We like to think that our successes are earned and our failures are due to bad luck — but chance plays a far bigger role than ...

In sports, coin tosses are often used to decide who goes first, or pick who goes to bat for the first part of the game. It seems fair. You'd assume that as coins have two sides and you introduce a ...

In sports, coin tosses are often used to decide who goes first, or pick who goes to bat for the first part of the game. It seems fair. You'd assume that as coins have two sides and you introduce a ...

The Bears attaining playoff status in 2024 is perceived as a coin flip. At least according to Pro Football Focus betting and calculations, the chances are less than 50% but their chances are better ...

WASHINGTON — The Super Bowl is one of the biggest sports events in the U.S., with more than 100 million people watching the game. This year, the Kansas City Chiefs will take on the Philadelphia Eagles ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2023 and has been updated. The coin toss seems like it should be the most simple part of a football game, right? Every NFL game starts with one of ...

The NFL has confirmed that referee Clete Blakeman made his own decision to repeat the coin toss before overtime in Saturday night's divisional playoff game between the Green Bay Packers and Arizona ...