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What I Learned from Teaching a Data Analytics Course
Misc StuffAt the beginning of the year, I started to teach an online college course on Data Analytics at a four-year university. This was a completely new experience for me as I had never taught a course before at any level. It was work that was terrifying, uncertain, and demanding, but ultimately very fulfilling. I had […]
Copa Libertadores 2020: Group Stage Review
Competition AnalysisSports leagues around the world have had to adjust to conducting their competitions in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it’s particularly challenging for a continental competition that takes place in multiple countries. For CONMEBOL to complete the remaining 96 group stage matches of the Copa Libertadores, in spite of the pandemic that continues […]
Copa Libertadores 2019 Final Preview: River Plate vs Flamengo
Competition AnalysisArgentina’s River Plate and Brazil’s Flamengo, two footballing giants of their respective countries, will meet Saturday in the 2019 Copa Libertadores Final in Lima, Peru. It’s the first Final of the neutral site era (although some might see the rescheduled second leg in Madrid as the true start of the era). Last year’s final was […]
Copa Libertadores 2019 Semifinal #2: Grêmio vs Flamengo
Competition AnalysisBoca Juniors and River Plate have sucked up most of the oxygen in the Copa Libertadores, but the second semifinal tie presents an explosive matchup between two Brazilian powerhouses. Grêmio and Flamengo meet in an encounter of a recent champion (and semifinalist for the third consecutive year) and a side who haven’t reached this stage […]
Copa Libertadores 2019 Semifinal: River vs Boca
Competition AnalysisRiver Plate and Boca Juniors — the most explosive derby in South American football and perhaps anywhere else — meet again in the Copa Libertadores for the second time in ten months. Instead of meeting in the final, this time they will meet in the semifinal over two legs. There are some differences in this […]