Rapper Drake made headlines this weekend when he made a surprise performance at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas on Saturday. The six-song set took place at FADER FORT, and included hits like “Know Yourself,” “Legend,” “Energy,” and “Summer 16.”

Drake also announced that the release of his much-awaited new album Views from the 6 is close, and although he didn’t give a precise date for the drop he did tease that he was planning on a tour in support of the album.

“Views from the 6 coming in how many weeks, I hope you enjoy that s@#t,” Drake told the crowd.

While an official list of tour dates hasn’t yet been announced, the Toronto rapper did say he’d be back in Austin, as well has Dallas and Houston. [Read more…]

Journalists who write about college basketball and fans who want to fill out their brackets rely on statistics collected during games, analyzed, and posted online to assess players’ performance, compare teams, and make decisions on what topics to write about and which teams to support. While there is a wealth of detailed information available about male college basketball players and teams, the data is often less in-depth when it comes to women’s basketball. Fortunately, some websites are trying to change that.

Websites such as Sports-Reference.com and shotanalytics.com offer detailed information about pace, point differentials, and many other statistics about men’s teams. The information collected about women’s performances tends to focus on more basic components, such as points, rebounds, and blocks, and less on the in-depth analysis that is found for men’s basketball.

Some journalists, such as Sue Bird from The Players’ Tribune and Howard Megdal from Excelle Sports, have written about the disparity between data on men’s and women’s basketball and have said it limits the types of stories they can write about the sport. They have called for more detailed information about women’s performances in basketball.

Some sources are trying to bridge the gender gap. Basketball-Reference.com shows the usage rate and true shooting percentage for female basketball players. ESPN has statistics available on women’s basketball. That data is organized in the form of leaderboards, and the top 50 teams can be searched and sorted. The NCAA’s website is also a good source of data on women’s basketball with information on Division I, II, and III teams. Its archives include national statistical rankings going back to 2000 and a team and player national rankings summary starting with 2002. The site also includes Final Four records stretching back to 2001.

WBBState.com was until recently a go-to source for detailed information about women’s basketball. It collected and shared data such as usage, true shooting percentage, adjusted team rankings, and other detailed statistics. The website went offline on February 29, leaving journalists and fans without the ability to use its detailed information. The company that provided server space to data company National Statistical, which ran the site, took its equipment offline.

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Justin Bieber began his highly anticipated Purpose World Tour last week with Seattle, Vancouver, Portland, and Sacramento, and fans across the rest of the United States and Europe can still look forward to seeing him as the tour continues through the end of November.

Tickets for the Purpose World Tour aren’t always easy to come by though, and fans should be careful to get theirs from a reputable seller like CapitalCityTickets.com. [Read more…]

Fans of rock legend Bob Dylan have a lot to be happy about right now. The 74-year-old singer is set to release a new album on May 20, with a 27-date United States tour to follow.

The album, titled Fallen Angels is expected to be a follow up to Dylan’s 2015 LP Shadows in the Night, an album of standards which had previously been recorded by Frank Sinatra. It’s been reported that the track list will include songs like “That Old Black Magic,” “Come Rain or Come Shine,” and “Melancholy Mood.”

The tour, which will include singer Mavis Staples as an opening act, will kick off on June 4 at the Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery in Woodinville, WA and conclude in Gilford, NH at the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion. It comes on the heels of more than a dozen shows in Japan in April – fitting considering Dylan’s relentless schedule has been dubbed the “Never Ending Tour” by many fans.

On-sale dates differ by venue, but tickets will begin going on sale this Friday, March 11. More information is available at Dylan’s website, or you can check out tour dates below. [Read more…]