Defense doesn't matter in Fantasy leagues. Sure, there are some leagues that count errors, but they are fairly rare. For the most part, an owner doesn't care about owning a terrible defensive player ...

Texas Tech opens March Madness against Akron, and the advanced statistics reveal a matchup full of stylistic contrasts and a razor-thin margin for error.

Since their introduction, the prevalence of advanced statistics in fantasy football to the point of ubiquity has served as both a blessing and a curse. Use led directly (and perhaps predictably) to ...

As was mentioned in our preview of advanced hitting stats, we’re really excited about the addition of advanced stats for Yahoo Fantasy Baseball. And advanced metrics are especially valuable for ...

Corbin Young takes you through which advanced stats to note during Spring Training to help with 2026 fantasy baseball drafts.

Confession: I'm a stat geek. I have no problem admitting it. While the advanced metrics have increased our understanding of the game, they still haven't completely made their way into Fantasy. Yes, ...

Welcome to the latest episode of Hot Takedown, FiveThirtyEight’s sports podcast. On this week’s show (Oct. 11, 2016), we bring you another edition of “Stat School.” That usually means that Statman, ...

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (24) puts up a shot against Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah (13), forward Luol Deng (9), guard Ronnie Brewer (11) and forward Taj Gibson as time expires in the ...

Since their introduction, the prevalence of advanced statistics in fantasy football to the point of ubiquity has served as both a blessing and a curse. Use led directly (and perhaps predictably) to ...