our friends @OptaSTATS #witnessgreatness
00:00 - Sergiño Dest completed 27 of 28 first-half passes, including his first 26, and No. 26 was the most important on a headed assist to Christian Pulisic. He was also tied with Tyler Adams for the team lead in touches (53) as the #USMNT attacked up the right.
- The ball was in play for 21 minutes, 28 seconds of the 51+ minutes of elapsed time in the first half of United States-Uruguay. #CopaAmérica #USAURG
- 🇺🇸 USA 0-1 Uruguay 🇺🇾 Uruguay go through at the top of Group C, and the United States crash out after their goalkeeper attempted more passes than every one of his midfield or forward teammates in this match. #CopaAmérica #USAURU
- Oh Canada! The fastest goal at the 2022 World Cup. It's Canada’s first ever goal at the World Cup in what is their fifth match.
- Jake Elliott was perfect on field goals (four) and exta points (four) in the Eagles' 40-22 win over the Chiefs in Super Bowl 59.
- UAB's Alex Wright may not be the first defensive line prospect that comes to mind when thinking about the 2022 NFL Draft's best. But his size, tape and stats all suggest he belongs. @realcorykinnan explains why Wright could be a steal on Day 2 ⬇
