Introduction 1(6)
Whistle Swallowing
7(24)
Why fans and leagues want officials to miss calls
Go for It
31(28)
Why coaches make decisions that reduce their team's chances of winning
How Competitive Are Competitive Sports?
59(5)
Why are the Pittsburgh Steelers so successful and the Pittsburgh Pirates so unsuccessful?
Tiger Woods Is Human (and Not for the Reason You Think)
64(17)
How Tiger Woods is just like the rest of us, even when it comes to playing golf
Offense Wins Championships, Too
81(5)
Is defense really more important than offense?
The Value of a Blocked Shot
86(6)
Why Dwight Howard's 232 blocked shots are worth less than Tim Duncan's 149
Rounding First
92(13)
Why 299 hitters are so much more rare (and maybe more valuable) than 300 hitters
Thanks, Mr. Rooney
105(5)
Why black NFL coaches are doing worse than ever---and why this is a good thing
Comforts of Home
110(26)
How do conventional explanations for the home field advantage stack up?
So, What Is Driving the Home Field Advantage?
136(32)
Hint: Vocal fans matter, but not in the way you might think
There's No / in Team
168(5)
But there is an m and an e
Off the Chart
173(19)
How Mike McCoy came to dominate the NFL draft
How a Coin Toss Trumps All
192(4)
Why American Idol is a fairer contest than an NFL overtime
What Isn't in the Mitchell Report?
196(15)
Why Dominican baseball players are more likely to use steroids---and American players are more likely to smoke weed
Do Athletes Really Melt When Iced?
211(4)
Does calling a time-out before a play actually work?
The Myth of the Hot Hand
215(15)
Do players and teams ride the wave of momentum? Or are we (and they) fooled into thinking they do?
Damned Statistics
230(4)
Why "four out of his last five" almost surely means four of six
Are the Chicago Cubs Cursed?
234(19)
If not, then why are the Cubs so futile?
Epilogue 253(4)
Acknowledgments 257(4)
Bibliography 261(10)
Index 271