Sports Archive:
Is the Tour de France Getting Easier?
20 Jul 2010The distance has shrunk considerably while speeds have been increasing.
World Cup Flopping
In: Source: WSJ Sports
12 Jul 2010The WSJ has a compilation of some of the most flagrant acting performances from the world cup. I hope FIFA does something to correct the reffing/flopping issue – it’s embarrassing to watch such amazing athletes act like children.
World Cup Goals: When, Where, Who
28 Jun 2010I’m getting a little tired of World Cup visualizations (especially since the US lost on Saturday), but the WSJ’s views of individual goals is interesting. You can view them by date, country, field position, stadium, club team, game time, or player.
Weird World Cup Stats
In: Interactive Sports
26 Jun 2010This is a combination of great and shitty. Some of the stats look accurate and are very interesting (202 yellow cards, 11 penalty kicks), some look like bad estimates (calories eaten?!?), and it’s intermixed with way too many oil company ads.
History of the World Cup
In: Interactive Sports
13 Jun 2010Apparently there’s a lot of ways to slice the same information. created in Tableau.
Hockey: Stanley Cup Appearances and Team History
In: Interactive Sports
13 Jun 2010A cool interactive that shows Stanley Cup appearances, as well as when each team was founded and whether they moved/renamed.
World Cup Stadiums
In: Sports
9 Jun 2010I can’t imagine why you might want all this information in one place.. but here it is. (via)
From the Guardian, a detailed history from 1930-2006.
From the Washington Post, an interesting Map/Calendar menu leads to team info and recent news.
A Great World Cup Schedule
In: Interactive Sports
3 Jun 2010Very well designed. View the schedule by team, date, city, or group.
Are you Ready for the World Cup?
In: Sports
22 May 2010It starts June 12th 11th. First off, to get you psyched:
Interactive guide to pools and teams:
Calendar from the BBC (highlight your team and print):
A “scientific” prediction of the results, from UK Wired:
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