Plus-minus can be a polarizing statistic. While it certainly doesn’t tell the whole story and can be deceiving at times, it can serve as a good barometer for a player’s impact on the game. NBC Sports ...

Michigan State basketball took down New Mexico on Sunday night in the NCAA Tournament's second round, propelling the Spartans into the Sweet 16 for a matchup against Ole Miss. The game between the ...

With the season now 10 games deep (and sample sizes, while still small, starting to accumulate), and with a long break between games, it’s the perfect time to roll out a series of year-to-date summary ...

As we continue to track the Red Zone Plus/Minus — Athlon Sports’ exclusive metric that combines NFL teams’ efficiency in the red zone on both offense and defense — there is a growing correlation ...

Coach Jason Kidd sent reporters scurrying to their research materials recently with a nugget of information that bordered on the unbelievable. He casually mentioned that Josh Green has the best ...

The plus/minus rating is a useful statistic, but it is often overrated. A number of factors -- many of them out of a player's control -- affect a player's rating, which is why you can't take the ...

Unable to score while struggling to keep the puck out of its own net, Tampa Bay is staring at some ugly figures on the stat sheet. Eduardo A. Encina is a sports reporter covering the Tampa Bay ...

Chicago — After every game, one of the first things Paul Reed does is grab a scorebox, similar to many of his teammates and colleagues around the league. He isn't looking for the number of points he ...

Buffalo Sabres’ Tyler Myers,left, talks with goaltending coach Jim Corsi during NHL hockey rookie camp in Amherst, N.Y., Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. (AP Photo/David Duprey) AP The hockey world is ages ...