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December 25, 2009

Giving the Saints Marching Orders

Giving the Saints Marching Orders After Hurricane Katrina, the National Football League’s New Orleans Saints went from a struggling franchise threatening to leave town to a symbol of the city’s resurgence, playing a key role in community and business redevelopment. A key component of the team’s about-face is its 32-year-old executive vice president, Rita Benson…
Culture  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
December 25, 2009

Crunching numbers to determine if top 100 recruits lead to BCS bowls

Crunching numbers to determine if top 100 recruits lead to BCS bowls The Count feature in the Wall Street Journal typically offers a fascinating look inside the numbers of sport. If you’ve read Freakonomics, you understand the concept; use raw data and sprinkle in a little counterintuitive thinking to draw eye-opening conclusions. So when Rupert…