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Birth Months of World Cup Players

July 9, 2010, filed under Uncategorized; 11 Comments.

Four years ago I (and others) got in a dispute with Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt (DL) about their claim that birth month had a meaningful impact on later success in professional sports because kids born in January were “old” for their age group and were, therefore, more likely to make elite travel, national teams [...]

SI on the White Athlete

February 23, 2010, filed under Uncategorized; 10 Comments.

In 1997, Sports Illustrated asked “What Ever Happened To The White Athlete?” Unsure of his place in a sports world dominated by blacks who are hungrier, harder-working and perhaps physiologically superior, the young white male is dropping out of the athletic mainstream to pursue success elsewhere Read the whole thing. Some excerpts and comments below. [...]