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Biggest blown lead in every NFL team’s history

February 4, 2023 7:02 AM Stacker

When an NFL team takes a big lead only to have their opponent erase it, it’s devastating for the loser and electrifying for the winner. OLBG gathered…

Where could pro sports expand next? 12 cities that are ripe for new teams

January 31, 2023 7:03 AM Stacker

OLBG compiled a list of 12 potential expansion cities for major sports leagues in North America using Census Bureau population…

Year of the quarterback carousel: A look back at the NFL’s record number of starting quarterbacks in 2022

January 31, 2023 7:02 AM Stacker

Stacker analyzed Pro-Football-Reference.com data to determine how an NFL-record 69 different quarterbacks started games during the 2022 regular…

How tribal gaming has changed over time and impacts tribes today

January 30, 2023 7:02 AM Stacker

OLBG drew on internet research and National Indian Gaming Commission data to trace the history of tribal gaming.…

Gold rush: How college athletes in different sports make money in the Wild West of name, image, and likeness deals

January 25, 2023 7:02 AM Stacker

Stacker compiled a list of 20 college sports that collect the most money through NIL deals, as calculated in a 2022 report by…

Seeing yellow: The data behind penalties in the NFL

January 7, 2023 7:02 AM Stacker

Which penalties are most common in NFL games, and which teams and refs lead the pack? OLBG analyzed recent NFL penalty data using stats from Pro…

12 sports records athletes set this year

December 29, 2022 7:03 AM Stacker

Stacker ranked a dozen sports records set in the year 2022, including milestones from Aaron Judge, Alyssa Thomas, and…

Highest-paid players in the NBA

November 23, 2022 7:02 AM Stacker

You may know which NBA players make the most points, but who makes the most money? Stacker compiled a list of the 25 highest-paid NBA players using…

10 technologies that have shaped online gambling

November 18, 2022 7:03 AM Stacker

Gambling doesn’t just take place in casinos anymore. OLBG reviewed research from across the internet to understand the different technologies used by…

Richest soccer players

November 18, 2022 7:03 AM Stacker

Stacker compiled net worth data as well as life and career insights from the wealthiest soccer players in the world using Celebrity Net Worth and…

The World Cup is the most-watched sporting event internationally—here’s how it stacks up to other US events

November 17, 2022 7:02 AM Stacker

OLBG collected data on the U.S. television ratings of recent major sports championships to see how the Men’s World Cup ranks in popularity against…

Players with the most penalty minutes in NHL history

November 16, 2022 7:02 AM Stacker

OLBG ranked the best enforcers in NHL history, based on all-time leaders in penalty minutes, according to Sports Reference’s Stathead…

Richest NFL players

November 10, 2022 7:02 AM Stacker

To uncover the richest NFL players, Stacker consulted Celebrity Net Worth and ranked them by their 2022 net worth, calculated using a proprietary…

English clubs send the most players to the World Cup—here are the next most popular countries

November 1, 2022 7:02 AM Stacker

OLBG compiled a list of countries likely to supply the most club players to national teams in the 2022 World Cup, using rosters collected on the…

The NHL’s Coyotes are going to have historic attendance lows this season—here’s how bad it will be

October 5, 2022 7:02 AM Stacker

Hockey’s Arizona Coyotes will be playing in a 5,000-seat arena this season. Stacker analyzed data from HockeyDB.com to find out what this…

25 of the most successful batters and pitchers in the MLB postseason

September 30, 2022 7:02 AM Stacker

OddsSeeker.com used data from Stathead to compile charts of the best active batters and pitchers in the Major League Baseball…

What’s in a name? How naming rights deals impact the professional sports venue landscape

September 8, 2022 7:02 AM Stacker

With the recent naming upheavals impacting the 2022 NFL season, Stacker set out to bring into focus the picture of the naming rights landscape across…