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Explaining the College Football Playoff's new strength of schedule metric -- and the SEC's campaign behind it

The new metric -- titled record strength -- will give further credit to how a team performs against its schedule. It will ...

Toronto Raptors Continue Building Playoff Contender In Trade Idea For Forgotten All-Star

The Toronto Raptors are building a quality team in the Eastern Conference, but could make a legitimate contender by targeting ...

College Football Playoff adds strength-of-record metric, recusal tweaks for selection committee

The new metric 'rewards teams defeating high-quality opponents while minimizing the penalty for losing to such a team.' ...

Braves Claim Jake Fraley Off Waivers After Outfielder DFA'd by Reds Amid Playoff Race

The Reds are sitting at 66-60 on the season, just a game back from the New York Mets, who hold the final wild card spot. The ...

WNBA standings, playoff picture, schedule: Aces win eighth straight; Liberty reclaim second place

The final month of the WNBA regular season has arrived, which means it's officially time for the playoff push. Each team has ...

Indiana Fever's Playoff Chances Take a Hit After Falling to 7th in WNBA Standings

Indiana Fever's Playoff Chances Take a Hit After Falling to 7th in WNBA Standings originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The ...

As Mets fight for life in NL playoff race, can rookie pitchers bail them out?

But finishing this marathon has proven challenging: Holmes is averaging less than five innings in his last nine starts, the ...