In this episode we talk to Stephanie Kovalchik about her paper 'A Statistical Model of Serve Return Impact Patterns in Professional Tennis' (co-authored with Jim Albert). Stephanie is a Staff Data Scientist at Zelus Analytics, where she works on advanced performance valuation for multiple pro sports. Before joining Zelus, Stephanie led data science…

We discuss True Shot Charts with Syracuse University Professors Justin Ehrlich and Shane Sanders. For references mentioned in the show: BigDataBall StatMuse Positive Residual - True Shooting Charts

We discuss An Examination of Olympic Sport Climbing Competition Format and Scoring System with Quang Nguyen (@qntkhvn). This paper won the Carnegie Mellon Sports Analytics Conference Reproducible Research Competition in November 2021. Quang Nguyen completed his Master of Science in Applied Statistics at Loyola University Chicago in 2021. He recentl…

We discuss Grinding the Bayes: A Hierarchical Modeling Approach to Predicting the NFL Draft with Benjamin Robinson (@benj_robinson). This paper was a finalist in the Carnegie Mellon Sports Analytics Conference Reproducible Research Competition in October 2020. You can submit an abstract to enter the 2021 Reproducible Research Competition now! Benja…

We discuss a previous Big Data Bowl finalist paper `Expected Hypothetical Completion Probability` (https://arxiv.org/abs/1910.12337) with authors Sameer Deshpande (@skdeshpande91) and Kathy Evans (@CausalKathy). Sameer is a postdoctoral associate at MIT. Prior to that, he completed his Ph.D. at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. …

We discuss Bang the Can Slowly: An Investigation into the 2017 Houston Astros with Ryan Elmore (@rtelmore) and Gregory J. Matthews (@StatsInTheWild). This paper was the winner of the Carnegie Mellon Sports Analytics Conference Reproducible Research Competition in October 2020. Ryan Elmore is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Business Info…

We discuss 'How often does the best team win? A unified approach to understanding randomness in North American sport' with Michael Lopez. Michael Lopez (@StatsbyLopez) is the Director of Football Data and Analytics at the National Football League and a Lecturer of Statistics and Research Associate at Skidmore College. At the National Football Leagu…

We discuss 'Player Chemistry: Striving for a Perfectly Balanced Soccer Team' with Lotte Bransen. This paper builds on the VAEP framework previously introduced Lotte and her colleagues, in order to quantify player chemistry. Our discussion covers details of the paper along with general challenges of estimating player chemistry in soccer and other sp…

In the third episode of the show we discuss 'Competing process hazard function models for player ratings in ice hockey' with two guests, Andrew Thomas and Sam Ventura. The discussion ranges from paper details to thoughts on modeling in hockey and sports in general. Andrew Thomas (@acthomasca) is the Director of Data Science for SMT (SportsMEDIA Tec…

In the second episode we discuss two papers by our guest Daniel Daly-Grafstein and Luke Bornn: Rao-Blackwellizing field goal percentage (published in JQAS and available at: http://www.lukebornn.com/papers/dalygrafstein_jqas_2019.pdf) and Using In-Game Shot Trajectories to Better Understand Defensive Impact in the NBA (available at: https://arxiv.or…

In the first official Open Source Sports podcast episode, we discuss openWAR (available on arXiv https://arxiv.org/abs/1312.7158 and JQAS ) with author Gregory J. Matthews (@StatsInTheWild), Associate Professor of Statistics at Loyola University Chicago. Additional resources mentioned in the show: openWAR code repository: https://github.com/beanumb…

Ron Yurko and Kostas Pelechrinis host the 'Open Source Sports' podcast to serve as a public reading group for discussing the latest research from sports analytics and statistics in sports. This teaser episode introduces the hosts and discusses the podcast format. Each episode will focus on a single paper featuring authors as guests, with discussion…

ADAM ONDRA, the Czech climber is the man to beat and for a lot of reasons. Adam is the only person to have won both the lead and the bouldering world cup title in the same year. And he’s the only person to have climbed 5.15d. Or flashed 5.15a. All while slaying V15 and 16’s. If you ever wondered what it will take to win a Gold Medal, or what the To…

SEASON THREE: The Road to 2020 Olympics w John Burgman Podcast Host: Dan GoodwinAs most everyone has heard, there will be three disciplines featured as a 'Combined Sport' in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Those three disciplines include speed climbing, bouldering, and lead.Unfortunately, most people are confused as to the format and the process…

On this week's episode, John Williams and Josh Sanchez talk about the Eagles' recent woes in their secondary and offensive line, Markelle Fultz/JJ Redick and the Sixers and MLB postseason predictions.

On this week's episode, John Williams and Josh Sanchez talk about the Sixers decision to hire Elton Brand as their new GM. The boys are also joined by former Sports Source co-host Pat Valyo to talk about the Eagles. Also, John dishes out his hottest hot take in Sports Source history.

On this week's edition of Sports Source, the boys are joined by Chris Fonte to talk about the NFC East, Dez Bryant and fantasy football.

On this week's show, the boys talk about the Eagles' week one victory over the Atlanta Falcons. John goes off on the Steelers and Le'Veon Bell. The guys also talk about Nike and Kaepernick.

On the first episode of the season, hosts John Williams and Josh Sanchez discuss the Eagles quarterback situation prior to Opening Night, the Phillies inaptitude to close out games and the Joel Embiid's Player Tribune article, and more!

7 STEPS TO OVERCOMING FEAR! If you're having a difficult time overcoming the fear of falling or failing in front of your peers, this star-studded podcast may change your life forever. For the first time, many of the world's greatest extreme athletes share their secrets on how they counter the negative thoughts and emotions associated with fear, as …

THE WORLDS MOST DANGEROUS RACE Part Two: Featuring Mayan Smith Gobat, Libby Sauter, Josie Mckee, Quinn Brett, & Hazel Findley. Listen as the Fastest Women on the planet discuss the extraordinary dangers of speed climbing up the Nose of El Capitan in Yosemite Valley National Park, California. For the first time, we get to hear from Josie McKee and Q…

THE WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS RACE! Featuring Brad Gobright and Jim Reynolds - the new record holders for the fastest time up The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite Valley, California. Their time: 2 hrs, 19 mins, & 44 seconds - shaving the nearly 4 mins off the previous record held by Hans Florine (also on this show), and Alex Honnold.In addition, we have…

ADAM ONDRA, a professional rock climber from the Czech Republic, and World Champion in two disciplines; lead and bouldering - has established the World's hardest climb known as Silence - the first route rated 9c or 5.15d.Not surprisingly, Adam is also the only person to climb all the 9b+'s (5.15c), and lead every pitch on Dawn Wall (9a -5.14d), hai…

STEVE McCLURE - the author of Beyond Limits, just established UK's hardest route: Rainman 9b (5.15b) at Malham Cove, home of another incredibly difficult McClure route: Overshadow - which was repeated by the legendary Adam Ondra back in 2007, confirming the rating as 9a+ (5.15a). If you want to learn how to navigate the most difficult climbing sequ…

CONVERSATION w JUSTEN SJONG 'The Climbing Sensei'Justen is one of the most sought after climbing coaches in the world today. In 2008, Sjong established the “hardest free big wall” in the world, Magic Mushroom (5.14a VI) on El Cap in Yosemite with Tommy Caldwell. Now Jsong coaches many of the world's strongest climbers like Alex Puccio, Daniel Woods…

For the last twenty years, Katie Lambert has been crushing big walls and sport climbs all across the globe, and she shows no sign of slowing down. Listen as Katie bares her soul in her latest film: 'A Bird's Perspective'. To learn more about Katie, please visit her profile page @ http://www.tripleblack.com/katie-lambert…

ABOUT: Hazel Findlay is one of the boldest female rock climbers in the world today. Trad climbing at the age of seven on the limestone sea cliffs of Pembroke, it didn't take long for Hazel's talents to be revealed. For six straight years, she was the British junior champion. But at 16, Hazel decided to focus on outdoor climbing, specializing in tra…

PETE WHITTAKER, a British Rock Climber, just made history by being the first person to free-climb Freerider (5.12d)in a day, using a rope-solo technique. Not only did he decimate the record, which was previously held by Jorg Verhoeven, who rope soloed Free Rider in four days, Pete smoked the route in 20 hours and six minutes. Listen as Pete shares …

CONVERSATION w HANS FLORINE - The Big Wall Speed Climber who jointly holds the record with Alex Honnold(listen to podcast w Alex)for climbing the Nose of El Cap in a mind blowing time of 2:23:46. Listen as Hollywood Hans, as some prefer to call him, shares his incredible story on how they were able to break the record that was previously set by the…

In Honor of 'Martin Luther King', we proudly introduce Kai Lightner, one of America's most influential rock climbers on the scene today. "I obviously knew going into it, I was doing something different, especially in my community. It was a big deal I was doing it because no one rock climbed. And the way out typically in an African American communit…

CONVERSATION w JONATHAN SIEGRIST - One of America's Most Prolific Rock Climbers. Jonathan has sent nearly '100' 5.14's including: Lucifer, Kryptonite, Necessary Evil, Pure Imagination, New World Order, and he has recently joined the 5.15 club by climbing Biographie, and La Ramba. Taped shortly after the 2016 Presidential Elections, Jonathan provide…

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW w Tess Rafferty. Tess is an actress, TV writer, comic and author, who recently teamed up with director Steve Cohen, to create a video that has taken the internet by storm. At the time of this publication, her video 'What Everyone Who Voted for Trump Needs to Hear, has surpassed 30 million views. As you will hear in our conversat…

CONVERSATION w BETH RODDEN The Queen of 'Meltdown' one of the hardest 'unrepeated' single pitches (5.14c/d) in Yosemite Valley. Listen as Beth shares her thoughts on 'Meltdown' and her near death experience in Kyrgyzstan, when she and Tommy were held captive by army rebels, and were forced to run for their lives, after pushing one of the guards off…

TO SECEDE OR NOT TO SECEDE? That is the question. Shortly after the controversial election, Dan Goodwin, the president and CEO of Triple Black TV, connected wth Marcus Ruiz Evans, the author of California’s Next Century 2.0: Economic Renaissance, and leader of the YesCalifornia campaign for independence, to ask some hard questions:1) What do you sa…

CONVERSATION w COLIN O'BRADY - The Winner of the Explorers Grand Slam for establishing a New World Record for ascending the Seven Summits(tallest mountain in Seven Continents) in just 139 Days! Listen as Colin shares his most amazing story, how he was able to circumnavigate the logistical nightmare of securing permits and visas, how he was able to …

CONVERSATION w MARGO HAYES! Margo is the only woman in the world to climb 5.15! At the age of 19, Margo has been on the podium a dozen times in national and world youth sport climbing championships. But what's most impressive about Margo is her philosophical approach towards life, a level of maturity you don't normally see at that age. To watch Mar…

Shaun Lopez has been surfing Jaws since he was old enough to carry a surfboard. His philosophical beliefs and lifestyle provide us a unique perspective of the surfing scene in Maui, where he plans to open a community store in very near future - directly across the street from Jaws.So stay tuned.Por Dan Goodwin

Conversation w Rafa Ortiz - 'One of the World's Greatest Kayakers' Listen as Rafa talks about his preparation, both mentally and physically, to be the first person to kayak over Niagara Falls. "My life's goal is to die exhausted, instead of bored."Por Dan Goodwin

This week we are featuring Rustam Gelmanov - the Russian Rocket, who has been taking the climbing and bouldering world by storm. This spring Rustam won a Gold Medal at the World Cup in Kazo, Japan, and in June, he captured the 2nd ascent of Daniel Woods' mega hard boulder problem known as Hypnotic Minds - V16. If you enjoy our Podcast, please SUBSC…

This May, Sierra Blair-Coyle became the first woman to scale a 33 story skyscraper, using suction cups that were powered by two LG Code Zero K94SGN vacuum cleaners mounted on her back. The building was approximately 460 feet high and situated in Songdo International Business District, a "smart city" about 40 miles southwest of Seoul, South Korea. A…

Listen as Joe talks about his training experience w Justin Sjong in the 'Bootcamp' program, and how it dramatically transformed his body and improved his climbing by more than a letter grade - making it possible to send Maquina Muerta 5.14+ at the age of 35! Combined with his mental mind games and breathing techniques, this is one interview you don…

Conversation w Boone Speed - One of America's Most Sought After Sport Photographers with a list of clients that include: Red Bull, Adidas, Nike, Prana, Black Diamond Equipment, Patagonia. If you are an inspiring photographer that wants to know how Boone captures his award winning cover shots, and what he thinks of Donald Trump (holding nothing back…

CONVERSATION with WILL GADD - 3 times Gold Medalist at the Winter X-Games, and world record holder for the longest paragliding flight, became the first person to ice climb Niagara Falls. Listen as Will takes us behind the scenes and describes what it was like, how he got permission to climb the world's most iconic waterfall, and how he's been able …

CONVERSATION w SASHA DIGIULIAN. Listen as Sasha talks about her ascent of the Magic Mushroom on the NorthFace of the Eiger (where over 60 people died), how she was inspired by Reinhold Messner, how she deals with injuries, over comes fear, trains physically, and gets herself mentally prepared for super hard sends. As you may have guessed, this is o…

CONVERSATION w PAMELA SHANTI PACK! The Queen of 'offwidth' climbing! "Invert style off width roofs are so rare that not all the intricacies of technique for surmounting them have been discovered. Each new route presents a puzzle that has never been deciphered and therefore, the opportunity not only to be the first person on that roof but the first …

Listen as Xavier shares his near death experience getting buried by a massive avalanche, how he rides sheer walls of blue ice and the steepest lines, and what it was like to be the stunt coordinator and cameraman for the movie Point Break - the remake.Por Dan Goodwin

INSPIRED BY THE SUCCESS of Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgenson on Dawn Wall, Will Stanhope successfully free climbed what is being hailed as the most difficult alpine route in North America, earning the prestigious Golden Piton Award. Located on the Snowpatch Spire in the Bugaboos of British Columbia, the Tom Egan Memorial Route (5.14b), took 150 da…

CONVERSATION w Ueli Steck 'The Swiss Machine!' Last Known Interview Before His Death! In 2014, Steck won his second Piolet d'Or award for free soloing Annapurna. Then in 2015, Ueli solidified his name in the history books by establishing a new record for soloing the North Face of the Eiger in 2 hours, 22 minutes and 50 seconds. Listen as Ueli Steck…

Listen as Nina shares her training techniques, both physically and mentally...."Breathing plays a huge aspect in controlling fear. It's like you are taking that inner fear and making it into a physical energy through your breath!" To watch Nina Williams videos, please visit www.tripleblack.comPor Dan Goodwin

CONVERSATION with NIC LAMB - the Winner of the Titan of Mavericks Surfing Competition at Half Moon Bay in Northern California. In this exclusive interview, Nic gives us a glimpse of what it's like to surf the most feared wave on the planet. "Fear may come up. But it's courage that will get you pass it, and growth is on the other side." To learn mor…