The World Cup, the pinnacle of sport, over a billion people will be tuned in for an entire month to watch the likes of Messi, Ronaldo, France, Brazil and… Canada?

With the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship approaching, our Nic Osanic breaks down Team Canada, Team Finland, and the rest of Group A.

After another disastrous postseason effort from the Leafs, we take a look at some of the moves GM Kyle Dubas should be looking at in a summer with all eyes on him. Known as an GM who takes pride in analytics, we try to match Dubas and the Leafs with difference-makers for the 2021-22 season.

The Premier League is arguably the most popular soccer league in the world. Each season, the main point of contention is which team comes out on top after 38 games. In our last article, Learning the soccer transfer market through text analytics, we explored a facet of using text data to provide insights in soccer. This time around, we pivot our research to expand how text data may play a role in an evolving analytics scene. In this article, we use text data to predict the 2020-21 Premier League standings.

The 2020-21 NHL season has posed various challenges for its players, few of which impact anyone more than members of this year's rookie crop. In this QSAO series, we look at this year’s crop of the NHL rookie race — who’s excelling, who’s not, and who’s surprised us so far this season. In the series’ piece, we’ll look at some of the NHL’s freshmen from North and West Divisions.

The 2020-21 NHL season has posed various challenges for its players, few of which impact anyone more than members of this year's rookie crop. In this QSAO series, we look at this year’s crop of the NHL rookie race — who’s excelling, who’s not, and who’s surprised us so far this season. In this first piece, we’ll look at some of the NHL’s freshmen from Central and East Divisions.

As the halfway mark of the MLB season rolls around, baseball and sports fans alike look forward each year to the ever-entertaining evening that is the Home Run Derby. The goal is simple; hit the most home runs. Despite the widespread celebration of the event, some critics bring up the so-called “Curse of the Home Run Derby” every year. In this article, we will determine if there is any truth to this myth or if we can simply enjoy watching our favourite players participate without worry.

With veterans potentially on the move, there is no shortage of options for teams looking to improve under center. In Part One of this series, we took a look at the NFL's quarterback-hungry teams and the probability they go in a new direction this offseason while assigning many of them some of the draft's best quarterbacks. Now, we'll take a look at the trade and free-agent candidates.

Though the NFL game has changed over the years, this postseason was a reminder that quarterback play reigns supreme. Already, this offseason’s deals alone would make for an unusually active NFL quarterback carousel, remarkably, the league is just getting started. Over the next two articles, we’ll take a look at the candidates and try to find the best matches amongst an unprecedented amount of job-openings. In this article, we’ll break down which teams are in line for a change and which teams could replenish their QB ranks at the 2021 NFL Draft.

Over the past two week, we’ve released an individual preview for both the Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Now that we’ve released an in-depth analysis on both teams, it’s time to look at how they match up. In the third instalment of QSAO’s Super Bowl Preview, we look at the Chiefs-Buccaneers matchup, their keys to the game, and some insights that will help you make your bets for the Super Bowl.

The stage is set for Super Bowl 55. The Kansas City Chiefs are set to defend their 2020 Lombardi Trophy against none other than Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In this QSAO article, analyst Jack Bleweis analyzes the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ season; their strengths, their weaknesses, their wins, and their losses — and how they look heading into Super Bowl 55.

The stage is set for Super Bowl 55. The Kansas City Chiefs are set to defend their 2020 Lombardi Trophy against none other than Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In this QSAO article, analyst Jack Bleweis analyzes the Kansas City Chiefs’ season; their strengths, their weaknesses, their wins, and their losses — and how they look heading into Super Bowl 55.

With soccer’s January transfer window set to open in a matter of days, rumours about potential blockbuster transfers are already brewing. Given the chaotic nature of this past summer’s transfer window amidst a global pandemic, there was no shortage of uncertainty and speculation in the market. In this QSAO article, analyst Rylen Sampson uses text data from various soccer blogs to determine the legitimacy of various transfer sagas from this past summer and makes predictions for January’s transfer window.

When Giannis Antetokounmpo signed his five-year, $228-million supermax with the Milwaukee Bucks last week, Plan A for the Raptors was officially dead. It is unusual for a team to "move on" from a player they never actually had on their roster (and with no real proof they were ever even close to getting him), but the Raptors must come to terms with the fact that there is no superstar in their future. In this QSAO article, Jared Goodman breaks down the keys to success for the Raptors season without any superstar reinforcements in the near future.