NFL Football: Young-McNabb, Fisher-Shanahan, and Media Inconsistency
Most NFL writers trashed Vince Young after his shoulder-pad throwing, walking out on Jeff Fisher blowup on Sunday. The grilling
NFL
antitrust
General
Managing a Brand v. Restricting Competition
Brad has done an excellent job of keeping TSE readers informed and discussing elements of the American Needle v. NFL
MLB
salaries
Yankees
"Yankee Premium" Updates
In 2005 I explored the "Yankee Premium, how much of the Yankee payroll reflected a revenue advantage relative to the
General
Playing Injured Players
Before the St. Louis-Houston series, Dick Cantrell, a colleague and long-time baseball follower predicted that St. Louis was in trouble.
General
"Spreading" the Wealth
A number of articles have appeared about the "spread" offense over the past couple of years. One of the best
General
NCAA; college sports
NCAA World Evolving but Toward What?
As Skip reminded readers in his recent pieces on realignment, the current drama fits into a larger historical framework. I
General
NFL Predictions: Writers v. Vegas
NFL prediction time is here again with writers from various outlets providing their views. Here are SI's Preview predictions. Betting
General
Arizona Meltdown
SI.com's Peter King wrote a blistering column this morning about Arizona's "historic choke job." In typical King style, he treads
General
The $70 Billion Fantasy Football Market
I’m a traditionalist when it comes to my football tastes. I still watch NFL games because of an interest in
NCAA sports
scandals
Organizational Architecture of College Sports Behind the Scandals
Another college coach engages in reprehensible activities and the supervising athletic directors and university presidents do nothing until external investigations
game theory
Olympics
Olympic Distance Running -- Dominated Strategies?
In Thursday's 800m final, David Rudisha set the track on fire with a new world record -- the first ever
General
Too Many Chiefs
The English National Team bears out a longstanding maxim --team production does not equate to the sum of individual production.