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Why Can't Cubs Fans Watch Scheduled Cubs Broadcasts on WGN?
How to find the correct WGN DirectTV channel to watch your favorite sport: Back in January, Cubs fans were told this about the WGN DirectTV channel to watch baseball: "The ... -
Deadline Extended: NAASE Sessions at the MVEA Annual Meeting in Memphis
The deadline for proposals for NAASE sessions at this year's MVEA annual meeting in Memphis has been extended to August 10th, 2018. For more information, below is the content of ... -
NAASE sessions at the MVEA's
Once again, Michael Davis, Nick Watanabe, and I are organizing NAASE sessions in sports economics at this fall’s Missouri Valley Economics Association (MVEA) annual meeting. This year’s meeting is scheduled for ... -
The future of American Legion baseball
My oldest son played American Legion baseball this summer. It was our first experience with it and I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of play overall. From my limited ... -
Corruption in college basketball - a result of not using the price system to allocate ...
Like most other fans of college sports, particularly the money sports of football and mens' basketball, I have grown accustomed to the sporadic scandals that seemingly pop up every year. ... -
Tax Deductible Two Part Tariff (at least the first part)
From the Chicago Tribune: What I don’t understand, however, is the law that allows ticket buyers to write off 80 percent of their “preferred seating donation” as a charitable contribution ... -
Operating Losses in the NBA
From an article entitled "A confidential report shows nearly half the NBA lost money last season. Now what?" from ESPN.com: Despite a flood of new national television cash, 14 of ... -
NAASE sessions at the 2017 MVEA’s
Michael Davis, Nick Watanabe, and I are organizing North American Association of Sports Economists (NAASE) sessions at this fall’s Missouri Valley Economics Association (MVEA) annual meeting. This year’s meeting is ... -
The Length of College Football Games
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 Los Angeles at 8:01 a.m. ...
