Introduction to the MathSport papers
Goossens, Dries / Spieksma, Frits
Page 89
On the winning probabilities and mean durations of volleyball
Ferrante, Marco / Fonseca, Giovanni
Page 91
The older they rise the younger they fall: age and performance trends in men’s professional tennis from 1991 to 2012
Kovalchik, Stephanie Ann
Page 99
Developing an improved tennis ranking system
Irons, David J. / Buckley, Stephen / Paulden, Tim
Page 109
Constructing schedules for sports leagues with divisional and round-robin tournaments
Larson, Jeffrey / Johansson, Mikael
Page 119
Standings in sports competitions using integer programming
Raack, Christian / Raymond, Annie / Schlechte, Thomas / Werner, Axel
Page 131
Between-seasons competitive balance in European football: review of existing and development of specially designed indices
Manasis, Vasileios / Ntzoufras, Ioannis
Page 139
Fair referee assignment for the Italian soccer serieA
Mancini, Simona / Isabello, Andrea
Page 153
To lead or not to lead: analysis of the sprint in track cycling
Moffatt, Joanne / Scarf, Phil / Passfield, Louis / McHale, Ian G. / Zhang, Kui
Page 161
Importance of descending skill for performance in fell races: a statistical analysis of race results
Kay, Anthony
Page 173
An Oracle method to predict NFL games
Balreira, Eduardo Cabral / Miceli, Brian K. / Tegtmeyer, Thomas
Page 183
Using random forests to estimate win probability before each play of an NFL game
Lock, Dennis / Nettleton, Dan
Page 197
Reversal of fortune: a statistical analysis of penalty calls in the National Hockey League
Abrevaya, Jason / McCulloch, Robert
Page 207
Realignment in the NHL, MLB, NFL, and NBA
Macdonald, Brian / Pulleyblank, William
Page 225
Estimating the effects of age on NHL player performance
Brander, James A. / Egan, Edward J. / Yeung, Louisa
Page 241
Uncovering Formula One driver performances from 1950 to 2013 by adjusting for team and competition effects
Phillips, Andrew J. K.
Page 261
Evaluating the ability of goalkeepers in English Premier League football
Gelade, Garry
Page 279
Skill importance in women’s soccer
Heiner, Matthew / Fellingham, Gilbert W. / Thomas, Camille
Page 287
