More on the Economic Effects of the NHL Lockout
The general theme of this Bloomberg.com article is that because NHL hockey teams have not been playing, city-owned arenas and parking lots have been receiving …
The general theme of this Bloomberg.com article is that because NHL hockey teams have not been playing, city-owned arenas and parking lots have been receiving …
Last night while watching Agassi beat Baghdatis at the U.S. Open, I wrote, Query: How much would it be worth to the U.S. Open and …
With the imminent demise of the NHL for at least one season, and maybe more, members of the mainstream media [MSM] are finally realizing that …
As I have watched the curling from the 2010 Olympics, I have heard several of the commentators tell us that so-and-so from such-and-such country is …
Does this quote from Forbes make sense to you? Do you believe in the efficient market(s) hypothesis? By Forbes calculations (see: “NFL Team Valuations“), the …
There are many betting pools for the outcome of the World Cup. The enthusiasm in England is so high, I can’t imagine they haven’t overbid …
Attendance at MLB games this past season was 6.9% lower than it had been the previous year. That is a HUGE drop. An intriguing question …
Last week, Ed Belfour signed a contract to play goalie with the Florida Panthers. Belfour agreed to a one-year contract with a base salary of …
Paul Kedrosky, of Infectious Greed, and well-known writer for Wired and many other sources, including the WSJ, says that Tiger hits the ball too hard, …
Jean-Philippe Darche was in medical school when his agent called him to let him know he’d been signed as a long snapper by the Toronto …
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