If the United States and Venezuela meet in the World Baseball Classic championship game on Tuesday night, a coin toss will be needed. One of the teams has to be the home team, batting second in each ...

Team USA’s path to the World Baseball Classic final has already been dramatic. Now, the outcome of a coin flip could determine a crucial advantage in the championship game. The United States secured ...

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller told the National Association for Business Economics on February 23rd that the March 17th–18th Federal Open Market Committee decision is “close to a coin ...

Olympic hockey gold should test depth and resilience—not be decided by 3-on-3 overtime. Here’s why 5-on-5 sudden death is the right fix. Olympic hockey is supposed to crown the best team in the ...

I break down a controversial incident where police used a coin flip to decide an arrest. Daines’s last-minute retirement maneuver leaves Capitol Hill stunned — and some frustrated Alabama set to ...

Zachary del Rosario has received funding from the National Science Foundation and Toyota Research Institute. Probability underpins AI, cryptography and statistics. However, as the philosopher Bertrand ...

A college student's summer job search in 1974 led to a lifelong connection with Savannah, Georgia. A seasonal job at Fort Pulaski National Monument inspired a career change from history to law. This ...

On the surface, it seems like the most even prop bet one can make. But Super Bowl history says a little different. The Patriots won the toss ahead of Super Bowl 60, with the coin landing on heads. New ...

Fans and bettors had opportunities to wager on the pregame coin flip for Super Bowl 60 between the Patriots and Seahawks. Yes, you could bet on whether the coin landed on heads or tails, and based on ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Few sporting events offer as much in the way of prop bets as the Super Bowl, and the fun actually starts before kickoff, ...

Every Super Bowl, without fail, one of the biggest moments to bet on occurs right before the opening kickoff, even though it's a bet based on pure luck. The pre-game coin flip continues to attract ...