Sports & GM8 min read
Free Relief in Golf: Cart Paths, Ground Under Repair and Embedded Balls
Free relief from cart paths, sprinkler heads, ground under repair, puddles and embedded balls, and how to find the nearest point of complete relief.
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- Sports & GM9 min read
Golf Penalty Areas: Red vs Yellow Stakes and Every Relief Option
Red or yellow stakes decide your options. How Rule 17 works: playing it as it lies, the one-stroke relief options, point X and the mistakes to avoid.
- Sports & GM7 min read
How Golf Breaks Ties: Sudden-Death Playoffs, Aggregate Playoffs and Matching Scorecards
How golf breaks ties: who picks the method, how sudden-death and aggregate playoffs work, how a scorecard count-back is done, and why short playoffs are random.
- Sports & GM9 min read
Golf Rules for Beginners: The Handful That Decide Most Rounds
The few Rules of Golf that decide most first rounds: penalty sizes, lost balls, water, unplayable lies, free relief, scorecards and ready golf.
- Sports & GM7 min read
Golf Stats to Track: GIR, Fairways, Scrambling and Putts — and What Each Misses
The traditional golf stats worth tracking, defined precisely: greens in regulation, fairways, putts, scrambling, sand saves and penalties, and what each misses.
- Sports & GM7 min read
The Handball Rule in Soccer: What Counts, What Doesn't, and Why It Keeps Changing
What the 2026/27 Law 12 says about handball: deliberate touches, the unnaturally bigger test, accidental touches by attackers, goalkeepers and cards.
- Sports & GM5 min read
Has Any Team Gone 162-0? Baseball's Best Records and Why the Season Is 162 Games
No team has gone 162-0. The record is 116 wins, reached in 1906 and 2001. The record book, why the season became 162 games, and how unlikely perfection is.
- Sports & GM6 min read
Has Any Team Gone 20-0? Perfect Seasons, 17-0 and the Math of 17 + 3
No NFL team has gone 20-0. The only perfect season was 17-0 in 1972. Here is the record, the near misses, and why today's perfect season is 20 games long.
- Sports & GM6 min read
Has Any NBA Team Gone 82-0? The Real Records Behind the Perfect-Season Question
No NBA team has gone 82-0. The best record is 73-9, the best start 24-0 and the longest streak 33 games. The record book, and why the season is 82 games.
- Sports & GM7 min read
A Short History of Rugby Union: From Schools Football to the Professional Era
How rugby union grew from Rugby School football to a professional world game: what the Webb Ellis story gets wrong, the 1871 and 1895 turning points, and 1995.
- 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.
- 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.