Sports & GM7 min read
Hockey Forecheck Systems: The 1-2-2, the Trap and Dump-and-Chase
How hockey forecheck systems work: what the 1-2-2, two-man pressure and the neutral-zone trap ask of each player, what they give up, and the roster each needs.
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Sports & GM guides, page 5
Articles 97–120 of 298, newest first. The introduction to this reading list, its topic hubs and the guides other articles cite most are on the first page.
Sports & GM articles 97–120
- Sports & GM8 min read
Hockey Penalties Explained: Minors, Majors, Misconducts and Penalty Shots
Hockey penalties sorted by what they cost: minors, double minors, majors, misconducts, match penalties, penalty shots and delayed calls, per the NHL rulebook.
- Sports & GM7 min read
Hockey Rules for Beginners: Periods, Lines, Offside, Icing and Penalties
New to hockey? How a game runs from the opening faceoff to the final horn: periods, line changes, offside, icing, penalties and overtime, per the NHL rulebook.
- Sports & GM8 min read
Home Advantage in Sports: What the Evidence Says, and What Empty Stadiums Revealed
Home advantage turns up in every major pro team sport studied in England and North America: how it is measured, its causes, and what empty stadiums revealed.
- Sports & GM7 min read
How the NFL Playoffs Work: 14 Teams, Seeding, the Bye and Tiebreakers
How the 14-team NFL playoff field is built: division winners and wild cards, why only the No. 1 seed rests, how reseeding works and how ties are broken.
- Sports & GM6 min read
How NHL Standings Work: The Loser Point, Regulation Wins and the Wild Card
How NHL standings work: two points for a win, one for an overtime loss, the official tiebreak order, points percentage, and how the wild card sets the bracket.
- Sports & GM6 min read
How NHL Waivers Work: Exemptions, Priority and Claims
How NHL waivers work: the 24-hour process, which players are exempt, how claim priority is set, the 10-game and 30-day clock, and what changed in 2026-27.
- Sports & GM7 min read
How Does American Football Work? Downs, Scoring and the Field, Explained
American football from the first snap: 11 players a side, four downs to gain 10 yards, what each score is worth and why, and how the field is laid out.
- Sports & GM7 min read
How NHL Overtime Works: 3-on-3, the Shootout and Playoff Overtime
How NHL overtime works in 2026-27: five minutes of three-on-three, penalties in overtime, the shootout's rules, and why playoff overtime is a different game.
- Sports & GM7 min read
How the NFL Salary Cap Works: Cap Hits, Proration, Dead Money and Void Years
One hypothetical contract followed through the NFL cap: how signing bonuses prorate, what accelerates on a release, the June 1 split, rollover and void years.
- Sports & GM6 min read
How the NHL Draft Works: Eligibility, Seven Rounds and the Lottery
How the NHL draft works: the September 15 age cut-off, who is eligible, seven rounds, the two-draw lottery and how long a team keeps a drafted player's rights.
- Sports & GM8 min read
How the NHL Salary Cap Works: Cap Hits, LTIR, Buyouts and Entry-Level Deals
How the NHL salary cap works in 2026-27: the $104 million upper limit, cap hits, LTIR, buyouts, entry-level deals, and the playoff cap the new agreement adds.
- Sports & GM8 min read
How Is WAR Calculated? Replacement Level, Runs and Wins, Step by Step
WAR sums batting, baserunning, fielding and positional runs, sets the baseline at replacement level and turns runs into wins. Each step, and where sites differ.
- Sports & GM7 min read
How Par Is Determined in Golf: Hole Length, Effective Playing Length and Design
Par is set hole by hole from length ranges in the World Handicap System, adjusted for elevation, lay-ups, wind and design — and it is not a difficulty rating.
- Sports & GM6 min read
From Academy to First Team: How Professional Soccer Careers Actually Start
How academy pathways into professional soccer work, what research says about selection, contracts and release, and why no route comes with a guarantee.
- Sports & GM7 min read
How Sports Scouting Works: Projection, Uncertainty and What Talent ID Research Shows
What scouts evaluate, why projecting a young player is harder than describing one, and what talent identification research says about selection accuracy.
- Sports & GM7 min read
How Seeding Works in Tennis: Seeds, Draw Placement and What Happens When a Seed Withdraws
How tennis events pick seeds from the rankings, where seeds go in the draw, who replaces a seed who pulls out, and what seeding cannot promise.
- Sports & GM6 min read
How the FIFA World Ranking Works: The Elo-Style "SUM" Formula, Step by Step
How the FIFA men's world ranking is calculated: the Elo-style SUM formula, match importance values, shoot-out and knockout rules, and worked examples.
- Sports & GM8 min read
How to Keep Score in Baseball (and Read a Box Score)
A beginner's method for scoring a game: position numbers, marks like 6-3 and K, a worked half-inning, the scorer's judgment calls and how a box score is proved.
- Sports & GM6 min read
How to Read a Basketball Box Score, Column by Column
A column-by-column guide to the basketball box score using the league's own stat definitions, a worked example line, and what a box score cannot tell you.
- Sports & GM6 min read
How VAR Works in Soccer: The Five Reviewable Decisions and the "Clear and Obvious" Test
How the video assistant referee works under the 2026/27 IFAB protocol: five reviewable situations, the clear and obvious test, checks and on-field reviews.
- Sports & GM8 min read
The Infield Fly Rule Explained: When It Applies and Why It Exists
The infield fly rule stops a fielder dropping an easy pop-up to turn a double play. Its conditions, what runners may do, and the edge cases.
- Sports & GM8 min read
Is Bunting Good? What Run Expectancy Says About Bunts, Steals and Intentional Walks
Usually not: a sacrifice bunt tends to lower expected runs. Run expectancy applied to bunts, squeezes, steals and intentional walks, with the arithmetic shown.
- Sports & GM7 min read
Is Momentum in Sports Real? The Hot Hand, the Fallacy, and the Correction
Momentum is real in some settings but narrower than it feels. The 1985 hot hand fallacy study, the 2018 correction, and what both mean for streaks.