All American Sports Cafe
Every guide on All American Sports Cafe is produced by the All American Sports Cafe Editorial Team. We publish as a team rather than under individual bylines, because each article passes through the same shared process of research, writing, checking and updating, and the team as a whole is responsible for what appears on the site.
What the team does
The team covers American football, basketball, baseball, hockey and college sports, with the aim of explaining them clearly to fans anywhere in the world. Our work falls into four parts: choosing the questions worth answering, researching them against primary sources, writing guides that a newcomer can follow, and keeping published guides accurate as rules and records change.
We write with newcomers in mind, but we also try to give experienced fans something useful, such as the exact wording of a rule, the arithmetic behind a stat or the way a format differs between leagues.
How an article is researched
Each guide starts with a question real fans ask, such as how long a game lasts or what a stat means. Before writing, we go to the primary sources: the current league rulebook, the governing body's playing rules and the league's own announcements and statistics pages. We note which edition or season each rule comes from, so the article can say so.
Where rules differ between competitions, for example NBA, college, WNBA and international basketball, we check each one separately rather than assuming they match.
How it is verified
Before publication, a draft is checked line by line against the sources. In particular we confirm that:
- every rule, number and time limit matches the official text for the current season;
- every worked example adds up, with the arithmetic shown;
- hypothetical examples are labeled, and real players are named only for widely documented facts such as records;
- recent rule changes are described with what changed and when.
If a fact cannot be confirmed from a reliable source, it is removed or reworded rather than guessed.
How it is kept up to date
Publishing is not the end of the job. When leagues release new rulebooks or announce rule changes, we review the affected guides and update them. Records and career totals are dated when we cite them and refreshed when they change. Errors reported by readers are checked against the primary source and corrected, as described in our editorial policy.
What you can expect from us
- Plain English, with jargon explained the first time it appears.
- Rules stated for a named season, from official sources.
- No invented statistics, quotes or records.
- No betting tips, picks or odds.
- Prompt corrections when we get something wrong.
You can read more about the site's purpose on our about page.