Should NHL expand to Houston? What about Honolulu?: Puck Daddy’s Greg Wyshynski breaks down a recent study about the viability of non-NHL markets to possibly support pro hockey.

Are We Actually Getting Better at Chess?: Sometimes you will hear complaints that top chess players’ Elo Ratings have been artificially inflated over time, but a new study suggests that the quality of top players’ moves are actually better now than they were 40 years ago.

Effect of Foul Area on Strike Outs (1954-1968): From Beyond the Box Score, a study that analyzed the relationship between strikeouts and a park’s foul territory area during the 1950s and 60s.

A new basketball free throw choking study: At Sabermetric Research, Phil Birnbaum reviews a new study about whether players choke when shooting pressure FTs.