I’ll Have What He’s Having: Curious Contract Provisions in the NCAA
The job of a sports agent is to get the best contract terms for his/her client. The best/most notorious is Scott Boras, famous for his …
Phil Miller
The Economy and the Olympics
There’s an article on the front page of today’s Denver Post about the effect of the stumbling economy on the Olympics: Although the Olympic flame …
Government Complaint Against Rod Blagojevich Regarding Public Funding for the Cubs
Rarely do we see the behind-the-scenes maneuvers when it comes to government and the sports business, but this arrest of Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich has …
Proposed Changes to the Japanese Posting System
The Nippon Professional Baseball players’ union has agreed to some changes in the Japanese Posting system that allows some NPB players to negotiate with MLB …
Herald Staff Names the Worst Students on the Wisconsin-Madison Campus
The Badger Herald has named the names of the worst people on the University of Wisconsin. Seems that these people had the audacity to engage …
Baseball’s Labor Market: From the Ground Up?
From the Baltimore Sun: Instead, envision the baseball impossible: Neither the New York Yankees nor the Boston Red Sox make the 2005 playoffs. Neither one …
USC, Mayo, Third Party Punishments, and Price Ceilings
USC has self-imposed* major penalties for infractions involving former player O.J. Mayo. According to this article, an events promoter funneled cash and goods to Mayo …
The Economics of the New Yankee Stadium
From the NY Post: Reader Gary Cicio, NYC podiatrist, did the research, and asks us to choose one of the two options to see a …
There are Mulligans at the Combine
Vince Young apparently didn’t do very well on the Wonderlic test at the NFL combine: Like his performance in the Rose Bowl, quarterback Vince Young …
The New Deal
Peter Angelos and Major League Baseball have reached a deal regarding compensation for the move of Les Expos to our fair nation’s capital. MLB and …