NFL moves Pro Bowl for 2010
In November I posted about making the NFL Pro Bowl relevant. The NFL has announced that the 2010 Pro Bowl will be played in Miami …
Dennis Coates
South Africa and Good Publicity
Apparently holding one’s nose isn’t only required concerning the economic impact numbers that World Cup supporters tout. The New Zealand squad had troubles at its …
Playing for the love of the Game
I heard recently about the compensation scheme to be used by the United Football League. I haven’t seen any posts on this topic, so excuse …
John Kerry and the MLB monopoly
It was reported last week that MLB was on the verge of signing a deal with DirecTV to make its Extra Innings package the exclusive …
New Sport Bellies up to the Subsidy Trough
Sailing is asking for government support. In Annapolis, Maryland, there is now a proposal for a National Sailing Hall of Fame. Interestingly, the site for …
NFL Bounties and the Law
With all the news reports about players and coaches on the New Orleans Saints having a system of side payments for knocking opposing players out …
Southern Football
I apologize for this posting – it is really a comment on the earlier post by Brian about the Wall Street Journal article explaining the …
Reflections on field research while at the SEA meetings
I am at the Southern Economic Association meetings in Washington this weekend. JC Bradbury put together five North American Association of Sports Economists sessions for …
Sports Economist Makes Good
The bloggers here at The Sports Economist will all know Professor Steve Walters of Loyola University here in Maryland. Steve has signed on to advise …
Compensation issues in the NFL
Today’s Baltimore Sun had articles on two distinct compensation issues for NFL players. The first article is about signing draft picks and the practice of …