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Most studies that examine the relationship between sports franchises and the economies of their host cities show no significant relationship. It’s argued that consumer spending …
Most studies that examine the relationship between sports franchises and the economies of their host cities show no significant relationship. It’s argued that consumer spending …
Via HuskerHeadlines on Twitter: Â “Tom Osborne – travel within the Big10 will not be an issue.” When the ACC expanded in 2004 by adding Miami …
You have probably seen the recent article by Alan Schwarz on a working paper by Joseph Price and Justin Wolfers on racial bias by officials …
In what has to be the most unsurprising development in college athletics, Texas A&M has officially sent notice to the Big XII that it wants …
Eric Parsons sends me this link to an Kansas City Star article about the need for an annual subsidy on the order of $10-$15 million …
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Todd McCubbin, the executive director of the University of Missouri Alumni Association, writes a short piece on the number of tickets sold by Mizzou to …
Paris officials are bidding for the 2012 Olympic games and their bid has a novel slant to it. From the Los Angeles Times (membership required): …
The NCAA has hit Penn State with harsh penalties as punishment for the Jerry Sandusky case. Â Penn State is put on probation for 5 years, …
From Pat Forde at ESPN: Oklahoma ran it up last and loudest, scoring 45 fourth-quarter points in its past two games against Oklahoma State and …
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal tackled the issue of game lengths in major college football. One morning last week, a plane left …
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