Forman said he envisioned Basketball-Reference eventually surpassing Baseball-Reference in traffic as a result of the data revolution in the N.B.A. And over the summer, Sports Reference began another major undertaking: a soccer website, FBref.com, which the company hopes will be as comprehensive as its other sites. In a twist from its current offerings, the company is planning to make the soccer site bilingual, with English and Spanish versions. One came from the mother of Casey Fossum, a former major league pitcher. A woman wrote in to say that she was dating a person who claimed to be a former N.F.L.

Source: New York Times February 13, 2019 18:11 UTC