Sloan 2016: a Moneyball Reunion

Does the biggest analytics-fest of them all need to sharpen its claws?

Off to Boston, and #SSAC16

From Dublin to Boston for the 2016 Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. There will be nerding.

Sloan 2015 – the stupidly long roundup – Part 2

The second part. Kirk Goldsberry on breaking the game he loves and the NHL's Brian Burke on, well, everything. And some final thoughts on how Sloan is changing.

Sloan 2015 – the stupidly long roundup – Part 1

As promised. And it is indeed stupidly long. This is just part one. Grab a cuppa, settle in. It's time to Sloan.

Strokes Gained: how analytics is changing how golf is understood

I caught up with Mark Broadie, creator of the Strokes Gained Putting statistic in use on the PGA Tour, in a feature for the Irish Examiner.

Podcast: A visit to the Second Captains

A chat with the Second Captains about stats in sport

The Sloan Sports Analytics Conference – Day 2

A look back at Day 2 of the 2014 Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

The Sloan Sports Analytics Conference – Day 1

A note from Day 1 of the 2014 Sloan Sports Analytics Conference in Boston

Revenge of the Nerds

A feature on the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference for the Irish Examiner.