Statistical analyst and ex-NBA assistant coach Dean Oliver visits WIRED to answer sports math questions from the internet. What’s the most efficient shot to take on a basketball court? Are NFL running ...

A middle-school student using the Fantasy Sports Math League game, an engaging way to interest students in real world math using NFL player statistics Understanding mathematics is a fundamental skill ...

J.T. Young asks an interesting question in “Do Sports Explain the ‘Math Gender Gap’?” op-ed, Sept. 8). One of my favorite ways to teach math to my children—my daughter and sons—is an activity we call ...

While mathematics is a fundamental skill crucial to daily life, U.S. parents today see math education as boring, outdated, and disconnected from the real world. (1) At the national level, short and ...

BOSTON — The Miami Heat still have the math on their side, even after Tuesday night’s 116-99 loss to the Boston Celtics at Kaseya Center that trimmed their lead in the Eastern Conference finals to 3-1 ...

(CNN) — With just one errant stroke, Jordan Spieth was out of the tournament. Not with the stroke of his club though, but of his pen. After making a promising start at The Genesis Invitational, the ...

Marc-Andre Fleury hasn't crunched the numbers to figure out what it'll take for the Wild to make the playoffs. "I haven't got that far yet," the goaltender said. If he did, the math would show the ...